Clare Lissaman

1 week ago | bbc.com | Clare Lissaman |Tanya Gupta |Josh Sandiford

Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strikeGetty ImagesBin bags have been piling up in parts of BirminghamMilitary planners have been called in to help tackle mounting piles of rubbish on Birmingham's streets following a month-long strike by refuse workers. Unite union members have been on an all-out strike since 11 March is a row over pay, leading to thousands of tonnes of uncollected rubbish and the city council declaring a major incident.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Clare Lissaman |David Lumb

A large fire burned at a number of commercial properties in Stourbridge on Saturday evening, leaving one business owner in "panic" and nearby residents "shocked" amid the sound of explosions and an interrupted power supply. Ten crews attended the scene on Hayes Lane in Lye, working through the night to extinguish the flames, with four crews remaining on Sunday to monitor for hotspots.

Dec 9, 2024 | sg.news.yahoo.com | Richard Williams |Clare Lissaman

'Amazing that we were out when car port collapsed'Debbie Cooper found the "horrendous" damage after popping out for an hour [BBC]A woman has described how her car port was reduced to "just rubble" and other parts of her home damaged during Storm Darragh. Debbie Cooper, from Eastern Green, Coventry, told BBC CWR she felt thankful no-one was at home when bricks fell from an adjacent property during strong winds on Saturday evening.

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Richard Williams |Clare Lissaman

A woman has described how her car port was reduced to "just rubble" and other parts of her home damaged during Storm Darragh. Debbie Cooper, from Eastern Green, Coventry, told BBC CWR she felt thankful no-one was at home when bricks fell from an adjacent property during strong winds on Saturday evening. "It was amazing really that we weren't in the property when it happened, we had popped to my daughter's for an hour," she said.

Nov 17, 2024 | yahoo.com | Clare Lissaman

The founder of a charity which provides meals to hundreds of people in food poverty has thanked volunteers after receiving a national award. Friends of Di's Kitchen (FODK) based in Wolverhampton was given a King's Award for Voluntary Service, an award which recognises outstanding community work. Jan Kellond said she set up the charity in her Penn home in memory of her "lovely, caring" friend Dianne Henry who ran a soup kitchen in the city for six years.