Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 13 August 2014
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Acocks Green shops fire battled by 30 firefighters 
Birmingham Mail 13 Aug 14
Crews have been working overnight to put out the flames in three shops with flats above on Warwick Road…
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Tributes paid to skydiver killed in Walsall house fire
Express & Star 12 Aug 14
Tributes have been paid to a ‘wonderful caring’ skydiver who died when a fire broke out at his home.
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I’m working too much, says £232k West Midlands Ambulance boss
Express & Star 12 Aug 14
“I’m working far too many hours to be perfectly honest with you.
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Charity’s helping hand for mum who lost everything in fire at her Coventry flat
Coventry Telegraph 12 Aug 14
Leofric Lions help out with new carpets and furniture after the fire, which also killed the family’s pet cat…
Business
St. Modwen starts work on next phase of Great Western Business Park
Birmingham Post 12 Aug 14
Business units will sit alongside new station for Hereford Worcester Fire Authority…
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Residents feeling the heat as more Fire Service strikes go ahead
Connect Cannock 11 Aug 14
Residents are urged to take extra care during industrial action this week, planned by the Fire Brigades Union in Staffordshire from tomorrow.
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No incidents during last night’s fire strikes in Wolverhampton
Signal 107 11 Aug 14
The strikes will last till Saturday We in Wolverhampton are being told there were no incidents during last night's firefighters strikes.
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Dudley’s biggest UKIP name under fire after newspaper claims he coached young people to “speak like Hitler”
Dudley News 10 Aug 14
UKIP MEP and Dudley councillor Bill Etheridge is under fire this morning after claims in a national newspaper he coached young people to “speak like Hitler”.
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Dudley’s biggest UKIP name under fire after newspaper claims he coached young people to “speak like Hitler”
Halesowen News 10 Aug 14
UKIP MEP and Dudley councillor Bill Etheridge is under fire this morning after claims in a national newspaper he coached young people to “speak like Hitler”.
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Calls for Tamworth people to be vigilant during fire strikes
Tamworth Herald 9 Aug 14
RESIDENTS in Tamworth are being urged to take extra care following the announcement of a further Fire Brigades Union strike.
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Two serious crashes happen in Kingstanding overnight
Sutton Coldfield Observer 9 Aug 14
West Midlands Fire Service was called to two ‘serious’ crashes in Great Barr overnight on Friday August 8 and in the early hours of the morning on Saturday August 9.
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Car overturns on M6 toll near Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield and…
Walsall Advertiser 9 Aug 14
A car overturned and came to rest on its roof in a road traffic accident on the M6 tollthis morning.
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Car overturns on M6 toll near Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield and…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 9 Aug 14
A car overturned and came to rest on its roof in a road traffic accident on the M6 tollthis morning.
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Car overturns on M6 toll near Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield and…
Lichfield Mercury 9 Aug 14
A car overturned and came to rest on its roof in a road traffic accident on the M6 tollthis morning.
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Hunger games lift Walsall new-boy Tom Bradshaw
Express & Star 9 Aug 14
New-boy Tom Bradshaw has backed Walsall’s new-look forward line to fire from the start this season.
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Lichfield and Burntwood people urged to be vigilant during week…
Lichfield Mercury 8 Aug 14
FIREFIGHTERS in Lichfield and Burntwood are preparing for a week of strikes as the dispute with the Governmnet over pensions rumbles on.
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Firefighters strike action: another eight days
Tyburn Mail 8 Aug 14
Firefighters will be staging strikes during the next eight consecutive days starting on Saturday 9 August.
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Industrial action
WM Fire Service 8 Aug 14
Update issued at 2.05pm Saturday 9 August:
This lunchtime’s two-hour strike by firefighters ended at 2pm.
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Two cars found stricken in Wednesfield canal
WV11 8 Aug 14
Two cars were found plunged in separate stretches of a the Essington and Wyrley canal around Wednesfield in the early hours of this morning (8 August).
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Sister pays tribute to skydiver killed in Walsall house fire
Birmingham Mail 8 Aug 14
Roger Still was a former barge skipper and had completed 50 jumps from planes…
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Further fire brigade strikes announced
Tamworth Informed 7 Aug 14
Staffordshire’s Chief Fire Officer is urging revellers and motorists to be vigilant ahead of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) strikes.
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Vile attackers sought after man with learning difficulties targeted in Wolverhampton park
Express & Star 7 Aug 14
A young man with learning difficulties was attacked and had his bag set on fire in a park, police have revealed today.
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Man killed in Walsall house fire is named
Express & Star 7 Aug 14
A man who died in a fire at his home in Walsall has been named locally as Roger Still.
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Cannock Chase BBQ blaze sparks summer safety warning
Tamworth Informed 6 Aug 14
Firefighters are urging people to dispose of barbecues in a safe and sensible way following a fire at a Staffordshire beauty spot caused by a discarded BBQ.
