More than 1,000 companies that are still owed money from the £1.3 billion collapse of MG Rover three years ago are to finally get some cash back.
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Blackspot’s cameras on
Speed cameras have gone live for the first time at an accident blackspot on the Kidderminster to Worcester road.
Signs hit skids in red route revamp
It has cost taxpayers a staggering £1.7m, has 250 signs and has caused confusion along one of the Black Country’s busiest roads. Now Wolverhampton’s Stafford Road red route is changing yet again.
Boffin caps it all to halt fuel errors
A gadget to stop motorists putting the wrong type of fuel in their cars has been created at the University of Wolverhampton.
Bridge beams to help traffic flow
Twelve giant concrete beams, guaranteed to last at least a century, have been laid at a Black Country bottle-neck to support a two lane bridge which will ease traffic jams at the busy spot.
Land Rover tops 200,000 in sales
Land Rover smashed through the 200,000 yearly sale total for the first time, it has confirmed. British-built car firms led by the Solihull-based firm and Mini recorded outstanding sales figures for 2007.
More drivers snub M6 toll
Drivers and hauliers are deserting the M6 Toll motorway over its hefty prices, writes Daniel Wainwright.
Ford is to Focus on Midlands
Ford today revealed its new breed of small car - and said it is using a West Midlands stately home to launch one of them.
Singing AA man wants hit
Singing AA man Herrol Donchez who serenades motorists as he fixes their cars is releasing a single in a bid to bag the coveted Christmas number one spot.
Diesel hits £1.13 a litre
Prices at petrol pumps across the Black Country have been soaring to record highs, with almost £1.13 being charged for a litre of fuel at one garage.
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- Boy racers driven out
- Bid to beat red route confusion
- Parking fines bring in £250k
- Roads closed in bomb scare
- Big crowds expected at show
- Road closure at an end
- Drivers flouting road ban
- Signs to shame speeders
- M6 chaos ‘costs me a fortune’
- Debt fear on pay-as-you-drive
- £500m deal talks fuels MG hope
- Pay as you drive: On the way
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- Drivers in for months of misery
- M6 hotspot among the worst
