Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Charity shops get creative with unsellable donationspublished at 06:21 British Summer Time 10 July

    Staffordshire charity shops say they have various ways of coping with poor quality donations.

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  2. Park and ride scheme needs improving - councillorpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 10 July

    Shropshire Council wants to encourage more people to use its park and ride by improving bus shelters and signage.

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  3. On-demand bus service set to expand in countypublished at 06:14 British Summer Time 10 July

    Large parts of Wychavon will get the service from August, the council says.

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  4. Farmer says 'nightmare' summer worst since 1976published at 06:14 British Summer Time 10 July

    Martin Williams says his farm is "burnt to brown, it looks like toast".

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  5. Organisers accuse council of agenda against rallypublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 10 July

    Hill Ford Rally organisers say they sent documentation to Herefordshire Council in January.

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  6. Black Sabbath fans get tattoos to mark farewell gigpublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 10 July

    Vivid Ink tattoo shop says demand for the Black Sabbath themed art was "unexpected".

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  7. Teenagers represent England in fly-fishing contestpublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 10 July

    Three young men will compete for England in the FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing Championship in the US in July.

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  8. Emaciated dog saved from abandoned homepublished at 06:05 British Summer Time 10 July

    Tilly was found whimpering and emaciated by engineers in an abandoned property.

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  9. T20 Blast round-up: Bears stun leaders Lancashirepublished at 22:37 British Summer Time 9 July

    Ed Barnard helps Bears beat T20 Blast North group leaders Lancashire as Surrey, Hampshire and Kent win in South Group.

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  10. 'Act now' over 1974 pub bombings, MPs demandpublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 9 July

    Birmingham MP Liam Byrne leads a debate calling for a statutory public inquiry into the IRA bombs.

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  11. Critical incident over after hospital lifts failedpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 9 July

    Technical issues are resolved after one of two lifts failed while the other was being refurbished.

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  12. Five in hospital after three-vehicle crashpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 9 July

    One person was cut free from one of the vehicles and then taken to hospital, the fire service says.

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  13. Electric black cab maker to cut 180 jobspublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 9 July

    London EV Company says it is making compulsory redundancies after a drop in demand.

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  14. Jones helps Surrey Women pull further clear in T20published at 18:40 British Summer Time 9 July

    Surrey Women pull further clear at the top of the T20 Blast table with a four-wicket win at Warwickshire, while Lancashire beat Hampshire.

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  15. Murder-accused 'only wanted to hurt Iraq war vet'published at 18:16 British Summer Time 9 July

    Gregory Twigg is accused of murdering Iraq war veteran Lee Woodward, after an attack in 2022.

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  16. Bin lorry drivers face axe as strike talks failpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 9 July

    Birmingham City Council withdraws from talks with union bosses saying they have "run out of time".

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  17. Man accused of grandfather murder 'drank all day'published at 16:46 British Summer Time 9 July

    Jakob Walpole killed his grandfather and later attacked someone else with a glass, a jury hears.

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  18. Food festival organiser banned from staging eventspublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 9 July

    Cocker Hoop Creative Ltd is told it is not allowed to stage events in the Lichfield district.

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  19. Vale not in League One to 'make up numbers' - Moorepublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 9 July

    Port Vale are back in League One to compete and not just to "make up the numbers", says manager Darren Moore.

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  20. Mum gets payout for child's education plan issuespublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 9 July

    Shropshire Council must pay the woman more than £3,000, after a local government ombudsman inquiry.

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