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Read MorePolice officers in a Shropshire town are warning of traffic disruption caused by queues for a petrol station.
Officers in Newport say there are "significant" delays on Lower Bar and Salters Lane while drivers try to reach the Shell site.
It comes as some petrol stations have closed due to supply issues.
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There are set to be more police officers deployed to Walsall town centre over the weekend amid concerns about an increase in violent crime.
Police have responded to a number of incidents in recent weeks, including a car being driven into pedestrians on the pavement and weapons being drawn.
West Midlands Police said there had been "pockets" of disorder, centred particularly around Bridge Street.
Officers said people had been returning to the area following the easing of lockdown restrictions, but said "excessive drinking" was fuelling aggressive behaviour.
The force said it would continue to work with partners in the hospitality industry to keep people safe.
Quote MessageDisorder and violence is simply unacceptable. We know it often starts as aggressive behaviour fuelled by excessive drinking but it has had some devastating consequences.
Insp Liz Pearson, West Midlands Police
Patients could be prescribed cycling or walking by their GP as part of a new social prescribing scheme.
The plan hopes to help people in Birmingham and the Black Country get more active with free-to-access cycling and walking activities, such as walking groups and cycle training.
The new scheme has been launched by the Active Wellbeing Society working with the West Midlands Combined Authority to try to tackle issues such as obesity, inactivity and loneliness, which have been a factor for those hardest hit by the Covid 19 pandemic.
The scheme will initially run through eight surgeries and health centres, where patients may be referred to non-clinical activities to combat physical or mental health issues.
Leila Yafai, senior social prescribing link worker, who works in Bordesley East, said: “Having witnessed the isolation and social, physical and mental impacts of the pandemic, social prescribing is a helping hand.”
Dr Subeena Suleman, clinical director at Iridium Medical Practice, added: “These services open up opportunities for people to get more physically active, where in a supported environment they are able to build their confidence and ability and can see genuinely life-changing results, not just in their physical health but in a range of ways.”
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Read MoreCoventry is set to celebrate the "Sound System" culture that came to the city more than 50 years ago.
Coventry City of Culture Trust is holding events this October and November to bring dub & roots and dancehall lovers together to celebrate the sounds of the city and the Caribbean.
It will highlight how West Indian arrivals to the city in the 1950s built their own sound systems with huge speakers and amps, introducing new reggae and ska music to local audiences at parties.
The music went on to inspire a wealth of art and culture, including 2-Tone.
Chenine Bhathena, creative director of Coventry City of Culture Trust, said: “Coventry is a music city. Jamaican reggae culture is part our city’s cultural heritage."
Tickets for each event can be purchased online.
Queues are being reported at petrol stations across the West Midlands amid supply problems which have caused closures.
A "handful" of BP stations, and a small number of Esso-owned Tesco Alliance stations, were closed nationally on Thursday because of a lack of delivery drivers.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said people should carry on buying petrol as normal.
Some stations, including those at Leamington Shopping Park in Leamington Spa, have seen queues of drivers trying to fill up.
The Road Haulage Association's Rod McKenzie said issues were being caused by a shortage of HGV drivers, and called for the government to relax visa restrictions for foreign workers in the short term to ease the problem.
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