Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Government urged to fund landfill site restorationpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time

    The council fears a bond left by Walleys Quarry Ltd won't be enough to restore the site.

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  2. 'Our charity must raise £240k to survive'published at 11:31 British Summer Time

    Shropshire Person Centred Advocacy and Support (PCAS) says rising demand has pushed it to "breaking point".

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  3. Fire crews tackle factory blazepublished at 11:14 British Summer Time

    No one was injured in the blaze and the cause of the fire is thought to be accidental.

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  4. Major rail line to close for workspublished at 11:06 British Summer Time

    The Cross City line will be closed between Birmingham and Lichfield from 28 July to Sunday 3 August.

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  5. Flying Scotsman steams into Bridgnorthpublished at 10:46 British Summer Time

    The famous locomotive travels from Kidderminster on a line that had been blocked since January.

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  6. Six fire engines attend scrapyard blazepublished at 10:31 British Summer Time

    Those in the area were advised to close all windows and doors as a precaution.

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  7. Bin lorry blocking row sends council back to courtpublished at 08:53 British Summer Time

    Fresh legal steps by Birmingham City Council are branded a distraction by the Unite union.

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  8. 'True treasure trove' of hobbies go on displaypublished at 06:14 British Summer Time

    The exhibition has more than 1,000 objects on show in Wolverhampton until October.

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  9. Charity opens new youth hub and apartmentspublished at 06:12 British Summer Time

    The YMCA's new youth hub will have training kitchen, art room, digital suite, recording studio, and 46 new apartments.

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  10. Free taxi scheme for town with no Sunday pharmacypublished at 06:12 British Summer Time

    Organisers say it means people with acute health conditions in Leek can get medication on Sundays.

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  11. More SEND children to stay in mainstream schoolspublished at 06:11 British Summer Time

    Stoke-on-Trent City Council is facing a £22.4m overspend and plans to support more children to stay in mainstream education.

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  12. Promised £4m funding for civic centre not foundpublished at 06:09 British Summer Time

    Shropshire Council reveals that money promised by the previous administration was not set aside.

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  13. Fire service in water safety plea over hidden riskspublished at 06:06 British Summer Time

    The fire service and other organisations ask people to stay out of lakes, canals and reservoirs.

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  14. Fan gets Ozzy tattoo in honour of late singerpublished at 06:04 British Summer Time

    Simon Humphreys says the star's "rebellious nature" and music inspired him through a rough time.

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  15. Man gets sixth degree - 50 years after his firstpublished at 06:01 British Summer Time

    Gordon Mousinho studied for all six of his degrees at the same university.

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  16. Traders hold protest over future of marketpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 24 July

    Traders say customers are avoiding the market, as they think it is shut.

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  17. Ozzy's death like losing brother, Tony Iommi sayspublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 24 July

    Tony Iommi speaks of the devastation of losing his Black Sabbath bandmate, Ozzy Osbourne.

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  18. Police misconduct proven in search for missing manpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 24 July

    Matthew Caseby, 23, a mental health patient in Birmingham, was hit and killed by a train in 2020.

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  19. Crewe sign forwards Tezgel & Moultpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 24 July

    League Two Crewe Alexandra sign 19-year-old striker Emre Tezgel on loan and Louis Moult on a one-year deal.

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  20. Brookes stars as Worcs set up chance at Bearspublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 24 July

    Ethan Brookes stars once again with the bat for Worcestershire as they set up a victory chance against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

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