Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. Cannabis plants worth £492,000 found by policepublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 24 June

    A 51-year-old man is arrested after police find 492 cannabis plants at an address in Market Drayton.

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  2. Inquest jury told not to record a police pursuitpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 24 June

    Muhammad Qasim was being followed by a police car when he fatally crashed.

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  3. New footbridge major milestone for rail routepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 24 June

    The work is part of a larger project to build three new stations and restore the Camp Hill Line.

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  4. Pears old boy Smith bowls Surrey to three-day winpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 24 June

    New Zealand bowler Nathan Smith claims 6-38 as Surrey beat Worcestershire by nine wickets inside three days.

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  5. Pottery firms 'need faster action' from governmentpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 24 June

    The boss of a ceramics firm says the support announced by ministers does not go far enough.

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  6. Second murder arrest in missing woman casepublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 24 June

    A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to missing Reanne Coulson.

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  7. Fifty firefighters tackle Jaguar Land Rover firepublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 24 June

    West Midlands Fire Service attended the scene on Chester Road, Castle Vale, on Tuesday morning.

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  8. Former students share memories of college campuspublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 24 June

    A group of people who worked and studied at the Paget Road college campus have gathered memorabilia.

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  9. Homeless charity forced to close shop in townpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 24 June

    Shrewsbury Ark says increasing numbers of people selling second hand goods online has been a factor.

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  10. Child abuse training failures before boy's murderpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 24 June

    Twenty cases when police had contact with Alfie Steele and his family were investigated.

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  11. Birmingham appoint Dale CEO on permanent basispublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 24 June

    Jeremy Dale says it is an "honour" to be appointed Birmingham City's chief executive officer on a permanent basis after an interim role since January.

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  12. Plans for 117 homes on former factory sitepublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 24 June

    Developers propose to build affordable homes on the former Tuscan Works site in Longton.

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  13. Item stolen from teen's memorial garden returnedpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 24 June

    A man convicted of the theft returned the items after hearing the victim impact statement in court.

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  14. Smart camera car to catch dangerous parkerspublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 24 June

    A mobile enforcement vehicle has high-def cameras to capture photo evidence of transgressors.

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  15. Mother says new maternity inquiry not enoughpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 24 June

    Charlotte Cheshire says the six-month investigation will not have the teeth of a public inquiry.

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  16. Disruption warning as burst pipe floods hospitalpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 24 June

    The Princess Royal Hospital's A&E department and maternity unit remain open, the NHS trust says.

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  17. The free drama classes getting children off phonespublished at 06:21 British Summer Time 24 June

    Children said the academy had helped them make new friends and become happier.

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  18. Roadshows to help preserve city's 'rich' heritagepublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 24 June

    People are urged to take part and tell the city council how it should preserve the area's history.

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  19. Village plans new community centrepublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 24 June

    Three groups in Alveley have come together to work on the plans which could cost £3m.

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  20. Food bank forced to spend more as donations fallpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 24 June

    Liz Bird, who runs the food bank, says it has been spending up to £1,000 a week to top up parcels.

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