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Two Tamworth hackers jailed for part in £77m cyber attack
> Crime> National> Technology
TWO Tamworth men involved in the hacking of TalkTalk in October 2015 have been jailed at the Old Bailey this week, after admitting their part in the data breach and acquiring thousands of customers' personal...
Know your consumer rights this Black Friday
> National> StaffordshireHeadline
PEOPLE looking for bargains online on Black Friday and throughout the Christmas and New Year sales period are being urged to get to know their rights and avoid scams. Staffordshire County Council’s trading standards team...
Draft Agreement on withdrawal from EU – What does it say? What does it mean?
> Council & Politics> NationalHeadline
UNLESS you haven't seen any news, and you haven't spoken to anyone this week, chances are you will have seen a lot of headlines about the Countries withdrawal from the European Union - Deal...
Thousands pay respects at amazing ‘We Will Remember’ tribute
> NationalHeadline
THE community of Tamworth united for an extra special Remembrance Day event, marking 100 years since the end of World War One. Thousands of people came into Tamworth town centre on Sunday, November 11...
Tamworth Remembers
> Community> NationalHeadline
TODAY, Sunday 11 November 2018 saw the 100th Anniversary of the end of the Great War, when at 11.00am, the guns fell silent. To commemorate the occasion, a large Remembrance Parade took place...
How the Great War affected Staffordshire
> National> StaffordshireHeadline
URGING women to ‘make’ their men enlist, the rising price of food and teaching children to milk cows to replace farmhands were all concerns in Staffordshire during the Great War. Life on Staffordshire’s Home Front...
Aldi Tamworth supporting Farm Africa
> Business> National> Staffordshire
ALDI stores in Tamworth are the first in the UK to stock a new range of green beans harvested by farmers in Kitale, Western Kenya, as part of the retailer’s partnership with the charity Farm...
From barren field to national memorial
> National> Staffordshire> Tourism & Leisure
TWENTY one years after the first trees were planted at a reclaimed quarry, Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum will take centre stage for this year’s 100th anniversary commemorations to mark the end of the Great War...
View from the House – 2 November 2018
> Council & Politics> National
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. This week I was really pleased to have helped host the Celebration of Staffordshire in Parliament on Tuesday. Our county's 12...
Budget answers housebuilder’s call for more targeted Help to Buy scheme
> Business> Council & Politics> National
CHANGES made to the Help to Buy scheme in Monday's Budget have answered housebuilder Bellway’s call for the scheme to be more targeted towards helping first-time buyers. The Chancellor announced yesterday that when the current...
Road users urged to take care as darker nights draw in
> National> Travel & MotoringHeadline
WITH the clocks changing this weekend and the darker nights upon us, we want to remind all road users to take extra care on the roads and ensure they are visible to others - however...
Why are pets scared of fireworks?
> NationalHeadline
MANY animals find fireworks scary. It's estimated that 45 percent of dogs in the UK show signs of fear when they hear fireworks. It doesn’t have to be that way though, so don’t ignore the...
The end of British Summer Time as the clocks change
> NationalHeadline
ITS that time of year, yes already, when we officially abandon British Summer Time and return to good old GMT. That means the clocks fall back - and it will start getting darker earlier. Even...
Police bring down prison drone drugs gang
> 999> Crime> National
POLICE in the West Midlands have brought down a gang that used drones to fly half a million pounds worth of drugs into UK jails. The 15-strong group made at least 55 drone drops into...
Motorists urged to check their tyres and car ahead of winter
> National> Staffordshire> Travel & Motoring
MOTORISTS are being encouraged to check their tyres this October as part of national Tyre Safety Month and ahead of winter driving. The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership is supporting Tyre Safe’s campaign to highlight the...
Five arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences and held in Midlands
> Crime> National> West Midlands
FIVE people have been arrested today (Wednesday 5 September) on suspicion of terrorism offences. Three men, a woman and a 17-year-old boy were detained following a series of arrests across the country.A 22-year-old man...
Free day out at Drayton Manor Park for Emergency Services Employees
> 999> Health & NHS> National
HOME to Europe’s only Thomas Land™ where the young and young-at-heart can come nose-to-buffer with the little blue engine and his friends, Drayton Manor Park is hosting a special weekend on Saturday 22nd and Sunday...
2 Mercian to provide force protection in Afghanistan
> National> Staffordshire
SOLDIERS from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment have been training on Exercise Kabul Dawn ahead of their short-term deployment to Afghanistan later this year. Some 110 soldiers from the Battalion’s ‘D’ (Dragon) Company are due...
Tamworth golfer finishes third at American Golf UK Long Drive Championships
> National> Sport> Staffordshire
TAMWORTH golfer Jordan Brooks has finished third in the American Golf U.K. Long Drive Championship after being knocked out in the semi-finals by the professional long driver and eventual winner Emil Rosberg. Brooks, 22, an...
More landlords to be licensed under ‘HMO’ changes 
> National> Property, Planning & DevelopmentHeadline
MORE landlords who let properties to two or more households with shared facilities will have to apply for a license from the council as a result of new legislation which takes effect this autumn. From October...
Supermarkets recall frozen vegetables over listeria outbreak fears
> NationalHeadline
SIX of the UK’s most popular supermarkets have been forced to recall various frozen vegetable products due to concerns over possible listeria contamination. Aldi, Lidl, Iceland, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all recalled frozen veg...
Staffordshire’s final Syrian refugees arrive in Tamworth
> National> Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE has welcomed the final refugee families into the county as part of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme (VPS). A total of four families have been placed in Tamworth, and are now settling into their new...