Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Man killed in single-vehicle crash at nightpublished at 21:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The man in his 20s dies at the scene near Stone, Staffordshire Police say.

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  2. 'I travelled from America to try another oatcake'published at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Kalani Smith, aka Kalani Ghost Hunter, returns to Staffordshire to try an "absolute monster".

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  3. Cycleway tree-fellers held back by campaignerspublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Campaigners and residents have prevented tree-felling work from starting in Binley on Thursday.

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  4. Veterans raise £90k through Arctic challengepublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Karl Hinett, from Tipton in the, West Midlands, is among the quartet in the ultra-marathon.

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  5. Wolves Foundation makes Great Birmingham Run plea published at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Former Wolves players, staff and supporters, will join forces to take part in the race this summer.

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  6. Councillor cleared of rape and sexual assaultpublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Mike Rouse is found not guilty after a trial at Coventry Crown Court.

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  7. Cancer charity fraudster stole £225k, judge rulespublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The woman will be sentenced after a judge finds she took more than £220,000 of cancer donations.

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  8. Expat Villa fan excited for team's Paris matchpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Liz Medcraft, originally from Stourbridge, is relishing the chance to support her team in Paris.

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  9. Protest over cruelty allegations at abattoirpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Protesters call for action outside the T&S Abattoir in Arley, after covert footage was released.

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  10. Sniffer dog helps find illegal tobacco and vapespublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Several raids in Staffordshire uncover more than £35,000 of the illegal products.

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  11. Cemetery plans aim to extend town burial provisionpublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The Labour-run council says the plans mean burial provision will be extended for 10 years.

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  12. Farmers will quit after green funding cut - unionpublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Kate Mayne says farmers were claiming the Sustainable Farming Initiative often as a means to survive.

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  13. Climbing centre plans for former newspaper officepublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The offices, which were the Express & Star's HQ for more than 140 years, were left empty in 2023.

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  14. Illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in shop raidpublished at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Trading Standard officers and police said it was the largest raid of its kind in the area.

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  15. 🎧 'A massive three points for Stoke'published at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    George Weaver joins Lucas Yeomans to discuss Stoke's 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in the Championship.

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  16. Rape accused's encounter was consensual, jury toldpublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The jury was told that Mr Rouse considered their meeting "entirely consensual".

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  17. Kabaddi World Cup 'huge moment' for West Midlandspublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Venues across the West Midlands will host 50 matches across a seven-day event that starts on Monday.

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  18. Memorial unveiled to community campaignerspublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    A park bench is installed to commemorate the couple's work to preserve the town's green spaces.

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  19. Rescue dog Chester enjoying new role with policepublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The spaniel has joined Avon and Somerset Police's dog unit after arriving from a rescue home.

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  20. Woman arrested after cyclist dies in crashpublished at 11:58 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The woman has since been released under investigation, West Mercia Police says.

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