
Amy Cole
Presenter/Reporter at BBC
BBC Presenter/ Reporter @bbcmtd. These tweets are my views not those of the BBC. Got any interesting stories? Email me [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Amy Cole
Community panel call to help resolve bin strikesAmy ColeBBCPeople flocked to the site in Small Heath to dispose of their rubbishResidents in Birmingham should be involved in talks over bin strikes in Birmingham, a campaigner has said. All-out strikes began in the city earlier this month and bin bags have piled high on many streets, with an increase in rats and other vermin reported.
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1 month ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Amy Cole |Shehnaz Khan
When Malcolm X came to Smethwick 60 years ago, it was to witness at first hand the racial discrimination being endured by Black and Asian communities. For many local residents, what was happening in the area amounted to an apartheid, with ethnic minorities prohibited from renting and buying houses in certain areas or getting jobs.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Amy Cole
The day Malcolm X came to Smethwick Amy ColeShehnaz KhanGetty ImagesMalcolm X visited Marshall Street in Smethwick on 12 February 1965When Malcolm X came to Smethwick 60 years ago, it was to witness at first hand the racial discrimination being endured by Black and Asian communities. For many local residents, what was happening in the area amounted to an apartheid, with ethnic minorities prohibited from renting and buying houses in certain areas or getting jobs.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Amy Cole |Tanya Gupta
Cancer group eco-drive over medicine blister packsTanya GuptaGetty ImagesThe pill packs are difficult to recycle because they are made up of aluminium and plasticA cancer support group is raising awareness about the environmental impact of blister packs used for medication. Residents, who set up the group in Ludlow in Shropshire in 2014, have highlighted how the pill packets are difficult to recycle because they are made up of different materials - aluminium and plastic.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Amy Cole |Tanya Gupta
The pill packs are difficult to recycle because they are made up of aluminium and plastic [Getty Images]A cancer support group is raising awareness about the environmental impact of blister packs used for medication. Residents, who set up the group in Ludlow in Shropshire in 2014, have highlighted how the pill packets are difficult to recycle because they are made up of different materials - aluminium and plastic.
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I finally got my beautiful bunch of Lego flowers!! They are wonderful! A present from my little one and with some 800 pieces, patiently put together by my husband!! https://t.co/JOTUk6P2U9

In the words of ‘Stick Man’, “Santa’s been!” Just hope my son can stay asleep now. He is beyond excited, which is exactly how it should be when you’re only 4 year’s old!! Hope you’ve all been good so Santa visits you too!! 😆 https://t.co/y43tSns0lT