Drayton Manor Park throws 21st birthday bash for Inca the Tapir!
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TAMWORTH'S Drayton Manor theme park and zoo threw a very special party this week as one of its residents celebrated her 21st birthday. Drayton Manor Park’s oldest South American Tapir, Inca, was the centre...
Proposed changes to adult services across Good Hope, Solihull and Heartlands Hospitals
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THE University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is considering reorganising some of its adult services across Solihull, Good Hope and Heartlands hospitals to improve outcomes and reduce waiting times for patients. The specific services that...
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NEWS Warwickshire Officer who saved a man’s life wins national Police Bravery Award
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A WARWICKSHIRE Police officer has been named the overall winner at this year's national Police Bravery Awards, hosted by the Police Federation of England and Wales. PC Andrew Dear (pictured below) was named the...
Tamworth announced as a ‘trailblazer’ area to benefit from Mental Health support teams
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THE Member of Parliament for Tamworth, Christopher Pincher MP has welcomed news that children and young people in Tamworth are to benefit from additional mental health support. Last week the Government announced that Tamworth will...
Community Safety Partnership launches fun activities thanks to Space funding
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TAMWORTH Community Safety Partnership has unveiled a host of FREE activities for young people to promote safety and crime prevention over the summer months, after it secured £14,000 funding from the Staffordshire Police &...
Apprentices take to the stage for graduation
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HIGHER-level apprentices Naomi Yates and Richard Cumberlidge are just two of over 150 apprentices who took to the stage at this year’s apprenticeship graduation ceremony. The apprentices, from across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, representing over...
Plan your journey in advance and enjoy the summer holiday getaway
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PEOPLE are being advised to plan their journey if heading away on one of the busiest weekends for travel of the year. Roads are expected to be busy from today as the school summer holidays...
Christopher Pincher MP encourages young Tamworth residents to apply for new 16-17 railcard
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THE Tamworth MP is asking schools, teachers and parents to encourage their students to take advantage of a new railcard for 16 and 17-year olds, that is soon to be launched by the Government. Many...
‘Lookout Lion’ aims to teach children how to dial 999 in new video
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AS children prepare to break up from school for the summer holidays, a new video has been launched which is designed to educate youngsters on how to make a 999 emergency call. The video, which...
Great reasons to staycation in and around Tamworth this summer
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FAMILIES are being urged to get out and about and explore the many local attractions over the summer school holidays. Whether it’s thrilling rollercoasters, an arts festival, family cycle rides in beautiful countryside, or a...
View from the House – 17 July 2019
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. The tennis, cricket and F1 all vied for the nation’s attention. Wimbledon was the main attraction on my tv as I watched...
Fairground fun is coming to Ankerside kids’ club
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KIDS’ Zone - Ankerside Shopping Centre’s new activity for young visitors, commences on Saturday 20th July, and it promises all the fun of the fair. Children and their families are invited to the free, kids’...
Five arrests following violent disorder in Nuneaton which left three people stabbed
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FIVE males have now been arrested in connection with violent disorder in Nuneaton last night (Monday 15 July). The five were arrested after police responded to reports of violence in several locations in the town...
Staffordshire Officers nominated for bravery award after tackling woman with two machetes
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TWO Police Officers from Staffordshire Police have been nominated for an award for their remarkable bravery during an incident on Christmas Eve involving a woman with two machetes.PC Matthew Salt and PC Katie Ratcliffe...
Foundations for new jobs being laid as county maintains near full employment
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FOUNDATIONS are being laid for hundreds of new jobs in Staffordshire as the county continues to see low unemployment. Work is now under way to extend one of the county’s top employment sites, where there...
Councillors and tenants give seal of approval to new council homes
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WILNECOTE councillors and tenant representatives have given their seal of approval to brand new homes built in Tinkers Green before they are handed over to new families this month. Keys to the first six two-bedroom...
Woman found seriously injuries near Stafford dies
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A WOMAN who suffered serious injuries in Stafford at the weekend has sadly died in hospital. The 44-year-old woman was found with serious head injuries at around 8pm on Saturday (13 July) on the Isabel Trail, off...
Three people stabbed in Nuneaton disorder
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THREE people have been taken to hospital with stab wounds this evening (Monday 15 July) as violence broke out across Nuneaton. Warwickshire Police responded to reports of disorder at a number of sites across Nuneaton...
Greggs is coming to Ventura Park
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PLANS submitted to Tamworth Borough Council have revealed that Greggs is to come to Ventura Retail Park later this year. Earlier this year, Greggs used Tamworth Informed to advertise job vacancies for a store in...
Nuneaton man jailed for series of car key burglaries
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A 28-year-old man has been jailed for three years and four months after pleading guilty to a string of offences in Nuneaton. Andrew Barnes, 28, of Nuneaton, was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday...
Fight against Tobacco crime continues
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MORE than 6 million illegal cigarettes and 350kg of hand-rolling tobacco were seized last year by local authority Trading Standards services across the West Midlands region despite ingenious efforts to hide them. Sophisticated concealments using...
County’s top carers recognised at special awards
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THE County’s top carers were recognised at a special awards ceremony on Wednesday and Fiona Pattyson-Johnson from Stafford is celebrating after being crowned as Dignity Champion at the Staffordshire Dignity in Care Awards. Fiona was one...
Be enchanted with magical stories at Tamworth Castle
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FAMILIES are being invited to hear tales of enchantment from July 23 to July 25 at Tamworth Castle. The storyteller will be in residence at the beginning of the school summer holiday, to tell tales...
Tigers move into their ROARsome new enclosure at Twycross Zoo – and we went along to see them
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ON Saturday 6 July, we were lucky enough to go along and have a sneak peek of the brand-new, state-of-the-art habitat for Sumatran Tigers at Twycross Zoo - and we wanted to tell you all...
Countdown to Summer Reading challenge with a special space theme
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THE countdown is on to the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, and to help celebrate, Tamworth Library is inviting all space boys and girls to the launch of this year’s Tamworth...
Burntwood Man Sentenced for Defrauding Elderly Victim of £12,000
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A BURNTWOOD man has been jailed for defrauding an elderly woman out of thousands of pounds. David Cope, aged 68, was sentenced to a total of 32 months at Stafford Crown Court after he pleaded...
CMPG officers get a lift up to help with enforcement
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POLICE officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) used one of Highway England’s HGV ‘supercabs’ to spot drivers committing offences this week. As part of Operation Tramline, CMPG officers using the supercabs spotted offences...
Burton man found guilty of wife’s murder
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A MAN from Burton-on-Trent has been sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment today (12 July) for the murder of his estranged wife while his young son slept nearby. Phillip Gyde, a 59-year-old butcher, killed his wife...

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