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Beechdale Incident 06/08/2014
Stickymackhouse 6 Aug 14
A Fire engine and Incident vehicle attended an incident in Arkwright Road, Beechdale this morning.
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Staffs Fire Service family fun day 20th September
Connect Cannock 6 Aug 14
Staffs Fire…
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Discarded BBQ causes Chase blaze
Connect Cannock 6 Aug 14
Firefighters are urging people to dispose of barbecues in a safe and sensible way following a fire at a Staffordshire beauty spot.
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Young man with special needs attacked in Wolverhampton
Signal 107 6 Aug 14
There’s a police appeal There's an appeal for information after a man in his 20s with learning difficulties was attacked in a Wolverhampton park.
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Fire crews rescue man from Swanswell Pool in Coventry
Coventry Telegraph 6 Aug 14
Man brought to safety by raft after getting stranded…
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Warning to Lichfield and Burntwood residents ahead of new firefighter strikes
Lichfield Live 6 Aug 14
People in Lichfield and Burntwood are being urged to take extra care as firefighters prepare for a new round of walkouts.
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Boys on arson charge after bus fire
BBC News 6 Aug 14
Two teenagers are charged with arson after fire destroyed a double-decker bus in Birmingham.
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Man left with broken jaw and fractured eye socket in Wolverhampton Northwood Park attack
Birmingham Mail 6 Aug 14
Police appeal for witness after thugs also set fire to his bag in callous assault…
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Fire Safety Advice Available at Rural Roadshows In Staffordshire
Female Imagination 5 Aug 14
Community Safety Officers will be out and about giving people potentially life-saving advice as part of a rural roadshow next week.
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Man killed in Walsall bungalow fire had been told to give up…
Walsall Advertiser 5 Aug 14
A FRIEND of a Walsall man who died in a ferocious blaze caused by smoking materials has told how the victim was urged to give up the habit by medics after suffering a heart attack just days earlier.
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Cradley Heath fire station closes as fire service moves to Barrs Road station
Halesowen News 5 Aug 14
EMOTIONS ran high as Cradley Heath fire station closed its doors for the last time on Monday morning.
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Watch: Firefighters battle huge recycling blaze in Tividale
Birmingham Mail 5 Aug 14
Smoke spotted a mile away as more than 40 fire officers use breathing apparatus to tackle fire at industrial unit in Hainge Road…
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Fire, 4th August
FixMyStreet: Coventry 4 Aug 14
Attempt to set blaze to 2 tree’s and a house is very close to the hazard Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Fenside Avenue, Coventry Report on FixMyStreet…
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3 animals die in Rumer Hill blaze
Connect Cannock 4 Aug 14
A tea light candle left to burn has caused a fire in a carport of a property in Cannock Fire and rescue crews from Cannock and Bloxwich attended the incident on Rumer Hill in Cannock following an emergency call at 10.37am this morning.
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Pets killed in fire sparked by candle at Cannock house
Birmingham Mail 4 Aug 14
Flames engulf 40 hutches stored in car port at property in Rumer Hill…
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Witness appeal after suspected arson in Stourbridge
Stourbridge News 4 Aug 14
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car was set on fire in Stourbridge.
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Tamworth firefighters and council join forces in a high pressure…
Tamworth Herald 4 Aug 14
MORE than a dozen Tamworth firefighters took part in a high pressure training exercise to practice rescuing casualties trapped in the basement of a block of flats.
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Man, 63, dies in fire at home in Walsall
Birmingham Mail 4 Aug 14
It is believed that blaze started by cigarette at property in Brackendale Drive on Yew Tree Estate…
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Man killed in Walsall house fire
Express & Star 4 Aug 14
A man has died following a fatal house fire in Walsall.
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Pensioner dies in Walsall house fire
Walsall Advertiser 4 Aug 14
A 63-year-old-man has died following a fire in Walsall last night (Sunday August 3).
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Man, 63, dies in bungalow fire
BBC News 4 Aug 14
A 63-year-old man dies in a fire at a bungalow in Walsall.
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Investigation into ‘arson’ at pub
BBC News 3 Aug 14
A suspected arson attack is being investigated after a fire at a derelict pub in Stourbridge.
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Jail for jilted thug who set fire to house in Tettenhall
Express & Star 3 Aug 14
A violent thug, who punched and kicked his former girlfriend before setting fire to her house, has been jailed for six years and four months.
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Fire crews battle arson attack at derelict Stourbridge pub
Express & Star 3 Aug 14
Fire crews were called after an arson attack at a derelict pub in the Black Country.
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Train passengers hit by delays after fire in Stafford
Express & Star 3 Aug 14
A fire by a rail line in Stafford is causing delays of up to an hour for passengers.
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Woman rescued after Wolverhampton canal fall
Express & Star 2 Aug 14
A woman in 50s was rescued from a canal by her son and fire crews after slipping from a boat in Wolverhampton.