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May 9, 2025

Rail provider apologises for issues caused on West Midlands line by 'operational incident'

News|1 hour ago

Train services disrupted between Telford and Wolverhampton due to 'operational incident'

News|2 hours ago

West Midlands Metro passengers facing delays due to overhead line issues affecting services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham

News|3 hours ago

Organisers Geoff Beckett, Dave Hollis and Sue Beckett get set for the British Mini Day event at Himley Park.

Hundreds of Minis set to roll into Himley Hall this weekend for British Mini Day event

News|4 hours ago

May 8, 2025

Traffic and tram services around Wolverhampton city centre disrupted due to 'police incident'

News|16 hours ago

The lorry had hit and uprooted a tree after the collision with the bus

Tree uprooted, lorry destroyed and driver taken to hospital after multiple vehicle collision on busy Wolverhampton road

News|17 hours ago

West Midlands Railway warned passengers travelling between Walsall and Birmingham of disruption

Services returning to normal on rail line between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton after signalling issues

News|20 hours ago

Drivers left facing nearly an hour of disruption after collision on M5 motorway near Oldbury

News|21 hours ago

Trains cancelled between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton - disruption expected all day

Transport|May 8

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at Wolverhampton Bus Station. PIC: Gurdip Thandi LDR

Shake-up of bus services due to be given final approval tomorrow - despite Dudley Council objection

Transport|May 8

File photo of a South Western Railway train. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Thousands of apprenticeships to be made available to young aspiring train drivers

Erdington councillor Robert Alden in the high street. Credit: Alexander Brock. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.

Plea to end travel woes for Aston Villa fans with investments in Sports Quarter transport

Transport|May 8

$Cllr Patrick Harley on his feet during a full council meeting in April wearing a jacket he won in an auction at the mayor\'s ball. Picture Martyn Smith/LDRS free for LDRS use$

Dudley Council leader says mayor should 'find promised HS2 cash'

Transport|May 8

May 7, 2025

Motorway traffic on the M5

Four miles of congestion after multi-vehicle crash closes lanes on M6 near Great Barr

May 6, 2025

Boy, 15, killed in West Midlands crash involving car and motorbike carrying three people

May 5, 2025

Areas such as Queensville roundabout to Queensville Avenue will be part of the works. Photo: Google Street Map

Stafford road and transport improvement scheme moves forward as key phases completed

Damaged wires on rail line cause issues for travellers near Stafford

May 3, 2025

Construction works taking place at Birmingham Airport on Friday, January 24, 2025.

Birmingham Airport set to spend '£1.5m per week' on improvements over next 12 months

Tina Ward and her father Terry, who tragically lost his life in a crash in Egghill Lane, Rubery in Birmingham in March 2024. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.

'The past 13 months have been unbearable' - Woman’s fight for safety measures in Rubery after father struck by car

Transport|May 3

May 2, 2025

Planes queue for take off at London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.

Airport drop off fees: map shows how much your nearest major airport charges in the UK

May 1, 2025

An easyJet plane being painted

Arrival of two new easyJet aircraft at Birmingham will support 800 jobs, say airline bosses

Transport|May 1

Multiple vehicles seized, taxis checked and numerous offences recorded in special police operation in Telford

The A449 near to where the incident took place

Man dies in crash on A5 near Cannock - police appeal for information

A visualisation of the proposed revised design for Curzon Street Station, the HS2 station in Birmingham. Taken from HS2 press release.

West Midlands HS2 station plans recommended for approval

Transport|May 1

April 30, 2025

Broken down vehicle causes travel disruption in Dudley

Fewer services are running on West Midlands Trains this morning due to a lack of crew

Rail delays between Lichfield and Aston after lorry crashes into bridge

'Serious' crash closes road in Staffordshire between Gailey and M54

Staffordshire|Apr 30

Onboard Customer Service Assistant Marvia Norman (centre) at the unveiling of a new train wrapped in a bespoke artwork designed to celebrate the ethnicity of employees and communities across its network

Avanti West Coast reveals its new amazing multi-coloured train for services through the West Midlands

April 29, 2025

Disruption on trains in the West Midlands

Delays and cancellations as 'police incident' at Perry Barr railway station causes major disruption

Birmingham|Apr 29

National Express owner announces boss’s departure and deeper losses

Wednesbury Great Western Street Metro

Black Country tram station gets makeover under multimillion pound scheme

The scene in Barrs Road

Police launch crash investigation after car overturns in Black Country street

Walsall road closes and bus route changes due to carriageway repairs

Police appeal for information after speed cameras chopped down allegedly by power tools on Black Mountain Pass road

More speed cameras for West Midlands under new plan to tackle dangerous drivers - here's how it's due to work

Birmingham City Council House. Taken by LDR Alexander Brock. Permission for use all LDRS partners.

Traffic restrictions at three more schools in Birmingham

Transport|Apr 29

April 28, 2025

Quaint picturesque West Midlands village torn in two by huge 700m HS2 tunnel making life a "daily nightmare”.

Quaint picturesque West Midlands village torn in two by huge 700m HS2 tunnel making life a 'daily nightmare'

Warwickshire Justice Centre in Leamington Spa

Newly qualified driver detained after killing three teenagers in head-on crash

Traffic could be seen building up on the M6 southbound carriageway. Photo: Motorway Cameras

Delays on M6 near Walsall after broken down lorry leaves two lanes closed

HS2 Birmingham-London: Something has gone hideously wrong with HS2 – and it feels personal for Birmingham

Work is set to take place across the week on the northbound slip road for Junction 6 of the M42. Photo: Google Street Map

Drivers warned of disruption as work begins on slip roads at junction near Birmingham Airport

A safety campaign is being rolled out across the West Midlands Metro network, designed to raise awareness and help reduce the risk of collisions between pedestrians and trams.

West Midlands Metro backs national pedestrian safety campaign

April 26, 2025

The works will see the M6 closed between Junction 10A and Junction 12 over two nights. Photo: Google Street Map

Stretch of M6 to close tonight for maintenance work

Wolverhampton bus station. Photo: Google Street View. Permission for use by all BBC newswire partners.

Changes to Black Country bus timetables to come into force this weekend - here's everything you need to know

Transport|Apr 26

April 25, 2025

See every road in Wolverhampton set to be resurfaced this year

Transport|Apr 25

See every road in Walsall set to be resurfaced this year

Transport|Apr 25

A rail crash at Bushbury, Wolverhampton, which happened on the evening of Saturday, October 22, 1960

'Stop the Wolverhampton express!' - How quick thinking spared Wolverhampton from a major rail disaster

Features|Apr 25

April 24, 2025

The thermal imaging camera showed the men hiding in woodland

Two men arrested after lorries were slashed open at Stafford M6 services

Box structure moved under A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire.

Watch HS2 teams move 14,500-tonne box structure into place under West Midlands A-road

Councillor Andrew Eade. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council

Councillor believes A518 safety review after fatal crash near Lilleshall will ‘confirm fears’

April 23, 2025

Buses diverted along Great Barr road due to roadworks