Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. City shopping centre closes suddenlypublished at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Nearby pub, The Grey Lantern, says the closure of the centre means they have been forced to shut.

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  2. Crewe captain Demetriou signs contract extensionpublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Crewe Alexandra captain Mickey Demetriou signs a contract extension with the promotion-chasing League Two club.

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  3. Man pleads guilty to injuring 8-week-old babypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Adam Reeves, 31, from Crewe, is due to be sentenced on 2 May for injuring the baby.

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  4. Council welcomes £1.6bn UK defence dealpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    It is expected to protect 400 defence jobs in Telford where maintenance of Challenger tanks happens.

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  5. Councillor cancels Unite membership amid bin strikespublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    He says the decision was due to Unite's refusal to condemn threats of violence by those on strike.

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  6. £8m funded for city estate to get new heat networkpublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    City of Wolverhampton Council says the work will reduce energy costs for over 1,000 residents.

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  7. Remains of man's body found in city identifiedpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Police say Darren Green's remains were found near Festival Park earlier this month.

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  8. Thrill-seeking over-70s brave theme park celebrationspublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Drayton Manor Resort in Staffordshire is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

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  9. Alzheimer's 'my biggest fear' says Coleen Nolanpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Ms Nolan wants her family to put her in a care home and "walk away" if she is diagnosed with dementia.

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  10. Two men arrested after fatal M40 crashpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    The four men - two who died and two who were arrested - were in what police say was a stolen BMW.

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  11. Council reveals planned location for third wetlandpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    A market engagement event to discuss the proposal is being held on Friday online.

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  12. 'I was a rich footballer - and a gambling addict'published at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Dean Sturridge's successful career on the pitch masked a decades-long gambling addiction.

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  13. 'Medics dismissed my long Covid as anxiety'published at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Eighteen-year-old Tilly Galloway says she has turned to a private clinic to treat her symptoms.

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  14. Police out of leads after man found dead in schoolpublished at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    The man, who was about 40 to 50 years old, was found in a derelict Stoke-on-Trent school in January.

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  15. Stratford Town FC pleas for council supportpublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Football club bosses say more visitors are flocking the non-league side, which is causing parking issues.

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  16. Man stabbed two in town centre random attackspublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    The 35-year-old stabbed two before he carried on walking into Bedworth where he attacked more people.

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  17. Green waste biochar plant gets go-aheadpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Shropshire Council will turn a former anaerobic digester into a unit producing a form of charcoal.

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  18. Six Coventry stars honoured with city award published at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Pauline Black OBE is among the stars being recognised for their contributions to Coventry.

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  19. Striking bin worker speaks out on risks and cutspublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Binman Steve Bissett is on strike in Birmingham, which is in its third week of all-out action.

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  20. Motorcyclist, 72, killed in HGV crash namedpublished at 09:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March

    Police repeat an appeal for information about the collision on the A41 near Hinstock.

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