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  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Council urged to use new powers to revamp town published at 06:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    The MP for Crewe and Nantwich says new laws are important for high streets like Crewe.

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  2. Town’s night-time economy revives after Covidpublished at 06:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    Stafford bar owner Jack Taylor-Walker says night-time trade in the town is “on its way back”.

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  3. Parliament to debate bereavement lessons petitionpublished at 06:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    Funeral director John Adams has campaigned for the move because he lost his mum at 12.

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  4. Brewery to help police tackle drink-driving published at 06:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    Gemma Hand says she has intervened in the past to stop drinkers from getting in their cars.

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  5. Residents call on council to make road saferpublished at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    People living near the scene of a fatal crash near Welland say there are too many near misses.

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  6. Hoard of Roman coins found during building workpublished at 06:29 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    The discovery of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins is expected to be valued at more than £100,000.

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  7. Council tax rise and fewer events as £14m cuts loompublished at 06:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    Councillors say cuts of almost £14m next year will still be necessary to balance the books.

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  8. 'There's very little council money left for the arts'published at 06:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    A theatre has been earmarked for closure as council cuts hit arts across the country.

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  9. Man gets new accent ahead of wedding published at 06:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December

    Jack Reeve dreamed of sounding like those around him after years with a robotic synthetic voice.

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  10. Crowds honour jeweller with 'heart of gold'published at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Ceremonies are held in Walsall and Birmingham on Sunday with a cremation service in Wolverhampton.

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  11. Police probe assault on taxi driver in his 80s published at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Police say a male passenger repeatedly punched the driver in Kings Heath on 23 November.

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  12. Pledge to help businesses hit by major firepublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    A councillor says the fire, near Upton upon Severn, has affected several firms at the site.

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  13. Dog helps find hundreds of illegal tablets published at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Councillor Zee Russell says the imported prescription drugs could be "extremely harmful or even fatal".

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  14. Bridge to country park to open before Christmaspublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    The bridge from the Radford Road entrance has been hoisted into place but is yet to open.

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  15. Action needed to improve flood defences - MPpublished at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Work on flood defences carried out by the previous government comes under scrutiny after Storm Bert.

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  16. Council cuts may shut leisure centre to publicpublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Almost 73,000 visits were made to Much Wenlock Leisure Centre last year.

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  17. Assisted dying campaigner recalls parents' fearpublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Joy Munns wishes assisted dying was lawful when her father was terminally ill.

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  18. 'My love of reading got me here,' says comedianpublished at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Actor and comedian Ben Miller says his hometown of Nantwich has a "brilliant" library.

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  19. Emergency winter shelter to reopen published at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    The temporary service will provide 18 beds and four overflow pods to rough sleepers over winter.

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  20. Former college site could become secondary schoolpublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December

    Officials refuse plans to redevelop the Coventry site as housing after an educational need is found.

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