Heavy traffic on M5
MOTORISTS are facing delays of around ten minutes when travelling southbound on the M5 this afternoon.

Gilbey on Film: casting Kurt Cobain
Credit: Getty Images. Nirvana enthusiasts may run weeping to find solace in their original vinyl copies of Bleach at the news that a Kurt Cobain movie is on the cards.

Erics glimmer of hope
OUT-OF-WORK engineer Eric Shaw is one step nearer to getting a job after taking to the road to flag down prospective employers. The father-of-two this week armed himself with a placard and a bundle of CVs and positioned himself in Broadway, Royton, near the Centre Retail Park.