Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Bin strike residents using skips demand tax refundpublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    Residents in one block of flats in Birmingham have clubbed together to pay nearly £3,000 for skips .

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  2. Positive Pears explore hope of staying at New Roadpublished at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    Worcestershire issue a more positive update regarding the long-term future at their flood-ravaged 126-year-old County Championship home.

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  3. Sight loss charity colour run to return to citypublished at 06:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    The charity asks people to join the event which is full of "colour, laughter, and community spirit".

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  4. Solar eclipse event to take place at observatorypublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    The university observatory is holding a free-of-charge solar eclipse event on Saturday morning.

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  5. 'After Covid, nothing really fazes us anymore'published at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    Care home staff say the lockdown's fifth anniversary is a chance to remember those who died.

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  6. Parents from 150 schools sign phone ban pledge published at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    Events will take place in Warwickshire to raise awareness of dangers children face on social media.

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  7. Motorcyclist dies in collision with lorrypublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    West Mercia Police asks witnesses who may have left before officers arrived to come forward.

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  8. Detectives investigate unexplained death of a manpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Officers are called to a home in Stoke-on-Trent at 08:15 GMT on Monday.

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  9. Farmers' tractor demo over tax row goes to councilpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    More than 20 tractors assembled at Telford and Wrekin Council in row over inheritance tax changes.

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  10. Caution urged over death of man hit by police carpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    The police watchdog is investigating the death of a father-of-two - named on Monday as Roger Bagnall.

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  11. Pupils take to stage to celebrate Shakespearepublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    The events are part of Shakespeare Week, which culminates in a free festival in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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  12. Infamous murderer Dr Crippen's prayer book soldpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Wife-killer Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen's book sells for £240 at the Lichfield auction house.

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  13. Needle felter shows work in hobby exhibitionpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Mandy Smith, from Tipton, makes wool models of animals and figures in different settings.

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  14. Academy gets first 'good' Ofsted rating since 2017published at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    It is the first time the school has achieved the rating since becoming an Academy in 2017.

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  15. Mural unveiled to inspire people to enjoy naturepublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    The colourful piece of art is part of a £190,000 scheme set to include signs about local wildlife.

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  16. Stoke appoint Torrance as head of recruitmentpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Championship club Stoke City name former Southampton chief scout Ian Torrance as their new head of recruitment.

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  17. Members of a 'major drug supply network' jailedpublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    The five men were responsible for packaging and moving cocaine and cannabis across Cheshire.

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  18. Company and manager fined over worker's fall deathpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    The HSE brings a prosecution over the death of Maciej Rozanski while working in Dudley in 2018.

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  19. Four men arrested over M6 multi-vehicle crash published at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    The crash occurred on the M6, between junction 44 and 45 northbound, at about 20:00 GMT on Sunday.

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  20. Ex-commando does almost 6,000 burpees in 24 hourspublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Former commando Jamie Grant, of Pershore, raises about £13,000 for The Royal Marines Charity.

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