Summary

  • Updates on Friday 12 November

  1. New bridge to park opens ahead of Christmaspublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    The bridge replaces a former structure which was removed after it closed on safety grounds.

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  2. Visually impaired Strictly fan gets surprise callpublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Strictly's first blind contestant surprises nine-year-old super fan Cleo with a phone call.

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  3. Bin workers vote to strike over 'downgraded' jobspublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Unite the Union says the move is a result of the council's decision to "downgrade" about 150 roles.

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  4. UK's youngest knife killers' sentences increasedpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    The two 13-year old boys killed Shawn Seesahai in Wolverhampton in November last year.

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  5. Speeding driver jailed for fatal head-on crashpublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Shangeeth Sathyanathan, 20, was on the wrong side of the road when he hit a car head on, police say.

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  6. Library still 'temporarily' closed two years laterpublished at 07:53 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Campaigners claim the closure is an excuse for Birmingham City Council to save money.

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  7. Alternative new year's shindig to celebrate nannaspublished at 07:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    The Hootenanna is an alternative take on Jools Holland's annual Hootenanny broadcast.

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  8. Shopping centre to be bought by councilpublished at 07:47 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    The Maltings, in Uttoxeter, will be bought by East Staffordshire Borough Council for regeneration.

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  9. How to recycle Christmas trees in Wolverhamptonpublished at 07:46 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Council volunteers are supporting Compton Care's "treecycling" scheme for the first time.

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  10. I have not U-turned on office in city, mayor sayspublished at 07:44 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker says he does not want to use public money on a Coventry base.

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  11. Strictly's Amy Dowden not bitter after cancerpublished at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Amy Dowden and co-star Carlos Gu describe how their personal journeys led to their new show, Reborn.

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  12. Stabbed dog found chained to lamp-postpublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    The RSPCA says it had to take the dog for urgent treatment after he was found in Wolverhampton.

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  13. Permission granted for more forest music eventspublished at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Bosses at Forestry England say the Forest Live music events are an important source of income.

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  14. Regulator investigates Stoke Air Ambulance charitypublished at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Stoke Air Ambulance was set up to provide a helicopter for Staffordshire - but no aircraft exists yet.

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  15. Santa takes to skies to visit children in hospitalpublished at 06:07 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    He said the aircraft was not as fast as his sleigh after landing to deliver gifts to poorly children.

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  16. Three-month wait for scan results cut to two weekspublished at 06:05 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Hospital trust projects waits for CT scan results will fall from 12 weeks to a fortnight by Christmas

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  17. Taylor Drift among new gritter lorry namespublished at 06:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Other names children gave the Herefordshire trucks include Julius Freezer and Sir Grit-a-Lot.

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  18. Schools pledge to become smartphone-freepublished at 06:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Four schools have each signed a letter asking parents to delay buying their children smartphones.

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  19. Hotel worker 'gutted' after venue's closurepublished at 05:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Tony Johnson says the hotel is a huge loss to the area after the Coventry venue shut its doors.

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  20. 'Selling old Lego went so well, I quit insurance'published at 05:56 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December

    Lee Evans specialises in vintage clothes at his Birmingham shops - but it all started with a lockdown tidy.

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