Transport and Travel News & Updates
Richard Parker, mayor of the West Midlands, has invited small and local bus operators to bid for individual bus routes
- 22nd October 2026
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is delivering £3.75 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy and supports 57,000 jobs in the region, according to a newly launched economic report.
Thousands of road users are benefitting from safer and smoother journeys after another busy spring and summer of highways improvements.
- 22nd September 2026
With the new term well under way City of Wolverhampton Council is cracking down on those causing a danger by illegally parking outside schools.
- 21st September 2026
A public consultation has been launched for people to have their say on pathway improvement plans along part of the Black Country Route in Bilston town centre.
- 25th August 2026
Motorists are being advised to plan ahead as National Grid work means temporary Ring Road traffic restrictions from Tuesday 1 September.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has purchased all of National Express’s bus operations across the region in a £24m deal.
Night-time resurfacing starts on Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island this week as City of Wolverhampton Council’s highways improvements continue.
- 31st July 2026
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has announced that two days of strike action planned for this weekend have been suspended.
- 24th July 2026
Resurfacing is taking place in Old Heath Road as City of Wolverhampton Council’s highways improvements continue.