In the papers: Funding warning over council planspublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
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In the papers: Funding warning over council planspublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
School with no pupils is costing council £241kpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
The costs are accruing for security and business rates despite the school being disused since 2017.
Read MoreCancelled Boardmasters festival costs travel firm £50,000published at 15:14 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Charley Adams
BBC News OnlineA travel company says it has lost thousands of pounds after Boardmasters music festival was cancelled because of the weather.
All Big Green Coach said it had led to a financial loss that would "hit our company hard and really impact our future plans".
It said customers will be receiving a full refund for their coach travel to and from the Newquay festival site, resulting in the company losing about £50,000.
Not covered by insurance on cancelled services, the decision will mean the cost of each coach and driver is being covered by the company.
A Big Green Coach spokesman said: "We've obviously not made the profits that were expected from the festival after months of planning from the team, but having paid for the operation in advance it's now cost us close to 50k."
The small Birmingham-based company said refunds would be automatically processed by its customer service team.
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End of twitter postThe farming retreat helping children with special needspublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Spencer's Retreat was set up by a family whose children have autism and now welcomes other families.
Read MoreDisabled ramps stolen from railway stationspublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Twelve disabled access ramps have recently been stolen from stations in the West Midlands.
Transport police have issued CCTV images of a man and woman they'd like to speak to in connection with the thefts.
Image source, British Transport PoliceThe ramps were taken from Tame Bridge Parkway, Aston and Wylde Green stations between 5 and 25 July.
Officers are asking for anyone who recognises the pair to come forward.
Mahle car parts plant to shut down with 180 jobs at riskpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Car components firm Mahle has revealed it is to shut its Telford plant, putting some 180 jobs at risk.
The firm said in June that it was weighing up the factory's future due to a decline in order levels and a "planned reduction in investments and production locations".
Image source, GoogleThe factory on the Halesfield 25 site manufactures primarily filters for the automotive industry.
In a statement released today, Mahle said it had completed the consultation process with employees and unions, but "no feasible alternatives could be realised to allow the plant to remain open in the future".
It said there would be no job losses this year, with the factory being closed in phases over 2020-2021.
Trains disrupted between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
BBC News TravelTrains between Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford are being disrupted by overhead line issues this afternoon.
Operator CrossCountry tweeted that its services are being diverted, when possible, via Crewe but won't call at Stoke-on-Trent or Macclesfield., external
Aston Villa boss 'happy with our transfer business'published at 14:18 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
BBC SportAston Villa boss Dean Smith says he's pleased with how the club's new signings have been settling in.
Image source, Getty ImagesVilla have spent more than £118m on 12 signings following promotion to the Premier League.
Quote MessageWe did a lot of our recruitment early. The integration has been pretty seamless. I’m very happy with what we’ve done in window. Very positive about new season. My ambition has never been just to stay up.”
Dean Smith, Aston Villa manager
Follow all the deadline day action on BBC Sport's dedicated live page.
Shrewsbury complete deal for Morisonpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Shrewsbury Town turn veteran on-loan Millwall striker Steve Morison's signing into a permanent one-year contract.
Read MoreShrewsbury sign Millwall striker Morisonpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
BBC SportShrewsbury Town have signed Millwall striker Steve Morison until the end of the season.
The 35-year-old joined the League One side on a season-long loan earlier this summer but making the deal permanent means they can now add another loan signing.
Morison scored 32 goals in 169 league appearances in what was his third spell with the Lions.
Follow all of the action on transfer deadline day on BBC Sport's dedicated live page.
In the papers: 800 jobs for Aldi headquarterspublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Coventry LiveSome of the Coventry Live headlines today are:
- More than 800 jobs to be created at Aldi headquarters, external
- Coventry Point works: Former restaurant to be demolished, external
- 'Clown' charged over McDonald's knife raid, external
Peaky Blinders fan art to promote fifth seriespublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
More than 1,000 Peaky Blinders fans submitted their art, with 16 winning commissions - and £1,000.
Read MoreThree more charged over fatal shootingpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
A total of six people have been charged over the death of Dante Mullings who was shot in a car.
Read MoreVictorian horse-drawn hearse revived for flower showpublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
BBC ShropshireA Victorian horse-drawn hearse which was in a dilapidated state has taken a year to restore and will go on show to the public this weekend.
The wooden-carved vehicle, dating to the 1850s, belongs to W R R Pugh & Son in Shrewsbury, but had been housed at the Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire, for several years.
Having carried out extensive restoration, external, the firm said it didn't plan to use it for funerals but as an exhibit illustrating the history of the industry.
It'll be shown this weekend at the Shrewsbury Flower Show.
Quote MessageThe structure of the hearse is absolutely sound, the wheels, it's fine for manoeuvring and transporting, but, to actually draw it with horses, it would be too much of a risk."
Ian McDougall, Director, WRR Pugh & Son
Hospitals set to miss out on £7m new housing fundspublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Christian BarnettA hospital trust's been told it's unlikely to get £7m from developers building thousands of new homes, despite NHS bosses warning that, without it, patients would in future get "substandard care".
Image source, PA MediaWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust wants the funds from the firms behind almost 5,000 new homes planned for the west and south of Worcester so it doesn't end up overwhelmed with patients in the future.
The trust warns, with no new funding, its hospitals would have to run over capacity, waiting times would rise and operations could be cancelled.
But the council's planning officers say the multimillion-pound request is too late in the negotiation stage and would jeopardise existing agreements, reached after the planning applications were approved.
Aldi plans to create 800 jobs in HQ expansionpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
More than 800 jobs are expected to be created at supermarket giant Aldi's UK headquarters in Warwickshire after plans for new offices and a warehouse were agreed by councillors.
The site on Holly Lane, to the north-west of Atherstone, will also feature multi-storey and surface-level car parks.
Image source, STOAS Architects LimitedIn the application's design statement, the company said the developments were expected to support an estimated 425 jobs over the next five years - 50 in the warehouse and 375 office jobs.
A further outline application for office space is expected to pave the way for a further 440 jobs once completed.
Image source, STOAS Architects LimitedYour photos: Summer colour before the rainpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
We thought we'd bring you some of the gorgeous flowers our BBC Weather Watchers have been photographing today across the West Midlands, before tomorrow's rain appears.
These three are from users Step Counter in Bodenham, Herefordshire, Snow Crystals in Trentham, Staffordshire and Ken M in Lydbury North, Shropshire:
Image source, Step Counter
Image source, Snow Crystals
Image source, Ken MIn the papers: Road sealed off after 'shots fired'published at 12:39 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Birmingham LiveSome of the Birmingham Live headlines today are:
Stoke close in on Spurs defenderpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
Ian Dennis
Radio 5 live senior football reporterHearing Spurs defender Cameron Carter Vickers is heading to Stoke City. Fee about £6m. Lots of interest from Championship clubs.
Follow all of the action on transfer deadline day on BBC Sport's dedicated live page.
Villalba heading to Birmingham?published at 12:29 British Summer Time 8 August 2019
According to Valencia's official website, external, they have reached an agreement with Birmingham City to sell 21-year-old midfielder Fran Villalba.
Image source, Getty Images
