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Highways Agency

Signalisation works at A45/A46 Stivichall Festival Roundabout near Coventry

17 May 2013 14:32

The Highways Agency is to modernise and refurbish the traffic signals at the A45/A56 Stivichall Festival Roundabout near Coventry. Work will start on Tuesday 21 May and last approximately one week.

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Highways Agency

Muse concert at Ricoh Arena, Coventry on Wednesday, 22 May - Highways Agency advises motorists to plan their journeys

17 May 2013 14:22

Motorists using the M6 around Junction 3 at Coventry on Wednesday 22 May are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys due to more than 27,000 fans travelling to the Muse concert at the Ricoh Arena.

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HM Revenue & Customs

West Midlands tobacco smuggling plot smashed

16 May 2013 15:50

Ten tonnes of tobacco smuggled into the UK from China were seized in Wednesbury, West Midlands, after an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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Health and Safety Executive

Tyre firm fined after worker injured

15 May 2013 16:26

A Burton-on-Trent tyre collection and recycling company has been fined after a teenage worker was seriously injured when he was hit by a falling stack of tyres.

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Highways Agency

Midlands motorists urged to drive safely through roadworks to cut death and injury toll

14 May 2013 17:00

The Highways Agency is urging drivers in the Midlands to take extra care and obey speed limits at roadworks to prevent deaths and injuries among both road users and road workers.

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HM Revenue & Customs

Creative accountant cooks books in tax fraud

10 May 2013 17:31

A Nottinghamshire chartered accountant, who stole £153,000 of taxpayers’ money in an income tax fraud, has been jailed today after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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Insolvency Service

AMENDED: Maximum disqualification term for disgraced international tour boss

10 May 2013 13:45

Abdulkadir Aydin, the sole director of Goldtrail Travel Limited Travel ('Goldtrail), a holiday company based in New Malden, Surrey, has received a 15-year director disqualification - the maximum possible term - from the High Court in London for gross mismangement of the company's affairs.

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HM Revenue & Customs

Accountant jailed in £1m tax fraud

10 May 2013 13:33

A corrupt chartered accountant from Birmingham has been jailed today for defrauding the British taxpayer of over £1 million in unpaid VAT.

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Highways Agency

Planned road works in the West Midlands: Weekly summary for Monday 13 May to Sunday 19 May 2013

10 May 2013 13:04

The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 10 May but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All our improvement work is carried out with the aim of causing as little disruption as possible.

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Highways Agency

Traffic bulletin: M42 southbound reopens at J3a.

03 May 2013 16:23

The M42 in the West Midlands has now been re-opened between junctions 4 and 3a following this morning’s severe lorry fire. Access to the M40 southbound has also been restored, although one lane remains blocked.

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