Junction 1 Archives - The Bromsgrove Standard

23^rd Jun, 2026

Junction 127 posts

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2025

Three arrested and class A and B drugs seized as car is pursued by police from Bromsgrove to Droitwich

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2024

Man seriously injured in M42 crash between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2023

Police appeal after M42 crash and car fire between Hopwood and Bromsgrove which has left one man critical

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2023

TRAVEL UPDATE - M42 now fully open between Alvechurch and Bromsgrove after crash

NEWS 27^th Feb, 2023

TRAVEL ALERT - 'Significant disruption' on A38 in Bromsgrove as Severn Trent works start today

NEWS 16^th Jul, 2022

Firefighters extinguished vehicle blaze on the M42 near Bromsgrove

NEWS 23^rd May, 2022

TRAVEL UPDATE- M42 now open between Junction 1 and the M5 Southbound near Bromsgrove after earlier crash

NEWS 29^th Mar, 2022

Driver of 7.5tonne truck stopped on M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood was found to be drink-driving

NEWS 31^st Oct, 2021

One arrested as police recover stolen Range Rover in Bromsgrove

NEWS 14^th Feb, 2021

Works to improve A38 at Junction 1 of the M42 in Bromsgrove are 'progressing well'

NEWS 31^st Jan, 2021

VIDEO - Police stop drunk driver travelling wrong way down the M42 between Hopwood and Lickey End

NEWS 11^th Oct, 2020

TRAVEL ALERT - Drivers warned about closure of main road in Bromsgrove

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2020

Drug-driver caught and two cars seized on the M42 at Hopwood Services

NEWS 14^th Jul, 2020

Road and lane closures on the A38 as Bromsgrove M42 works are set to get under way

NEWS 28^th May, 2020

Road closures ahead as work is set to start at Bromsgrove M5 junction

NEWS 23^rd May, 2020

Ten drivers caught speeding between 85mph and 102mph on the M42 between Hopwood and Bromsgrove

NEWS 17^th Apr, 2020

Driver caught at 106mph on the M42 between Hopwood and Bromsgrove

NEWS 15^th Apr, 2020

Driver clocked by police at 96mph on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood had no licence or insurance

NEWS 16^th Mar, 2020

Two in possession of drugs in cloned car in Bromsgrove arrested by police

16^th Mar, 2020

Two crashes and a car fire on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Redditch

NEWS 14^th Jan, 2020

Lucky escape for driver after car spun on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 29^th Jul, 2019

Police recover stolen vehicle on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Redditch

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2019

M42 was closed between Bromsgrove and Hopwood after crash involving car and lorry

NEWS 4^th Feb, 2019

Lucky escape for driver after car overturned on the M42 between Bromsgrove and Hopwood

NEWS 25^th Jan, 2019

91-year-old arrested for drink-driving on the motorway near Bromsgrove

NEWS 21^st Dec, 2018

Lucky escape after crash on the M42 between Lickey End and Hopwood

NEWS 17^th Sep, 2018

Bromsgrove and Redditch commuters warned of motorway delays over lane closures during this evening's rush hour