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| | | | | Hello and welcome to Midlands Message. Here's a round-up of what's making headlines in the region this week. | | | | | | Two notorious bus lanes in Birmingham city centre caught out a huge 40,000 drivers this year, it has been revealed. The bus lanes at Moor Street Queensway and Sheepcote Street have become infamous over recent years because of the huge amount of drivers they catch out. And huge amounts of drivers are still getting into trouble, Agenda Editor Richard Guttridge reports. This is despite signage, road markings and previous reports. Latest figures, obtained by BirminghamLive from the city council, show 22,000 motorists were issued with penalty charge notices (PCNs) in 2023, up to the end of November, for misusing the bus lane on Sheepcote Street at the canal, near Bridge Street. Another 17,400 were caught out at Moor Street Queensway, heading southbound towards Digbeth. It means around 118 motorists were fined at the two bus lanes every day in 2023. The two bus lanes were launched over recent years in a bid to cut traffic and emission levels in the city centre and encourage more use of public transport. Meanwhile, cash-strapped Birmingham city council has insisted council tenants will see improvements to their homes despite the authority's financial crisis. Government-appointed fixer Max Caller claimed the woeful state of council properties in the city would finally be addressed, Politics and People Editor Jane Haynes reports. In other news: - Stephanie Balloo reveals how a dad-of-three from Birmingham who has worked most of his life is now homeless and sleeping in his car, while Richard Guttridge spoke to a former soldier who spent six years homeless.
- New traffic restrictioins are set to be introduced in Coventry city centre. Ellie Brown reports.
- Ellie also reports how Coventry schools are dealing with demand never seen before as more families flock to the city.
- A disused former go-kart and racing track in Birmingham could be turned into a major new industrial estate capable of creating up to 3,000 jobs and traineeships. Midlands Business Editor Tamlyn Jones has the latest.
- Tamlyn also reveals how a project to turn a former Debenhams department store into a multi-screen cinema and leisure complex has taken another significant step forward.
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