Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Mystery as decades-old letter found under treepublished at 06:19 British Summer Time

    Adam Elshaw found a letter dated 1955 and virtually intact under a tree he was clearing in a garden.

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  2. Garden waste collection charge set to increasepublished at 06:18 British Summer Time

    A council is proposing to increase Tamworth's annual garden waste collection charge to £42.50.

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  3. Pottery industry still viable - Emma Bridgewaterpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time

    Dame Emma Bridgewater says she believes there is still a future for the industry despite setbacks.

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  4. Fewer patients waiting for planned surgery - trustpublished at 06:15 British Summer Time

    The trust says the improvements have been a whole team effort.

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  5. Free period products on offer in public toiletspublished at 06:14 British Summer Time

    Wychavon District Council has teamed up with charity Hey Girls to make products available.

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  6. Farmers encouraged to get involved in river healthpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time

    Farmers and land managers around the River Wye are being asked to sign up to Wyscapes.

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  7. More than 100 people join missing cat searchpublished at 06:12 British Summer Time

    Mini has been missing for more than three months after a reported house break-in.

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  8. Locals' views split on 19-year-old council leaderpublished at 06:11 British Summer Time

    People in Warwick are split on the appointment of a 19-year-old Reform councillor to run the county council.

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  9. Busking crackdown given green lightpublished at 06:10 British Summer Time

    An order will be introduced in a bid to tackle "excessive noise levels" in some streets.

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  10. Labour suspends councillors after alleged assaultpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 23 July

    West Midlands Labour says it is "extremely concerned" about the alleged assault.

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  11. Police seek men who absconded prison hours apartpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 23 July

    Police are trying to trace Anton Newell and Kieron Nickels.

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  12. Khurram's 6-42 puts Pears in charge against Bearspublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 23 July

    Ethan Bamber's 140 and Khurram Shahzad's 6-42 put Worcestershire in charge against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

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  13. Drug addict murdered 94-year-old in his flatpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 23 July

    Harold Monk was attacked in his flat and died in hospital after suffering multiple factures.

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  14. Victim's dad calls for more action on knife crimepublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 23 July

    Rob Freckleton says the family were left broken after his son Oliver was stabbed to death in 2021.

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  15. Flowers, beer bottles and an orchestra - fans pay respects to Ozzypublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 23 July

    Makeshift shrines in the star's home city have pint glasses and whisky bottles among the flowers and candles.

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  16. Tribute to mum killed when car crashed into housepublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 23 July

    Barbard Howard, 78, was "glamorous" and "stunning" and "loved life", her family says.

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  17. Spurs defender Phillips returns to Stoke on loanpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 23 July

    Stoke City re-sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Ashley Phillips on loan for a second successive season.

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  18. Tribute to 'hero' motorcyclist after crash deathpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 23 July

    The family of David Mason describe him as a "fighter".

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  19. Rail research firm bought by councilpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 23 July

    The organisation operates the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, administrators say.

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  20. 'Brilliant Ozzy Osbourne made my student's life'published at 16:10 British Summer Time 23 July

    Sue Williams says the late music legend visited her home to meet a student with cerebral palsy.

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