Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Plans for nearly 5,000 new homes in citypublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 20 July

    Stoke-on-Trent City Council's housing stock has fallen by 2,550 homes over the last 10 years.

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  2. Increase in whistleblowing reports to councilpublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 20 July

    During 2024-25, Shropshire Council says it received 28 reports compared with 23 the previous year.

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  3. Bus service changes during gas main workspublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 20 July

    Cadent Gas is carrying out gas main replacement work on Longden Road and Roman Road in Shrewsbury.

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  4. 'My son's murder will not define me'published at 07:04 British Summer Time 20 July

    It is three years since Janice Lees' son Andrew Flamson was murdered in a hit-and-run in Coventry.

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  5. Care home resident's emotional reunion with first carpublished at 07:03 British Summer Time 20 July

    David Harrison, 86, is surprised with the now restored Austin 10, a car he first drove as a teenager.

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  6. Police VR training helps fight crimes against womenpublished at 07:03 British Summer Time 20 July

    New recruits wear virtual reality headsets to see incidents from the perspective of a female victim.

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  7. Musical heritage 'should be part of city's tourism'published at 07:02 British Summer Time 20 July

    Birmingham is home to Black Sabbath, ELO and Judas Priest - should they be reflected in its tourism?

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  8. Artist's sculpture reflects town's cultural historypublished at 07:02 British Summer Time 20 July

    Artist Tom Hicks has created the new transport hub artwork which celebrate's the town's heritage.

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  9. Your photos: Cows and close-ups published at 07:01 British Summer Time 20 July

    Take a look at some of the West Midlands' best photos shared by you, from the past seven days.

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  10. 'Miracle' five years since twins' Covid coma birthpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 19 July

    Dr Perpetual Uke reflects on the five years since her twins were born while she was in a coma.

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  11. Arrests as immigration raids target workerspublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 19 July

    The Home Office says it is clamping down on people who do not have the right to be in the country.

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  12. Fire breaks out at recycling centrepublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 19 July

    Dozens of firefighters are sent to the blaze which involved a bale of waste.

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  13. Sails of 200-year-old windmill turning once more published at 11:35 British Summer Time 19 July

    A historic windmill is back in operation having stood still for six years.

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  14. Hospital decoration to be inspired by landscapepublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 19 July

    Bosses are asking the public to have their say and shape the way a hospital looks and feels.

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  15. Driving ban for ex-councillor four times over limitpublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 19 July

    A former councillor pleads guilty to a drink-driving and is banned for a year.

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  16. Commemorative Banks's beer a 'thank you' to citypublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 19 July

    The Sesquicentennial IPA marks the end of 150 years of production in Wolverhampton.

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  17. Junior football team's alphabet game goes viralpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 19 July

    Videos of Uttoxeter Juniors' training session game are viewed 4.7 million times in the last month.

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  18. Wallaby sculpture trail honours escape mobpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 19 July

    Ten wallaby sculptures are located around the Staffordshire Moorlands until September.

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  19. Ice skating 'stars' glide to victory in competitionpublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 19 July

    Competitors dressed in their favourite characters took part in the artistic ice skating competition at the CineBowl in Uttoxeter.

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  20. More buses and Saturday service for rural routespublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 19 July

    The 102 and 103 bus services will run every two hours and have a Saturday service, the council says.

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