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A woman has died and a man has been left fighting for his life days before Christmas[1] after a horror crash involving two cars with a ‘dangerous driving’ arrest made. The collision took place on the A5 between Great Wyrley and Norton Canes in Stafford…
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Three men have admitted two charges of burglary. Matthew Stevens, aged 22, of Dividy Road, Bentilee[1]; Jack Burton, aged 21, of Dividy Road, Bentilee; and Wade Gibben, aged 21, of Har…
The following day, Timmins returned to the site, the court heard, and helped workers load up 80 tonnes of waste before it was driven to a landfill site in Cannock. Police believe Mr Willis’s remains were among that material. He was reported missing by …
Remains of David Willis, 29, never found after falling in an industrial shredderBrian Timmins, 54, was operating the diesel-powered machine at the timeHe has today been sentenced for seven and a half years and firm fined £400k By Oliver Price[1] Publ…
The next day, Timmins, and other employees who were working that day, loaded and disposed of 80 tonnes of recycled waste by taking it to a landfill site in Cannock[1], Staffordshire, which “must”, prosecutor Christine Agnew KC said, have included the r…
A vacant pub could be converted into apartments. Plans have been submitted to East Staffordshire Borough Council to turn The Alfred, in Derby Street, in Burton, into seven apartments.
A design and access statement submitted as part of the application s…
The family of a man who died instantly when he fell into an industrial shredder while at work said his death five years ago is ‘as painful’ now as it was then. David Willis, 29, fell into a shredder designed for wood and commercial waste at Timmins Was…
Remains of David Willis, 29, never found after he fell inside the machineBrian Timmins, 54, was operating the diesel-powered machine at the time Will be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on a date to be fixed By Frankie Elliott[1] Published: 15:…
Firefighters were called to a lorry fire on the M6 which brought the motorway to a stop. Fire crews from three stations as well as police and highways officials descended on the southbound stretch last night.
The blaze – which started at around 8pm – s…
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the scene of the collision on Cannock Road at around 8.17am on Monday.
The woman was the only patient who needed treatment.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: “We were called to reports …