Views sought over village plan for old power plantpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
The Ironbridge site could see 1,000 new homes, with others also considered to boost housing capacity.
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Views sought over village plan for old power plantpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
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'Blame the council for helicopter noise complaints'published at 18:51 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThe RAF says if it gets any complaints about helicopters flying over a proposed crematorium between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, it will forward them to Shropshire Council.
RAF Shawbury has said there could be around 1,300 helicopter flights a month from its Nesscliffe base, but the council has recommended the plans for approval.
Image source, The Westerleigh GroupThe proposal was deferred in March over concerns raised by the RAF over low flying training and noise and a spokesperson for the Shawbury base said: "I would like to place on record that if RAF Shawbury receives noise complaints relating to the proposed crematorium, the complainants will be referred to Shropshire Council’s Planning Department.”
However, a report to the council said noise levels within the chapel were met when the windows were closed and a solution had been found for when the windows were open.
Man charged after boy stabbed in backpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
A man has been charged after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the back.
The 36-year-old handed himself into police on Monday following an appeal for information on the incident in Tyseley on 26 June.
The boy was treated for serious but not life threatening injuries, said West Midlands Police.
Company fined £1.3m over Storm Doris debris deathpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Tahnie Martin died when a panel fell from a shopping centre roof and hit her during Storm Doris.
Read MoreSibley double ton leads Bears fightbackpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Dom Sibley hits a magnificent unbeaten double century as Warwickshire all but ensure a draw against Kent.
Read MoreCoventry Cathedral in £3.5m revamppublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Plans for the first ever extension at the modern site anticipate an influx of City of Culture visitors.
Read MoreFirst phase of cathedral expansion agreedpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Plans to build the first extension to Coventry Cathedral since it opened in 1962 have been agreed.
The new Cathedral Pavilion is phase one of a four-phase project as part of the work at the Grade I listed building in time for Coventry being UK City of Culture in 2021.
A new education space, a larger café and new toilets will be accessible directly from the main level of the Cathedral Nave.
Image source, Coventry CathedralFunding worth £772,000 has been secured from the Government's Local Growth Fund with £3.5m needing to be raised.
The cathedral said the scheme would help improve accessibility for wheelchair users and upgrade facilities for visitors and school pupils, ahead of Coventry hosting the City of Culture in 2021.
In the papers: Man dies after medical emergency on A34published at 18:20 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Stoke-on-Trent LiveHere are three of the headlines from the Stoke-on-Trent Live website today:
- Man dies in hospital after 'medical emergency' on A34, external
- A50 closed due to emergency repairs, external
- Police called to man 'behaving erratically', external
Police hunt man after city centre stabbing incidentpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Officers are searching for a man after a 22-year-old was stabbed in Birmingham earlier.
The victim was taken to hospital with stab wounds to his arm, leg and body after paramedics were called to the area around Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter just after midday.
Detectives believe the two know each other.
Stabbed police dog recovering at homepublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
A police dog who was stabbed in the head in Hanley yesterday is now recovering at home.
PD Audi was attacked while assisting in an arrest on Town Road and Staffordshire Police said "His injuries seem to be soft tissue-related and he is likely to be out of action for a short time.”
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceA 29-year-old man from Merseyside was arrested and remains in custody.
Video: What's the weather got in store?published at 18:03 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherIt will be a dry clear night with lows of 8C (46F).
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Anger over by-election mix uppublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA councillor who was told she would have to face a by-election after she took six months off to care for her terminally-ill daughter, has accused the authority of showing "no compassion whatsoever".
Shropshire Council posted the notice of a by-election yesterday, but has withdrawn it this afternoon after realising former Shrewsbury mayor Jane MacKenzie had attended some council meetings during those six months.
Image source, Shropshire CouncilBoth the council and her Labour group were aware of the reason for taking time out and she said she was shocked when she heard there would be a by-election.
She said she only learnt she was back on the council when she got an "officious" email.
"There was no apology, compassion or understanding on their part," she sad.
Ms MacKenzie is now planning to set up a charity in memory of her daughter, who died in May.
Housing proposals prompt thousands of responsespublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceProposals to build thousands of new homes on sites across Solihull have generated almost 4,000 responses.
Image source, GoogleThe council has been inundated with comments about its Draft Local Plan,, external which is set to shape where new housing developments will go.
A fresh consultation took place between January and March and officers have recently been sifting through the mountain of correspondence received during the six week window.
Dom Sibley first to 1,000 first-class runspublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Kent 585-7 dec, Warwickshire 356-3
Glamorgan's Australian all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne might have gone past 1,000 County Championship runs this season.
But he was actually beaten to the traditional chief cricketing benchmark of being first to 1,000 first-class runs in a season by Warwickshire's Dom Sibley, by just a matter of minutes.
Sibley had 825 runs going into his game, 678 in the Championship, as well as his scores of 19 and 128 for the MCC in the champion county game against Surrey back in March.
When he reached 175, against Kent on the featherbed at Canterbury, that all added up to 1,000.
And Warwickshire were not slow to acclaim his feat . . .
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End of twitter postBears opener building big hundredpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
BBC SportWarwickshire opener Dom Sibley is still batting in their match against Kent at Canterbury.
He was there when he came out to bat this morning and has now reached 175, passing his previous highest score for Warwickshire of 144.
It's his fourth century of the season and Warwickshire are now 343-3, trailing Kent by 242.
Image source, Getty ImagesWorcestershire are bowling again and have taken one Glamorgan second-innings wicket so far.
Glamorgan are now 53-1 and lead Worcestershire by 132 runs with nine wickets remaining.
Harry Potter book bought for £1 'could make £30k'published at 16:54 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
The owner got the first edition from a table-top sale about 20 years ago as a holiday read.
Read MoreNew signings 'not imminent' - Crewe bosspublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
BBC Radio Stoke SportCrewe manager David Artell says there are no imminent signings planned, but warned that could change at any moment if the right opportunity comes up.
"That's recruitment for you, the key is to have all the bits in place so that if you want to move fast, you can," he said.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrewe Alexandra have added Ollie Lancashire and Daniel Powell to the squad this summer.
In the papers: Cathedral plans historic extensionpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Some of the Coventry Observer headlines today are:
Hundreds queue for Antiques Roadshow recordingpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 2 July 2019
Hundreds of people have descended on Compton Verney in Warwickshire for the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.
The programme is filming one of its episodes due to be shown later this year.
Director Julie Finch said people had been out enjoying the grounds of the historic manor house.
