Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. School with vaulted hall granted rare listed statuspublished at 06:05 British Summer Time 30 May

    King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls is given rare listed status awarded to buildings of importance.

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  2. T20 Blast begins with wins for Lancs and Sussexpublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 29 May

    Lancashire beat Worcestershire in the T20 Blast North Group, while Sussex are victorious over Middlesex in the South Group.

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  3. Gavin & Stacey festival postbox topper vandalisedpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 29 May

    The woolly figures are being repaired after being damaged for the second time in a week.

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  4. Firefighters tackle industrial estate blazepublished at 20:43 British Summer Time 29 May

    The fire service says the blaze is now extinguished and no casualties were reported.

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  5. Woman, 71, dies after pensioners attacked at Lidlpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 29 May

    A man and woman are being held by police on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.

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  6. Man jailed over drug debt killing dies in prisonpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 29 May

    The death of killer Samuel Henneberry, convicted for a hit and run crash, is being investigated.

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  7. Car park pool party would be dangerous – policepublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 29 May

    The proposed event in Birmingham would be centred around a temporary pool on a car park

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  8. Massive solar farm gets green light at High Court published at 16:50 British Summer Time 29 May

    Econergy International can now build a 30 mega-watt solar farm on 44 hectares in the village of Berrington.

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  9. Cards flood in for 100-year-old's birthday appeal published at 16:19 British Summer Time 29 May

    Irene Weaver received birthday cards from all over the UK after an appeal from her care home.

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  10. County agricultural show marks 225th anniversarypublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 29 May

    One of the new features at the Staffordshire County Show is a cat show, with about 30 different cats.

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  11. Woman appears in court over guns found at propertypublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 29 May

    A revolver, a pistol, two sawn-off shotguns and ammunition were found during the raid in April.

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  12. Rail passengers warned of line closurepublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 29 May

    West Midlands Railway says track between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton is undergoing maintenance work.

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  13. Contractor sought for city bypasspublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 29 May

    Herefordshire Council says it wants to get to work on the road in 2026.

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  14. Warwickshire sign seamer Sylvester on short-term dealpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 29 May

    Warwickshire sign fast bowler Adam Sylvester on a deal until the end of the season following a trial spell at Edgbaston.

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  15. Bin strike picket court order to continue indefinitelypublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 29 May

    A High Court ruling on an interim injunction over bin lorry delays, is extended permanently.

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  16. Fire rescue police couple put up for bravery awardpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 29 May

    Mark and Katy Sigley saved the lives of a couple in a house fire in Stafford in 2023 while off duty.

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  17. New team helps cut adult social care waiting timespublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 29 May

    The changes come after demand for adult social care services rose by 31% over the last five years in Wolverhampton.

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  18. Eurovision trio announced for Ludlow castle gigspublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 29 May

    A series of concerts take place over two weekends in July at Ludlow Castle in Shropshire.

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  19. Pilot died after plane took off and hit treepublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 29 May

    An air crash that killed a 65-year-old man in Worcester had a low lift-off speed, investigators say.

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  20. Football scout to be honoured with blue plaquepublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 29 May

    The plaque honours the career of Mark Crook, who spent 40 years as a Wolverhampton Wanderers scout.

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