Traffic & Travel

🚧🚦Major Roadworks and Temporary Traffic Lights in Cannock Chase the surrounding area over the next 2 weeks – 22 th February 2026 – Unless specified otherwise, all listed dates are in February🚦🚧 ⛔️ Watling Street, Norton Canes - Night Closures (21:00 - 6:00) between Chruchbridge, Bridgtown, and the Turf Island, Norton Canes, from the 16th until the 6th of March, by National Highways for maintenance works. ⛔️ Church Road, Norton Canes – Closed between Norton Green Lane an

Emergency services responded swiftly this morning after a multi-vehicle collision snarled traffic on the northbound M6, closing two lanes and causing significant delays for commuters between Cannock and Stafford. The incident occurred shortly before 11:10 a.m. between junctions 12 and 13, where police received reports of a crash involving "a number of vehicles." Staffordshire Police officers attended the scene, confirming no injuries were reported. Clearance operations wrappe

🚧🚦Major Roadworks and Temporary Traffic Lights in Cannock Chase the surrounding area over the next 2 weeks – 15 th February 2026 – Unless specified otherwise, all listed dates are in February🚦🚧 ⛔️ Watling Street, Norton Canes - Night Closures (21:00 - 6:00) between Chruchbridge, Bridgtown, and the Turf Island, Norton Canes, from the 16th until the 6th of March, by National Highways for mainteneance works. ⛔️ Church Road, Norton Canes – Closed between Norton Green La

A 41-year-old man from Northumberland has been arrested following a shocking stabbing on a coach travelling along the M6 Toll this morning. Staffordshire Police were called to the scene at around 8:15am on Sunday, February 15, after reports that a passenger had been stabbed in the shoulder. The incident happened on the southbound carriageway of the M6 Toll between junctions T8 and T7, just south of Cannock. The victim, a man, was rushed to hospital by ambulance. His condition

🚧🚦Major Roadwors and Temporary Traffic Lights in Cannock Chasethe surrounding area over the next 2 weeks – 9 th February 2026 – Unless specified otherwise, all listed dates are in February🚦🚧 ⛔️ Watling Street (A5), Bridgtown – Night Closures (9:00 pm until 6:00 am) from the 3 rd of February until the 11 th of February. Closed between Eastern Way (Orbital Islands) and Poplar Lane (Four Crosses). This closure is by Highways England for Maintenance Works. ⛔️ Eastern W

Heavy Rain Causes Flooding Across Staffordshire, with Roads, Parks and Cars Submerged Persistent heavy rainfall over the weekend has led to widespread flooding throughout Staffordshire, affecting towns, villages, and rural areas, with reports of submerged cars, flooded streets, and inundated parks. The deluge has overwhelmed drainage systems, raised river levels and prompted multiple flood alerts from the Environment Agency as saturated ground struggled to absorb more water.

Photo from Stoke Sentinel Localised flooding has disrupted parts of Staffordshire after persistent heavy rain, prompting the Environment Agency to issue multiple flood alerts and the Met Office to maintain weather warnings across the region. North Staffordshire has been particularly hard hit, with reports of submerged roads, surface water flooding, and rising river levels in areas including Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and surrounding rural districts. Drivers have fa

Stone, UK – February 4, 2026 – Investigative and preparatory activities for a significant road repair project in Stone’s town centre are scheduled to commence next week, setting the stage for extensive improvements this summer. The upcoming works encompass drainage assessments, CCTV inspections, and road surface evaluations, all aimed at refining the design for the primary structural maintenance initiative. This main project will target the town centre ring road, encompassing

STONE, Staffordshire, February 2, 2026, Local roads became safer today after a police checkpoint in Stone revealed a series of serious driving offenses, as part of Staffordshire Police’s ongoing Operation Lightning initiative. The Staffordshire Road Harm Prevention Team conducted the operation this morning, stopping vehicles and identifying numerous infractions that pose risks to all road users. According to a post from the team, the checkpoint resulted in: three overweight v

County Councillor Craig Humphreyson (Penkridge) has released a detailed update, written on behalf of himself and County Councillor Chris Large (Brewood), on the ongoing closures and repair efforts at two significant canal bridges affecting local highways in Penkridge and Brewood. The information comes directly from the Canal & River Trust (CRT), Severn Trent Water (STW), and Staffordshire County Council (SCC) following a multi‑agency meeting held on Friday 30 January. Brewood

Temporary traffic lights were installed outside the KFC outlet on Old Hednesford Road last week, after a manhole cover collapsed. Council engineers inspected the site and determined the structure unsafe for vehicles. For public safety, lights are now regulating traffic flow until essential works begin tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd of February. Repairs to rebuild and resurface the manhole will commence tomorrow and are scheduled to finish by Wednesday evening, when the signals will be

West Midlands Railway Transitions to Public Ownership in Major Step for UK's Rail Reform Birmingham, 1 February 2026 — Commuters and passengers across the West Midlands and beyond woke up today to a significant change on their rail networks: West Midlands Railway (WMR), along with its sister brand London Northwestern Railway (LNR), has officially transferred into public ownership. The move, effective from Sunday 1 February 2026, sees services previously operated by West Midl

Works in Cannock Chase and the surrounding area over the next 2 weeks – 1 st February 2026 – Unless specified otherwise, all listed dates are in February ⛔️ Watling Street (A5), Bridgtown – Night Closures (9:00 pm until 6:00 am) from the 3 rd of February until the 11 th of February. Closed between Eastern Way (Orbital Islands) and Poplar Lane (Four Crosses). This closure is by Highways England for Maintenance Works. ⛔️ Hickling Road, Norton Canes – Closure between Norton