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  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Why a wildlife trust needs funds to restore landpublished at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    The trust has just bought Betchcott Hill, which is 50 acres of grassland, wetland and woodland.

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  2. Davies moves up to featherweight after first losspublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Beaten Shropshire boxer Liam Davies reveals the fight he has had to make the weight after opting to move up to featherweight.

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  3. Funding worth £5m to improve county's busespublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    The cash will go towards bus station refurbishments, upgrades to bus stops and better connections.

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  4. Injured Allen 'making good progress'published at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Injured midfielder Jamie Allen is making good progress towards his Coventry City return.

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  5. Funding of £9.3m to improve county's bus servicespublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    The cash will go towards improving bus services and enhancing popular bus routes.

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  6. Heavy snow closes 42 schools across countypublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Snow on the roads has also caused several accidents in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

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  7. Lights switch-on saved after 'Grinch decision'published at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    A council has "lost the message" of the Christmas light switch-on, councillor Richard Smith says.

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  8. Arrest after man injured in two-car crashpublished at 13:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    A man in his 60s has been taken to hospital with "potentially life-changing injuries", police say.

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  9. How safe is that lorry? HGVs given star ratingspublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    The scores are out of five and have been driving up standards in cars since 1997.

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  10. Top awards for Men's Sheds volunteerspublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    The groups picked up Volunteer of the Year and Shed of the Year at the House of Commons ceremony.

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  11. Animal rescue: 50 cats, dogs and tortoises seizedpublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Dogs, puppies, a cat and kittens, and five tortoises were surrendered under the animal welfare laws.

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  12. M6 carriageway shut after fire and diesel spillpublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Drivers were warned it was causing delays of up to two hours.

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  13. Boy led to safety after chip shop firepublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Three people free themselves from residential accommodation and a boy is led to safety.

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  14. 'The driver who hurt me is still out there'published at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Freya Theobold is angry she has been left seriously hurt whereas the driver who hit her is free.

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  15. Human remains found after barn firepublished at 10:37 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Warwickshire Police says human remains were found after firefighters tackled the blaze.

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  16. Big rise in child mental health referralspublished at 06:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Health chiefs in Shropshire say demand has risen nationally but they are trying to cut waiting times.

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  17. Community cafe to close due to rising costspublished at 06:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Cafe Connect in Shrewsbury cites "rapidly" rising prices and staffing costs as difficulties.

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  18. Man transforms table into giant bourbon biscuitpublished at 06:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Carl Jones says when he saw the table, it "just screamed bourbon biscuit."

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  19. Councillor 'concerned' by new asylum hotelpublished at 06:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    Councillor Richard Brown says the decision was made "without any consultation with the council".

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  20. Plant machinery theft prompts £25,000 reward offerpublished at 06:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November

    A recycling plant's entire contents, worth £1.3m, were stolen between 18 October and 4 November.

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