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Jan 17, 2025 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
The Bailey Head in Oswestry, Shropshire, has been named Britain’s best boozer today, winning the Campaign for Real Ales Pub of the Year award. The free house was bought by Duncan Borrowman and Grace Goodlad nine years ago when it had failed under the ownership of a major pub company.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
msn.com | Jack Carson
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
Birmingham’s bin workers have walked out for a second time today as they continue their industrial action over plans to downgrade 170 roles. The walkout of over 300 Unite workers comes after the council refused to delay plans to remove Waste Recycling and Collection Officers roles which check health and safety procedures when using the machinery are followed correctly.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
It’s been a tumultuous year for news. As 2024 comes to an end, GB News is now reflecting on some of the highlights. Here GB News’ brilliant reporter Jack Carson reflects on the last 12 months. It's only two years since I graduated from university, but I’m now proud to have established myself as GB News’ West Midlands reporter where I've embedded myself at the heart of the stories that matter the most to the region.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
A suicide charity in the West Midlands say calls to their helpline have tripled in the two months leading up to December. In the lead up to this year’s festivities, the SOS Silence of Suicide call centre received 16,500 calls - up from 5,600 calls during the same period of October and November last year.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
Liverpool has been named the UK’s most generous city today, according to GoFundMe’s annual report. The fundraising site’s ‘2024 Year in Help’ report looks back on the big campaigns from the last 12 months, with the company saying they saw two donations per second on average across the world, with the Merseyside city clinching the top spot in the UK. Liverpool's record-breaking generosity has been shown with huge fundraisers which came after the Southport attacks.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
Campaigners in Birmingham have renewed calls for a public inquiry today as the city marks 50 years since two pubs were blown up, killing 21 people. The bombings injured 220 and left many with life-changing injuries. It remains Britain’s biggest unsolved mass murder and the Justice4the21 group say only an inquiry will deliver answers. Julie Hambleton, who lost her older sister Maxine, is the founder of the campaign and continues to fight for justice.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
A veteran has said he will "keep fighting" to save the Royal British Legion club in Bletchley after the branch put out an urgent appeal for donations to stop them closing. They have existed for over 100 years, with the social club welcoming ex-service personnel for a drink and chat since the 1980s. However, recent inflation has affected their bills - which means they are now at risk of closure and the branch is doing anything it can to keep itself afloat, including starting a Gofundme page.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
A brewery in the West Midlands has slammed the Budget announcement today as a surprise change to alcohol duty was announced by the Chancellor. Rachel Reeves has announced she will be cutting the duty on draught beer by 1.7 per cent, claiming the change will mean a “penny off the pints at the pubs”.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
gbnews.com | Jack Carson
An Afghanistan veteran in Shropshire says he’s ’terrified’ of Labour’s budget as one charity launches an ‘emergency’ winter support fund. Liam Murphy served in the Life Guards regiment of the Household Cavalry and fought in combat operations in Afghanistan. When he left the armed forces, he was on universal credit, and living without any gas. Ahead of Rachel Reeve’s first budget as Chancellor, Liam says there’s not enough support for veterans and he’s fearful about what’s to come.
