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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Caroline Gall |David Lumb
Image caption, Craig Hurst, a former inspector with West Midlands Police, was injured vaulting a fence reaching KasajA police officer forced to retire after breaking his ankle pursuing a man who had killed two people in hit-and-run crashes said it gives him solace knowing he stopped further deaths.
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1 week ago | 
aol.com | Caroline Gall |David Lumb
A police officer forced to retire after breaking his ankle pursuing a man who had killed two people in hit-and-run crashes said it gives him solace knowing he stopped further deaths. Ex-West Midlands Police inspector Craig Hurst was injured vaulting a fence as he ran after Emiljano Kasaj, 34, who had crashed into and killed two pedestrians before driving into a cyclist and crashing into a house in Coventry.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Caroline Gall |Gavin McEwan
Image caption, The council has said work for the first phase of the route could begin next yearLocal Democracy Reporting Service, HerefordshireThe long-awaited Hereford bypass scheme can now begin in earnest, a Herefordshire leader has said. The council is due to approve next month what it calls "the procurement route to enable the Hereford Western Bypass to move to it's construction stage".
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Caroline Gall |David Lumb
Glorious garden raises thousands for good causesCaroline Gall & David LumbBBCThe garden spans eight acresA West Midlands garden has raised more than £500,000 for charities through open days for the public. John's Garden at Ashwood Nurseries near Kingswinford has been described by the National Garden Scheme as "stunning" and one of the finest private gardens in the UK, with an impressive collection of rare plants, trees and shrubs.
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3 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Caroline Gall |David Lumb
A West Midlands garden has raised more than £500,000 for charities through open days for the public. John's Garden at Ashwood Nurseries near Kingswinford has been described by the National Garden Scheme as "stunning" and one of the finest private gardens in the UK, with an impressive collection of rare plants, trees and shrubs. It spans eight acres and was created by nursery owner and four-time Chelsea gold medallist John Massey who opens it to the public every Saturday.
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3 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Caroline Gall |Peter Wilson
A barber shop in West Bromwich is helping men open up about their mental health with the help of two NHS-trained psychotherapists. Seven Stars Barbers offers customers the opportunity to talk about issues in a safe and private space. The evening sessions are led by two mental health experts who run Melanin Moods, an organisation set up in 2020 "to provide specialist support to black and brown communities".
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Caroline Gall |Adam Green
Image source, Helen MorganImage caption, Helen Morgan questioned how "stretching" the coverage roll out wasAn upgrade to mobile phone coverage on the Shropshire Hills has been welcomed although concerns remain about just how good the improvements are, an MP has said. North Shropshire's Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan, who has campaigned for better rural mobile coverage, said she had not noticed "any discernible improvement" from the recent Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Caroline Gall |Toni McDonald
Image source, Jacob ThomassonImage caption, Jacob Randall was hit by the vehicle injuring his arm, his mother saidA mother has told how she pieced together news of her son's injuries in the Liverpool parade car crash, thanks to help from strangers on the scene. Jacob Randall from St John's in Worcester was hit by the vehicle involved, injuring his arm, his mother Mandy said.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Caroline Gall |Gurdip Thandi
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilImage caption, Manor Square would be part of the Smithfield redevelopment in BirminghamLocal Democracy Reporting Service, West MidlandsRegeneration bosses are looking to attract £19bn worth of investment in the West Midlands from national and global developers in HS2 terminals to affordable housing schemes and town centre revamps. More than 60 investment sites are being promoted by county mayor Richard Parker at a trade show in Leeds this week.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Caroline Gall |Tom Edwards
Image caption, Ben Webster and Jake Pickering have been sent community protection warnings telling them not to come to the area to take pictures of vehicles for 12 monthsTwo roadside photographers who have been banned from a taking "actions shots" of motorcyclists feel like they have been treated like criminals.
