Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Quiet evening after powers used to stop partypublished at 17:28 BST 19 October

    An arrest was made and a S60 order issued in Aston after police received information about a party

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  2. Solar panels for library roof in repair planpublished at 16:30 BST 19 October

    Evesham Library on Oat Street was built in 1988 and needs roof repairs to prevent water damage.

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  3. Appeal over trainee nurse last seen 57 years agopublished at 16:18 BST 19 October

    Maria Aldridge was 17 and training as a nurse at Dudley Road Hospital and would be 75 on Sunday.

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  4. Villa told stewards they could miss Maccabi Tel Aviv gamepublished at 16:05 BST 19 October

    Aston Villa told matchday stewards they did not have to work at the club's fixture against Maccabi Tel Aviv next month, saying they understood some "may have concerns".

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  5. Are Stoke back on track?published at 15:28 BST 19 October

    Stoke look back on track after beating Wrexham to end a four-game winless run, writes BBC Final Score reporter Betty Glover.

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  6. Lampard's 'no let-up' gameplan working wonderspublished at 14:59 BST 19 October

    Coventry had to be patient in their win over Blackburn but once they were in front there was no let-up, writes BBC Final Score's Ben Mundy.

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  7. Speed limit to be changed outside schoolpublished at 14:43 BST 19 October

    It is one of 20 schools in the county that will see speed restrictions introduced by March.

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  8. Police given more time to question pair over rapespublished at 13:56 BST 19 October

    One of the attacks they were arrested over was the rape of a Sikh woman in Oldbury, police say.

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  9. Restoration scheme for unwanted bikes launchedpublished at 13:42 BST 19 October

    Spokes and Skills is a six week programme teaching people how to repair and maintain bicycles.

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  10. Sale of leather museum criticised by campaignerspublished at 12:40 BST 19 October

    The controversial sale was agreed by the council earlier this week despite protests from residents.

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  11. Fire service to link to out of area control roomspublished at 11:20 BST 19 October

    The idea is to prevent operators from being overwhelmed by calls during high pressure incidents.

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  12. Hundreds of pounds stolen from shopperpublished at 10:37 BST 19 October

    The victim withdrew the cash before going shopping but his wallet was taken from his pocket.

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  13. Flood defence work costing £65m set to beginpublished at 09:50 BST 19 October

    The Environment Agency says current flood defences in the town are not high enough.

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  14. The local revolutions planned in three countiespublished at 08:37 BST 19 October

    Local authorities have just under two months to settle on what their future should look like.

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  15. 'Repairing treasured items brings tears of joy'published at 07:27 BST 19 October

    Those behind the Shrewsbury Repair Cafe say it has exploded in popularity since beginning in 2017.

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  16. Teacher banned over inappropriate conductpublished at 07:24 BST 19 October

    Gareth Llewellyn is banned from teaching after a panel found him guilty of serious misconduct.

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  17. 'Boys' club' party working to be democratic - MPpublished at 07:23 BST 19 October

    Zarah Sultana MP says a new party is working to be more representative and voters need a choice.

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  18. Your photos: Enjoy these autumn scenespublished at 07:21 BST 19 October

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

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  19. How Peaky Blinders has transformed West Midlands tourismpublished at 05:36 BST 19 October

    More than 10 years since the show first aired, its influence continues to grow.

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  20. Stubborn Stoke boast top-six quality defencepublished at 23:00 BST 18 October

    BBC Stoke's Mark Elliott on the defensive strength behind the Potters' promotion push.

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