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  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Historical 164-year-old drinking fountain restoredpublished at 06:53 British Summer Time 6 April

    The stone fountain was gifted to Fenton residents in 1861, in memory of a local pottery owner.

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  2. Charity concert remembers teenager killed in crashpublished at 06:52 British Summer Time 6 April

    Harvey Owen, 17, from Shrewsbury, was a passenger in a car with three friends when they all died in a crash in 2023.

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  3. Hospital trust launches local art campaignpublished at 06:52 British Summer Time 6 April

    The public are being asked to submit photos of their artwork showing local landscapes.

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  4. No charge for VE Day street party road closurespublished at 06:51 British Summer Time 6 April

    The city council is urging residents to get their street party applications in before the deadline on 14 April

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  5. Your photos: Night skies and sunrisespublished at 06:50 British Summer Time 6 April

    Take a look at some of your best images from across the West Midlands over the past week.

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  6. Awards recognise volunteers giving time to otherspublished at 06:50 British Summer Time 6 April

    Nineteen groups from the West Midlands are to be awarded during "an uplifting and heartwarming" day.

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  7. Rayner holds talks in Birmingham over bin strikepublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 5 April

    Uncollected waste is piling up on the city's street as bin workers continue to strike over pay.

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  8. Why Aston Villa are a club transformed - and how good could it get?published at 21:15 British Summer Time 5 April

    With Aston Villa having won seven games in a row and challenging on three fronts, BBC Sport examines manager Unai Emery's impact on the club.

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  9. Fine details cost 'brave' Stoke win - Robinspublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 5 April

    Stoke City manager Mark Robins hails his side for being "brave" but laments their build-up play in the final third.

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  10. Ex-rugby pro's MND fun run expected to raise £20kpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 5 April

    Matt Gallagher has raised more than £600,000 for people affected by MND after his diagnosis.

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  11. Tip hours extended as bin strike drags onpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 5 April

    Contingency arrangements include increasing opening hours of tips for a second time from Monday.

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  12. Fire warning after heathland blaze kills wildlifepublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 5 April

    Firefighters tackle a fire on three acres of rare heathland, which is now under investigation.

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  13. Bird flu restrictions removed as concerns easepublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 5 April

    A surveillance zone is lifted which was in place for 10km around Malpas, Cheshire.

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  14. Bus and cycle lane upgrades to improve city linkspublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 5 April

    Plans include a "cross-city" bus route and better cycle links between Wolverhampton and Birmingham.

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  15. Paediatric staff to take on skydive for charitypublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 5 April

    The nine colleagues are planning to jump from 13,000ft.

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  16. Cash grants to help communities mark VE Daypublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 5 April

    VE Day is a powerful reminder of shared history and community spirit, the city council says.

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  17. Biggest yet, promise Pig Walk Parade organiserspublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 5 April

    Longton's annual event recalls a bizarre bet with the pig made by the town's mayor in the 1880s.

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  18. Heritage railway offering behind-the-scenes tourspublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 5 April

    Visitors can have a rare peek behind the scenes at the work that goes on beyond the public gaze.

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  19. Pub celebrates Monty Python in film's 50th yearpublished at 07:08 British Summer Time 5 April

    The pub stands on the site of a 1970s microbrewery founded by Monty Python member Terry Jones.

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  20. Secret WW2 codebreaker became passionate speakerpublished at 07:07 British Summer Time 5 April

    Charlotte "Betty" Webb, who has died aged 101, is remembered by those who knew her as inspirational.

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