Transport and Logistics Network
Three motorcyclists have been killed in a collision on a major road in the north of the county. Derbyshire police say they were called to reports of the incident on the A53 – the Buxton to Leek road – at around 9.45am on Sunday (August 18) morning.
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New ‘smart’ digital speed cameras have been introduced on main roads in North Staffordshire with hundreds of drivers fined in just a few months. The cameras are equipped with the latest technology which police chiefs hope will help them slow down traff…
Hundreds of motorists have been snared by new ‘smart’ speed cameras on bustling roads in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire within just a few months. The digital cameras, equipped with the latest technology, are designed to assist police in nabbing speed…
More than 1,000 motorists have been caught out by new speed cameras including in Potteries hotspots – in less than six months. The digital devices went up on key routes through Sneyd Green[1], Trent Vale[2], Baddeley Green[3] and Hanley[4] in an effort…
Calls have been made for ‘urgent repairs’ and a ‘major investment’ on a busy stretch of road that fed-up residents claim has destroyed hundreds of pounds worth of tyres. It comes as yet another grid has sunk on the A53 in Stockton Brook[1] where motori…
A biker has died in a two-vehicle crash. The 43-year-old – from Stoke-on-Trent – was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.
It involved an orange and black KTM motorbike and a silver Vauxhall Vivaro van on the A523 Leek Road through Bosley, on …
Footage released by police has shown a lorry chase spanning several counties after alcohol worth about £90,000 was stolen from a distillery.Gin, rum and champagne was taken in a burglary at a firm in Wadebridge, Cornwall, on 8 September.A short time la…
Dramatic footage shows the moment five crooks were chased on foot through motorway traffic just hours after stealing more than £80,000 of premium booze from a gin distillery in Cornwall. The gang stole gin, rum and Champagne in a daring heist before fl…
Here are the latest cases from the region’s courts:
TRENT VALE: Twenty-one-year-old student Joel Panakal has been banned from the roads for 18 months after he was caught drink-driving. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard police were called to a ro…
Gunshots and arrests: Everything we know so far about Fegg Hayes shooting
Detectives are tonight continuing to question four suspects after a Stoke-on-Trent house was peppered with gunshots. Armed police have swarmed Sandford Hill and Longton in respon…