Coal crisis in the Midlands
Not long ago it would seem unthinkable...the Midlands running out of coal. But that's exactly what's happening.
'Cursed' doll goes under the hammer in horror auction
A tube that almost killed a sword swallower and a 'cursed' ventriloquist's doll go under the hammer in a bizarre Leamington Spa auction.
Jury reaches verdict in plane crash inquiry
The jury has reached its verdicts in the case of five people who died in a crash between two planes over Warwickshire four years ago.
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RAIL: LEAMINGTON SPA TO COVENTRY
A normal service is expected to resume between Coventry and #LeamingtonSpa from start of service today following a signalling problem #fb
From @nationalrailenq on Twitter:Twitter congratulates Nigel Murray on boccia bronze
WOO HOO!! GB TAKE ONE ON THE LAST END FOR BRONZE!!! GO GB #boccia #GoParalympicsGB
From @GBBoccia on Twitter:Congratulations to Nigel Murray and @gbboccia who take the bronze medal and thank you to @matthewcpinsent for the updates
From @Coventry2012 on Twitter:7-5 to GB the final score. Enjoyed that. As have the Excel crowd.
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Leamington Spa's Nigel Murray helps ParalympicsGB to boccia bronze
Nigel Murray from Leamington Spa has won a bronze medal as part of the ParalympicsGB team who beat Portugal 5-7. Nigel, 48, is currently ranked number 1 in the world and won golds in the Beijing and Sydney games.
£370m potential boost to economy
Transport chiefs say rail projects costing £60m could create more than 4,400 new jobs and boost the West Midlands economy by £370m a year.
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