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Nov 16, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Bob Hockenhull |Andrew Dawkins
More than 400 people have marched through Rugby in protest over the planned closure of a hospital ward. The Hospital of St Cross's Hoskyn Ward, accounting for 25 out of 110 beds on the site, is earmarked to close on 4 December. A previous march last month over the decision to close the ward in the Warwickshire town also attracted hundreds.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Bob Hockenhull |Chloe Hughes
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
aol.com | Bob Hockenhull |Eleanor Lawson
August 28, 2024 at 1:51 PMPaul Baston lives on the top floor of a tower block with the same flammable cladding as Grenfell [BBC]Residents of a high-rise block of flats which has the same cladding as Grenfell Tower have said they are living in fear as no work has been done to make their building safe. Residents of Liberty Place in Birmingham said nothing had been done to remove the flammable cladding or insulation on the building, despite registering to have it removed in 2020.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Bob Hockenhull |Eleanor Lawson
Bob Hockenhull - BBC Midlands Today and Eleanor Lawson - BBC News, West MidlandsAugust 28, 2024 at 10:51 AM·2 min readResidents of a high-rise block of flats which has the same cladding as Grenfell Tower have said they are living in fear as no work has been done to make their building safe. Residents of Liberty Place in Birmingham said nothing had been done to remove the flammable cladding or insulation on the building, despite registering to have it removed in 2020.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Aida Fofana |Bob Hockenhull
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Aida Fofana |Bob Hockenhull
Aida Fofana - BBC News, West Midlands and Bob Hockenhull - BBC Midlands TodayAugust 22, 2024 at 10:59 AM·1 min readConservationists are trying to raise £470,000 to help protect an ancient woodland site. Hanley Dingle in Worcestershire is a "distinctive ecosystem", and Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is asking for support in its attempt to buy land surrounding the site.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
aol.com | Susie Rack |Bob Hockenhull
August 19, 2024 at 1:58 PMWork is ongoing to contain the chemical spill and clean up the Walsall canal [BBC]A charity that is leading the clean-up after a canal was devastated by a major spill of sodium cyanide, has launched a £10,000 crowdfunder to pay for the work. About 4,000 gallons (879 gallons) of toxic chemicals leaked into the Walsall Canal at Pleck last week, leading to 12 miles of waterway being cordoned off and the deaths of scores of fish.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Susie Rack |Bob Hockenhull
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Susie Rack |Bob Hockenhull
Susie Rack - BBC News, West Midlands and Bob Hockenhull - BBC Midlands TodayAugust 19, 2024 at 8:18 AM·2 min readA charity that is leading the clean-up after a canal was devastated by a major spill of sodium cyanide, has launched a £10,0000 crowdfunder to pay for the work. About 4,000 gallons (879 gallons) of toxic chemicals were spilled at Pleck on the Walsall Canal last week, leading to 12 miles of waterway being cordoned off and the deaths of scores of fish.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
aol.com | Bob Hockenhull |Allen Cook
Hundreds of people took part in this year's Warwickshire Pride [Warwickshire Pride]Organisers of a Pride event say they may have to hire security in the future after their site was vandalised for a successive year. Three hundred people marched through Leamington Spa in Warwickshire on Saturday to celebrate Warwickshire Pride. But Daniel Browne from the group said they turned up before the parade in the morning to find their festival site damaged.
