Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Sickness bug led to hospital critical incidentpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Bosses at Royal Stoke say a significant number of beds are out of use due to gastroenteritis.

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  2. Repaired border bridge opens with restrictionspublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    A council is investigating the feasibility of more repairs or ways to enable replacing the bridge.

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  3. 'I enjoy cleaning road signs, it's therapeutic'published at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    The Community Clean Team has been cleaning road signs for free for the last 12 months.

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  4. Animal rights pub name row 'undermines real issues'published at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Critics respond to PETA's suggestion The Sly Old Fox should change its name because its derogatory.

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  5. Repair work starts on Scrooge's smashed gravestonepublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    The town council has been inundated with support since news of the vandalism emerged.

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  6. 'Why I started petition for fresh general election'published at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    More than 2.5 million people have signed Michael Westwood's petition for another general election.

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  7. Woman dead and man critically injured after crashpublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    A driver is taken to hospital for specialist treatment after a crash between a car and a coach.

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  8. Attempted murder arrests after park shootingpublished at 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Two men are quizzed by police after the shooting left a man in his 20s with serious facial injuries.

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  9. Gran forced to crowdfund her cancer treatmentpublished at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Carol Player, from the West Midlands, says she was told the NHS cannot provide her treatment.

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  10. Davies delighted as Blues show the right reactionpublished at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Birmingham City boss Chris Davies says his side produced their "best performance of the season" in beating Exeter following their shock defeat at Shrewsbury.

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  11. This is how I want to see Vale Park - Moorepublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Port Vale boss Darren Moore says "this is how I want to see Vale Park" after a bouncing local derby atmosphere against Crewe Alexandra.

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  12. MP investigated over missing declaration deadlinepublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Jess Phillips has been investigated for the same rule breach twice previously.

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  13. Runner injured in parachute jump makes historypublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Jon Shield becomes the first man to win all four events in a series held in extreme environments.

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  14. Cancelling carnival a horrific decision - chairpublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    The retiring chairwoman says she understands people will be upset at her decision but has no choice.

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  15. City's housing market broken - council leaderpublished at 06:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    A "mass build" is needed to resolve issues in Wolverhampton, according to Stephen Simkins.

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  16. Family split apart on holiday seeks compensationpublished at 06:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Jenny Sykes says relatives were split up for the first part of the £7,500 family holiday.

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  17. Church chimes complaint 'not due to bell-ringing'published at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Bell-ringers in Shifnal take Facebook to tell people the late night chimes are due to a clock.

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  18. On-demand travel to be launched at heritage sitepublished at 06:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Visitors at the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site will be given the best option for them via an app.

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  19. 'Trains are so bad I've stopped booking meetings'published at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    Rail customer Chris Taft shares his frustration over services regularly making him late to work.

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  20. More people abandoning animals, says RSPCApublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November

    The RSPCA sees 260 cases of abandonment reported in a year and more pets left behind when people move.

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