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UPDATE: Trains on the cross-city line are running as scheduled...
NORMAL service has been resumed on trains between Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham following earlier disruption. A broken down Cross Country train had broken down as it moved from sidings at...
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Drivers warned to watch out for 'gold scam' after two incidents...
MOTORISTS have been warned to keep their guard up against an audacious fake gold scam. A man in a silver E Class Mercedes stopped two drivers in different incidents on the outskirts of Lichfield on...
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Flood warning at Kings Bromley near Lichfield
A NEW flood warning is now in place for low-lying land and roads between Kings Bromley and Clay Mills. But a previous warning, covering low-lying land and roads between the National Memorial Arborteum...
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Did you witness traffic collision on road near Lichfield?
POLICE are appealing for information about a road traffic collision near Lichfield. At around 3pm on February 21 on the A51, Riley Hill near Lichfield, a yellow Citroen DS and silver Rover 25 were...
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Call to give green light to 'vital' changes to the A38 at Barton
BURTON'S MP has said that highways bosses have to give the green light to vital improvements along the A38 or "people will lose their lives". Andrew Griffiths made the bold claim on the day that the...
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Lichfield boy racers face police action
POLICE have cracked down on boy racers blighting car parks in Lichfield. Officers from Staffordshire's Road Policing Team joined forces with local colleagues to target young drivers congregating on car...
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Lorry hits Lichfield bridge - A5127 Birmingham Road closed
A SERIOUS accident involving a lorry hitting a railway bridge has closed a busy main road in Lichfield this morning. The A5127 has been closed in both directions between the Knowle Lane junction and...
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IN PICTURES: Lichfield road closed after lorry hits bridge
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BREAKING NEWS: Person hit by train at Lichfield Trent Valley
A WOMAN has died after being hit by a train at Lichfield Trent Valley on Friday afternoon. British Transport Police (BTP) confirmed she was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the incident at...
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Traffic delays after accident closes A38 between Bassetts Pole...
RUSH-HOUR traffic delays are being caused by an overturned lorry on the A38 between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield. A skip lorry has overturned between Bassetts Pole Island (A38 and A453) and the...
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Traffic disruption on A38 near Lichfield during overnight closure...
OVERNIGHT safety work on the A38/A5127 Streethay junction near Lichfield will take place this week. The work involves extending the hatched chevron markings on the northbound merging lane and improving...
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Motorcyclist seriously injured on A38 near Fradley, Lichfield
A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a road traffic collision on the A38 near Fradley, Lichfield, yesterday afternoon (Sunday) West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the A38 southbound...
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Travel advice for those driving to V Festival
THE Highways Agency is reminding road users to be prepared when travelling to the Midlands' biggest music festival, which is being staged at Weston Park in Staffordshire this weekend.With around 90,000...
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'Improvement scheme' at Wall Island near Lichfield is causing...
NEW traffic lights installed at the Wall Islands near Lichfield are "causing chaos" say motorists.The Mercury has received calls from people angry and frustrated by the "improvement scheme" implemented...
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Tax discs can be removed from cars this week!
VEHICLE owners can remove paper tax discs from their cars this week after it was announced they were being scrapped.The paper disc, which was been required by law for more than 90 years, will no longer...
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Lichfield traffic diverted after three-car smash
TRAFFIC in Lichfield is being diverted after a three-car smash.Police, ambulance and fire crews are in attendance at the scene on the Lichfield side of the traffic lights at the junction of the A51...
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Car ends up on Wall Island after A5 road smash at Lichfield
POLICE called to a road traffic collision on the A5 at Wall Island yesterday found one of the vehicles involved in the middle of the island itself.Officers were called just before 4.30pm on Monday,...
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Young boy injured in collision with car at Stonnall near...
A YOUNG boy suffered minor injuries after a collision with a car in Stonnall this morning.Police were called to the incident in Main Street just after 9am.A grey Mazda car was in collision with the...
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A38 smash sees rush hour traffic back up towards Barton and...
AN accident on the A38 is affecting rush hour traffic around Lichfield.Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes as traffic is now built up back to Barton after the smash on the northbound...
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UPDATE: Trains on the cross-city line are running as scheduled...
NORMAL service has been resumed on trains between Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham following earlier disruption. A broken down Cross Country train had broken down as it moved from sidings at...
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