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Greater powers for police to use stop and search to tackle violent crime
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ UK NewsHeadline
THE government is today (31 March) empowering more officers to authorise enhanced stop and search powers as part of continued action to tackle knife crime.Home Secretary Sajid Javid is also making it simpler...
Brexit votes: How did our Tamworth MP vote?
Appears in: / Politics/ UK NewsHeadline
PUBLICLY available voting records show local MP, Christopher Pincher, voted against a number of European Union votes including a second referendum. Last week saw MPs vote on four pieces of Brexit legislation: The Prime Minister’s...
Bellway set to hit apprenticeship targets in 2019
Appears in: / Business/ Education & Employment/ Property
BELLWAY is set to become one of the first major British housebuilders to achieve ‘5% Club’ status when it reaches its apprenticeship target this year. The company, which builds houses across England, Scotland and Wales...
Christopher Pincher MP to vote to keep ‘No Deal’ on the table
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THE Member of Parliament for Tamworth - Christopher Pincher MP has said that he will be voting to keep the No Deal option on the table in tonight's crucial House of Commons Vote. Last night...
View from the House - 9th March 2019
Appears in: / Politics/ Staffordshire/ UK News
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. On Monday I with the senior Staffordshire County Council team, including the Council leader Cllr Philip Atkins. They gave an update...
2019 Marks a Bright Future for MIdlands SMEs, says Adams Moore Ltd
Appears in: / Business/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
ACCOUNTANCY and Business Advice Firm, Adams Moore Ltd, is reassuring SMEs that Birmingham and the West Midlands continue to thrive in the face of Brexit uncertainty. The Tamworth based firm is promoting ‘agile business’ and highlighting...
Christopher Pincher MP welcomes Government roll-out of ID cards for Armed Forces veterans
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A NEW ID card for armed forces veterans, which will help them access specialist support and services, has started to be issued to service leavers. From the end of February, any personnel who have left...
BBC Presenter Lined Up for Media Student Awards
Appears in: / Arts & Culture/ Education & Employment/ Entertainment
A TALENTED young radio presenter will be a guest speaker at the Midlands Media Student Awards, being held in Birmingham on Wednesday, 10 April. Alex Noble (pictured), a graduate from the University of Nottingham, showcases...
Man sentenced after Measham murder where he slit partner’s throat
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A MAN who brutally killed his girlfriend on her birthday has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Jeremy Clarke was yesterday (18 February) found guilty of the murder of Tracey Evans following...
Almost half of Tamworth businesses may not be equipped for April’s ‘making tax digital’, warns Adams Moore
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ACCOUNTANCY and Business Advice Firm, Adams Moore Ltd is concerned that large numbers of local companies – as many as four in ten – are not yet prepared for the new Making Tax Digital for...
Police Dogs one step closer to protection under the Law
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Politics/ UK News
FEARLESS police dog, Finn, visited Parliament last week to see the Bill in his name passed by MPs. Finn saved the life of his handler, PC Wardell at an incident in Hertfordshire in 2016. A...
Local company helps ex-forces professionals find employment
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A COMPANY based just outside of Tamworth has made a commitment to help professionals who were in the Armed Forces find their next career path. Ex-Forces Recruitment Specialist, ERS has been established to help Ex-Armed...
Cheers! Beer Tax frozen for another Year
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FROM the 1st February, the Government has frozen tax on beer, cider and spirits for another year, keeping costs down for pub owners and consumers. This now runs into six consecutive years that, alcohol duty has either...
Tamworth is the best place for miles if you’re under 26!
Appears in: / UK News/ Young PeopleHeadline
NEW analysis from BBC's Newsbeat has suggested that Tamworth is the best place to live for miles around if you are under 26; beating both neighbouring North Warwickshire and Lichfield. The analysis ranks 378 local...
Tamworth Lottery Winners Want You To Win Tonight!
Appears in: / Staffordshire/ UK News/ West Midlands
TONIGHT, Wed 30 January Lotto has an incredible estimated £12.9M jackpot up for grabs and it MUST BE WON! If no-one banks the jackpot, it will roll down and boost all the cash wins...
30-year-old climate test chamber returns to Tamworth manufacturer - and it’s still in perfect working order
Appears in: / Business/ Science & Technology/ Staffordshire
A CORROSION test chamber manufactured 30 years ago by a Tamworth factory has arrived back at headquarters - in perfect working order. One of Ascott Analytical Systems Ltd’s long-standing customers, a US-based aerospace and...
New counter-terrorism campaign launched in cinemas across the West Midlands
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TODAY (Wednesday 23 January) Counter-Terrorism Policing are once again highlighting the importance of communities in the UK’s fight against terrorism by launching a new public information campaign, which will be shown in UK cinemas and...
How will our exit from the EU affect our twinning?
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Politics/ UK News
WITH our exit from the EU (we refuse to overly use the 'B-word') just around the corner, we were keen to see how this may affect Tamworth's twinning with Bad Laasphe in Germany. With far-sightedness...
More donor livers could be used for transplantation thanks to University of Birmingham
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A PROCEDURE assessed by NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and used in research led by the University of Birmingham has been hailed as an exciting development in increasing the number of livers...
No Confidence motion - what happens next?
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PRIME Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was defeated this evening by 230 votes and now, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in the government. So what happens now?The...
EU Withdrawal Agreement defeated in Parliament
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MEMBERS of Parliament voted in the House of Commons tonight on the EU Withdrawal Agreement and the political declaration on the future relationship with the EU. The result of the vote was announced at...
Two hands of pasta and two thumbs of cheese - the latest guidance to fight obesity
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THE British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) launched a practical guide to portion sizes: 'Find Your Balance', to help us understand not just which foods to eat, but how often and in what quantities. The guide uses...
Universal Credit U-turn
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THE Work and Pensions Secretary, Amber Rudd, has announced a set of reforms to the Government’s new Universal Credit (UC), saying that the system she inherited was not as “effective” or “compassionate” as she...
Jaguar Land Rover confirms 4,500 job cuts
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JAGUAR Land Rover (JLR) has this afternoon confirmed it is cutting 4,500 jobs, as part of £2.5bn plan to reverse losses JLR, which employs over 40,000 people in the UK had already...
Missing 17-month-old girl found ‘safe and well’
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THE 17-month-old girl who was taken when her father's car was stolen has now been found safe and well, police have said. A nationwide appeal was launched when it was reported that the young girl was...
Ambulance Service welcomes news that school children are to be taught CPR
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West Midlands Ambulance Service says thousands of lives could be saved in years to come with news that all secondary school children are to be taught CPR and basic first aid skills. Each year...
New experiment reveals shocking effects of smoking compared to vaping
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ UK NewsHeadline
A NEW film has been released by Public Health England (PHE) showing the devastating harms from smoking and how these can be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette or using another type of quit aid...
Police to get largest funding increase since 2010
Appears in: / Incidents & Appeals/ Politics/ Staffordshire
THE Government has today (Thursday 13 December) announced the largest increase in police funding since 2010. The provisional police funding settlement of up to £14 billion for 2019-20 is up to £970 million more than...

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