Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Ex-PC assaulted colleague 'as a joke', court toldpublished at 19:01 BST 9 October

    Daniel Gentles is accused of "back-handing" a woman in the private parts.

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  2. Stockley keen to nail down Vale starting placepublished at 18:59 BST 9 October

    Now fully-fit Port Vale forward Jayden Stockley wants to show boss Darren Moore he deserves a regular starting place.

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  3. Bookkeeper jailed for stealing £600k from businesspublished at 18:22 BST 9 October

    The company's director says the impact of the fraud "has destroyed most of what made me who I am".

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  4. Staff return to production after JLR cyber attackpublished at 18:22 BST 9 October

    Workers return to West Midlands and Merseyside factories in a "significant moment" for the company.

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  5. Beach revamp to brighten children's hospital stayspublished at 17:56 BST 9 October

    Fundraising also pays for new play equipment at New Cross Hospital, the NHS says.

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  6. Critical incident declared at hospitalpublished at 17:32 BST 9 October

    Emergency services were called to the site, they say, amid concerns for a man's welfare.

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  7. Man sentenced for mistreatment of exotic animalspublished at 16:47 BST 9 October

    Hundreds of exotic creatures, including snakes, lizards and tortoises died or had to be put down.

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  8. Diwali festival postponed over safety concernspublished at 16:35 BST 9 October

    Organisers postpone after "careful consideration" following the recent attack in Manchester.

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  9. Council overturns climate emergency declarationpublished at 16:31 BST 9 October

    Staffordshire County Council voted to overturn its climate emergency, announced in 2019.

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  10. Man charged after tractor driven through floodspublished at 16:04 BST 9 October

    He is charged after the tractor caused a bow wave which damaged several shops, police say.

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  11. Back-to-back wins 'mean nothing' - Crewe boss Bellpublished at 14:26 BST 9 October

    Crewe Alexandra will maintain their "steady" approach and not get carried away by successive wins in League Two, says boss Lee Bell.

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  12. Riverside's flood resilience boost completepublished at 14:10 BST 9 October

    The completed project at Washlands in Burton-upon-Trent includes a new play area and boardwalks.

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  13. Council awarded £226,000 museums grantpublished at 13:46 BST 9 October

    Shropshire Council says the money will allow it to maintain staffing levels and services.

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  14. Special educational needs cuts 'short-sighted'published at 13:39 BST 9 October

    The Reform UK-led council says the cuts will not affect current projects, but campaigners object.

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  15. Court decision 'welcome' after machete incidentpublished at 13:32 BST 9 October

    A 17-year-old has been detained for 20 months after threatening someone with a machete on campus.

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  16. 'Long overdue' plaque honours site's Romany pastpublished at 12:17 BST 9 October

    The plaque honours generations of families who lived at the common until their eviction in the 60s.

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  17. Homeless charity opens permanent basepublished at 11:52 BST 9 October

    Lee's Place will now open every evening in a building on St Peter's Square in Hereford.

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  18. Boys bailed as pub fire investigations continuepublished at 11:46 BST 9 October

    Three boys, aged 12 and 13, were arrested following the fire at the former Oxon Priory pub.

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  19. Swimming pool to close for leak repairspublished at 11:38 BST 9 October

    Investigations into the cause of the leak at the Market Drayton pool will start next week.

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  20. City centre redevelopment scheme to get under waypublished at 09:47 BST 9 October

    Developers are said to be ready to tackle the first phase following the relocation of a compound.

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