Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Work on £1m road scheme agreedpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 16 July

    The roads project will create access to a warehouse development off Parkfield Road.

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  2. No clear timeline on fortnightly bin collectionspublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 16 July

    A councillor has blamed the ongoing industrial dispute and operational considerations for the delay.

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  3. Fake doctor jailed for illegal circumcisionspublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 16 July

    Mohammed Alazawi told parents he was a doctor, but some of the boys were left with infections and other complications.

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  4. Road racer jailed for 13 years over women's deathspublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 16 July

    Linda Philips, 72, and 49-year-old Amanda Riley were killed on Boxing Day 2023.

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  5. Bulls unleashed on city streets for art trail published at 16:05 British Summer Time 16 July

    Bulls in the City features 40 large fibre-glass sculptures on a free art trail.

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  6. Gloucestershire re-sign seamer Miles from Bears published at 15:35 British Summer Time 16 July

    Gloucestershire re-sign seam bowler Craig Miles from Warwickshire on a three-year deal ahead of the 2026 season.

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  7. Woman dies after village pub firepublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 16 July

    West Mercia Police says the death in Stottesdon is not being treated as suspicious.

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  8. Severn Trent looks to preserve hosepipe ban recordpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 16 July

    The Coventry-based water company says it is doing everything it can to avoid a hosepipe ban, despite a drought.

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  9. 'We worry about rural crime constantly'published at 14:28 British Summer Time 16 July

    West Mercia Police is offering advice to farmers as well as handing out alarms.

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  10. Measles vaccination reminder as cases stabilisepublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 16 July

    Although cases have lowered, people are still being urged to get immunised.

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  11. Biker died doing what he loved most - familypublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 16 July

    Jimmy Aspinall, 72, who was killed in a crash in Herefordshire on Saturday co-founded a motorbike club.

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  12. Dedicated school nurse retires after 50 yearspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 16 July

    Julie Thomas has worked in the NHS for 50 years, with 38 years spent as a school nurse.

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  13. Great-gran's 200-mile trip to Sycamore Gap casepublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 16 July

    Sheila Hillman and her husband travelled from Wolverhampton to Newcastle Crown Court for the sentencing.

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  14. Overnight closures for major Stafford roadpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 16 July

    The Queensville rail bridge in Stafford will be closed overnight between 21-23 July.

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  15. Two-authority plan for county backed by councilpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 16 July

    Councils are debating whether Warwickshire should be run by one large unitary authority or two.

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  16. 'We want to repair potholes permanently'published at 11:44 British Summer Time 16 July

    The multihog planes off the road surface much quicker than having to do the work by hand.

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  17. Couple guilty of killing man in Rolex robberypublished at 10:05 British Summer Time 16 July

    Ovidiu Gurita and Vasilica Bornescu are convicted over the death of 34-year-old Ricardo Maragliano.

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  18. Dispersal order issued over anti-social behaviourpublished at 08:32 British Summer Time 16 July

    Extra powers are granted to police after a rise in reports of anti-social behaviour in Stechford.

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  19. 'Proud and petrified to play Team GB horseball'published at 06:20 British Summer Time 16 July

    Wolverhampton's Faith Pratt, 16, is competing in France in the U16 Horseball European Championships.

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  20. Children's hospital garden goes from 'drab' to fabpublished at 06:20 British Summer Time 16 July

    Fundraising pays for new play equipment at New Cross Hospital while a company carries out work for free.

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