Summary

  • Updates from 15 - 21 November

  1. Pub licence revoked after police callspublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    The pub, which saw a "series of serious incidents", can stay open during a 21-day appeal period.

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  2. Cardiology move considered because of staff shortagespublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Shropshire's cardiology inpatient services could all be moved to Telford, as a temporary measure, to help hospitals in the county deal with staff shortages.

    A report to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) says they've been struggling to recruit enough clinicians and the departments are now being run on minimal levels.

    Telford hospital signImage source, SATH

    Shropshire's Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee was also told this could be reversed, with cardiology inpatients all moving to Shrewsbury, if and when the proposed Hospital Transformation Programme goes ahead.

    Also known as Future Fit, the programme has suggested making the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital a centre for emergency medicine, with Telford's Princess Royal Hospital specialising in planned procedures.

  3. Girl, 3, killed in hit-and-run crash namedpublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Maysoon Adbul-Hakeem's family say they are "devastated" at the loss of their "beautiful daughter".

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  4. 'Time running out' to register for by-election votepublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Residents in the North Shropshire constituency are being urged to ensure they are registered to vote ahead of the by-election on 16 December.

    Polling stationImage source, Shropshire Council

    Andy Begley, Shropshire Council’s chief executive and acting returning officer, said "time was running out" as the deadline for registering , externalwas midnight on 30 November.

    The vote for a new MP follows the resignation of Conservative MP Owen Paterson, who was found to have breached parliamentary rules on lobbying.

    Mr Paterson had held the constituency since 1997.

    Anyone wanting a postal vote needs to apply by 17:00 on 1 December, the deadline to apply for a proxy vote, where someone trusted is appointed to vote, is the same time on 8 December.

  5. Radio 1's Big Weekend 2022 to be live in Coventrypublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Rapper Pa Salieu says he's "more than proud" of his city after it was announced Coventry will host Radio 1's Big Weekend next year.

    Pa SalieuImage source, Aliyah Otchere

    Having the event in the city is "very, very exciting", he added.

    "It's a city full of so much vast culture. It will be sick, Coventry will appreciate it," he tells Newsbeat.

    "For me, Coventry's exciting."

    It will take place 27-29 May at the War Memorial Park.

    More than 70,000 fans are expected over the three-day event, and acts are expected to be announced soon.

  6. No agreement in road cracks sagapublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Boatman Drive in Stoke-on-Trent was fenced off by the city council in 2019 after cracks appeared.

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  7. Homes plan for 'eyesore' derelict pubpublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    The derelict building, damaged in a 2011 fire, will be turned into four separate homes.

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  8. Railway station upgrade to be ready by Christmaspublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    BBC CWR

    Coventry's new railway station will be open just before Christmas, despite holdups caused by Covid.

    The £82m project involves the creation of a new building alongside the old station, with a multi-storey car park above it.

    Coventry railway station planImage source, Coventry City Council

    Coventry City Council said it expects the building to be open on 19 December.

  9. Hunt for 'cruel thieves' after woman, 94, attackedpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    The woman was "threatened with violence" and forced to hand over her father's World War One medals.

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  10. Man admits part in plot that led to migrant deathspublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    The charge follows the inquiry into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found in a lorry trailer.

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  11. CCTV shows man attacked by carjack gangpublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Three masked men attacked Mobeen Chaudry on the driveway of his home in Birmingham.

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  12. Exploding hoverboard battery leaves mum in comapublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Jacqueline Barrett's son is warning people to take extra care when charging devices.

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  13. Football gossip: 'Villa keen on Rangers defender Patterson'published at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Gossip logoImage source, BBC Sport

    Aston Villa want to sign Rangers defender Nathan Patterson following Steven Gerrard's arrival as manager from the Scottish champions - but face competition for the Scotland right-back, 20, from Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Paris St-Germain. (90min), external

    Wolves, Leeds and Burnley are considering a move for Reading's 26-year-old former England Under-21 midfielder John Swift, who has also been a long-time target of Sheffield United. (Sheffield Star), external

    Birmingham City have offered a professional contract to England Under-18 midfielder George Hall, 17, as they look to fend off interest from Leeds United. (Football Insider), external

  14. How the NHS is unravelling and why it won't stoppublished at 11:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Nick Triggle
    Health Correspondent

    Lives are being put at risk with record long waits in accident-and-emergency units and 999 calls taking hours to be reached. The causes of this go beyond Covid - and with winter coming, it looks set to get worse.

    AmbulancesImage source, EPA

    A big part of the problem is the system is grinding to halt.

    Ambulances are becoming stuck outside A&E for hours on end because there are no hospital staff available to hand their patients over to.

    This can have dire consequences. An investigation is under way after a patient died following a cardiac arrest.

    They had spent five hours in the back of an ambulance outside Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

    Another death is being investigated in the East of England, after a call classed as immediately life threatening took an hour to reach.

    You can read more on the story here.

  15. Homes in town to get better flood protectionpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Work on Leominster's flood risk management scheme, external is complete.

    The Environment Agency said 381 homes and businesses in The Marsh area of the town, which are threatened by the River Lugg, will be helped as a result.

    The work included the planting of 250 trees and the digging of a new pond.

  16. Covid-19 rates rise in Shropshirepublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Covid-19 rates in Shropshire have gone up by almost a quarter, according to the latest official figures.

    Man having injectionImage source, Getty Images

    The county was one of 11 areas in the West Midlands to see a rise in cases in the seven days up to and including 11 November.

    The other 19 local authority areas all saw falls.

    However, Shropshire saw its rate climb 23% week-on-week from 384 new infections per 100,000 people to 474.

    The highest cases remain among 10 to 14-year-olds, closely followed by five to nine-year-olds.

    Among those ages, there were about 1,000 new cases per 100,000 people.

  17. Heart scan delays warning from charitypublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    More people in the West Midlands are facing longer waits for heart scans since the start of the pandemic, the British Heart Foundation has said.

    It has produced figures for September, which show 5,409 people in the region had waited more than six weeks for echocardiograms, compared to just 70 at the end of February 2020.

    ECG machineImage source, Getty Images

    The charity has warned these delays will have created a huge "hidden" backlog of people with heart disease who have not yet made it on to treatment waiting lists.

  18. Four arrested in firearms investigationpublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    Three men and a woman from Birmingham have been arrested in an investigation into the supply of firearms in the West Midlands.

    The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the arrests were made in operations on Friday and Saturday and officers recovered a loaded gun, a knife and a small quantity of crack cocaine.

    Seized gunImage source, National Crime Agency

    The woman and two 19-year-old men have since been released on bail.

    The third man, aged 21, has been charged with firearms and drug supply offences.

    The NCA said it had been investigating a suspected organised crime group in the region.

  19. £15m for canal restoration 'a dream come true'published at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 November 2021

    A 4.4-mile section of the Montgomery Canal is a step closer to reopening after funding announced.

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