
Vanessa Pearce
Journalist at BBC
BBC Online. Makes things, grows things and cooks things - all to a very average standard. MoC of the West Midlands Online NUJ chapel. @nesky999.bsky.social
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bbc.com | Vanessa Pearce
Series throws spotlight on murder investigationsVanessa PearceBBC/Expectation Entertainment/Drew ForsythThe series follows officers from West Mercia Police as they investigate murders across Shropshire and HerefordshireAn investigation into the horrific killing of a 23-year-old delivery driver is to be examined in a BBC television series. A string of men used an arsenal of weapons to beat Aurman Singh to death after being tracked during his round in Shrewsbury in 2023.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Vanessa Pearce
Image source, Ross HalpinImage caption, The exhibitions were a 'thank you to the fans and the city of Birmingham' says Sharon OsbourneTwo city centre exhibitions dedicated to the achievements of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath are set to celebrate "a true Brummie icon", organisers say. "Ozzy is proof that no matter where you start in life, with passion, grit, and a little bit of madness, you can achieve the extraordinary.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Vanessa Pearce
Black Sabbath's first recording kit to go on showVanessa PearceGetty ImagesOzzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath will play a final reunion gig in Birmingham in JulyA microphone and equipment used to make Black Sabbath's first studio recordings have been rediscovered after laying unseen for more than 30 years. The kit, including part of a mixing desk and two Revox tape machines, will go on show to coincide with the band's sold-out final show at Birmingham's Villa Park in July.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Vanessa Pearce |Richard Price
'Rollercoaster crash like hitting a car at 90mph'Vanessa Pearce & Richard PriceStewarts SolicitorsLeah Washington-Pugh said while she and husband Joe can never move on from the Smiler crash they "couldn't be happier"A couple who were seriously injured in the Smiler rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers say they can "never move on" from it, but still "couldn't be happier".
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Vanessa Pearce
Image source, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustImage caption, The Ellen Badger Hospital has reopened after being redevelopedThe redevelopment and opening of a community hospital has been branded a "fiasco" by locals campaigning over the loss of inpatient beds. The Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, was demolished in 2022 and has been replaced by outpatient services, with beds transferred elsewhere in the county.
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