Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Residents asked for views on housing allocationpublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 11 July

    City of Wolverhampton Council consults on planned updates to how it chooses who gets council homes.

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  2. Plans submitted for vacant former Amazon sitepublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 11 July

    Plans submitted for the former Amazon warehouse in Rugeley include a multi-storey car park.

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  3. Skip hire company fined for illegal waste sitepublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 11 July

    Action Skip Hire is fined £18,000 and must pay court costs of more than £28,000.

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  4. 'We flew 10,000km back to where we fell in love'published at 13:14 British Summer Time 11 July

    Jamie and Jason Ho, who met in Coventry, are getting married at home in Hong Kong early next year.

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  5. Mum to honour son's memory in 12-hour swimathonpublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 11 July

    A group of 40 mothers will swim in memory of a 14-month-old boy who died from a rare disease.

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  6. Why are Birmingham bin workers on strike?published at 13:05 British Summer Time 11 July

    The BBC answers some of the most-asked questions about the ongoing strike.

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  7. Inquiry after 'never event' at hospital trustpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 11 July

    The trust is investigating a serious and "wholly preventable" incident in its eye department.

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  8. Topping out ceremony for town's new apartment blockpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 11 July

    The apartment block has 484 dwellings that will be one and two-bedroom flats.

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  9. Woman jailed for smuggling ecstasy to Creamfieldspublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 11 July

    Molly Breen was found with 15 bags and 74 tablets at the Daresbury event in 2023.

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  10. 'Learning sign language has been life-changing'published at 12:14 British Summer Time 11 July

    Wolverhampton adult student, Tim Jackson, 72, who experienced sudden hearing loss, has won a skills for life achievement award.

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  11. Ozzy Osbourne's chimp paintings up for auctionpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 11 July

    The singer has created five pieces of art with the help of chimpanzees from Florida.

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  12. Garden boundary investigation starts after disputepublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 11 July

    Housing Plus Group apologises for the tone of a previous letter sent to residents by a contractor.

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  13. Man found guilty of rape and other sexual offencespublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 11 July

    Shane Davis is due to be sentenced in September for crimes spanning five years.

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  14. Curtains open on city's new independent cinemapublished at 06:30 British Summer Time 11 July

    The Lockworks cinema opens its doors in the Chubb Building, three years after the Light House closed.

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  15. Grit thefts highlighted in winter plan changespublished at 06:20 British Summer Time 11 July

    While the country faces a heatwave with temperatures above 30C, Stoke-on-Trent plans for winter.

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  16. Festival hopes to inspire children to readpublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 11 July

    Sarah Bird, part of the Festival of Brilliant team, says stories have the power to transform lives.

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  17. Call on retailers to take over empty M&S sitepublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 11 July

    The vacated building in Crewe town centre is to go before auction.

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  18. Man celebrates 60-year career as pub licenseepublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 11 July

    Peter Williams has also run bars and hotels during his time in the trade.

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  19. Mask-wearing youths suspected of starting firespublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 11 July

    Police say the fires at The Snipes, near Astley Cross, are suspected to have been started deliberately.

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  20. City arts scheme boosted with £1.73m decisionpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 11 July

    The council leader says the revamp of the Corn Exchange will boost their ongoing theatre scheme.

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