Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. 'You'll need a thick skin' - ex-Vale captain begins referee journeypublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 4 October

    Former Port Vale captain Anthony Griffith says the game is "calling out" for ex-players to become referees after starting a new three-year course to qualify as an official.

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  2. Flats plan for former radio station basepublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 4 October

    The building has been empty since broadcasters relocated.

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  3. MP's carbon monoxide death boiler service pleapublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 4 October

    Heating engineers say more households have delayed annual gas services, due to cost.

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  4. The Walking Dead artist fundraises for arts centrepublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 4 October

    Artist Charlie Adlard is donating the proceeds from his new book to his hometown's art centre.

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  5. Bin lorries to track mobile signal not-spots published at 06:35 British Summer Time 4 October

    The lorries will capture a snapshot of mobile signal weak spots around the county, said the council.

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  6. Fostering gives me purpose after my wife's deathpublished at 06:30 British Summer Time 4 October

    Alan Hudson, 70, began fostering children 25 years ago, and continued after his wife died in 2022.

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  7. What goes on at a walnut harvest?published at 06:25 British Summer Time 4 October

    Burmington Farm, Warwickshire, is the home of the Granary Oil Company where nuts are harvested.

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  8. How a council error led street drunkenness to soarpublished at 06:24 British Summer Time 4 October

    Failure to renew a city centre anti-social behaviour order left police with less enforcement power.

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  9. The cyclist helping to catch hundreds of bad driverspublished at 06:21 British Summer Time 4 October

    Tim, of Birmingham, says clips from his helmet camera have resulted in hundreds of police sanctions.

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  10. From pub job and PlayStation to writing an award-winning playpublished at 02:32 British Summer Time 4 October

    Nathan Queeley-Dennis's debut play is following Fleabag and Baby Reindeer from stage to screen.

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  11. Council faces hard choices on £350m debt - leaderpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 3 October

    Council leader John Cotton was in the hot seat at BBC Radio WM to answer listeners' questions.

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  12. How did a council lose 90 mobiles and 30 laptops?published at 20:31 British Summer Time 3 October

    Bosses say some gear could be still in the possession of staff who have since left the authority.

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  13. Mr Prepared - why Emery is Villa's man for all seasonspublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 3 October

    Unai Emery has transformed Aston Villa from Premier League strugglers to conquerors of Bayern Munich. So how has he done it?

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  14. Regional authority boss takes rail reform jobpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 3 October

    Laura Shoaf will help overhaul the current railway system, the Department for Transport says.

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  15. Hindus gather for colourful Navratri celebrationspublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 3 October

    Thousands of Hindus celebrate the festival of Navratri over nine days.

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  16. Ten detained in human trafficking and drugs raidspublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 3 October

    Staffordshire Police say they arrested suspects at nine separate properties in the Stone area.

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  17. People to tell their stories about river's historypublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 3 October

    A project will capture the history of the river by talking to those whose live's revolve around it.

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  18. Funding offered for businesses looking to growpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 3 October

    Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available to companies in the town.

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  19. 'Why did the match go on as my brother was dying?'published at 15:37 British Summer Time 3 October

    Mark Townsend's brother is calling for an investigation into Sheffield Wednesday's safety protocols.

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  20. Plans to turn derelict factory into apartments published at 15:31 British Summer Time 3 October

    The roof will be raised and details of the front of the building preserved.

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