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Older people tend to be more punctual and able to spell, says Tory MP

Older people tend to be more “punctual” and “able to spell” compared with their younger counterparts, a Conservative MP said. Michael Fabricant listed the qualities of adults aged 50 and over as he urged the Government to do more to support them ...

06 Mar 2023 at 15:46

Man charged with murder after woman, 68, dies from neck injuries

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a 68-year-old woman. Valerie Freer died as a result of neck injuries in the village of Whittington, near Lichfield, and was found on the driveway of her home by paramedics at around 10.53am ...

11 Mar 2022 at 12:25

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Asos sales tumble by almost a fifth amid overhaul efforts

Online fashion firm Asos has seen half-year sales slump by nearly a fifth after slashing stock levels and taking action to turn around the business. The firm said sales fell by around 18% in the six months to March 3. It blamed the fall on ...

26 Mar 2024 at 09:19

Council appeals for help to trace fly-tippers who cut off homes and businesses

A local authority is seeking video evidence to track down fly-tippers who dumped a huge mound of building waste stretching more than 40ft along a two-lane road, blocking access to homes and businesses. Contractors began work to remove the ...

21 Jan 2025 at 10:59

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Asos announces slump in revenue and mothballing of Lichfield warehouse

Asos has said its revenue slumped in the last financial year as it became a smaller but, it said, a more resilient business and decided to mothball one of its UK warehouses. Revenue fell by 10% to £3.5 billion in the year to the ...

01 Nov 2023 at 09:08

Veteran Tory MP singles out 1997 re-election as career highlight

A veteran Tory MP has described holding on to his seat in the 1997 general election as his biggest career achievement. Sir Michael Fabricant, Conservative MP for Lichfield, put his lengthy political career down to his interest ...

12 Dec 2023 at 15:11

Man and business charged over 27-tonne mound of waste that blocked road

A man and a business have been charged over a fly-tipping incident where a mound of waste weighing more than 27 tonnes cut off access to homes and businesses. The pile of waste, measuring over 20-metres-long and two metres ...

19 May 2025 at 15:11

VE Day veteran recalls bumping into his father during Normandy invasion

A 100-year-old RAF veteran who will be leading VE Day processions on Monday has recalled being “gobsmacked” after bumping into his father by chance during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Alan Kennett, who will turn 101 ...

05 May 2025 at 00:01

Two tipper trucks believed to be involved in fly-tipping 10ft-high waste mound

Council officers investigating the dumping of a 30-tonne mound of waste on a country road have appealed for dashcam footage of two tipper-type lorries caught on CCTV in the area. Lichfield District Council believes the ...

22 Jan 2025 at 10:45

Alan Turing papers found in loft and nearly shredded to be auctioned

Scientific papers belonging to Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing which were discovered in a loft and nearly shredded are expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction next month. The archive of papers ...

21 May 2025 at 19:13

Codebreaker Alan Turing’s scientific papers sell for ‘record’ £465,000

Scientific papers belonging to the Second World War codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing which were nearly shredded after being discovered in a loft have sold for a total of £465,400 at auction. The ...

17 Jun 2025 at 22:04

Man denies murdering five-week-old baby

A man has appeared in court to deny murdering a five-week-old baby. Sean Jefferson, 34, entered not guilty pleas to eight alleged offences in a brief hearing in front of Judge Kristina Montgomery KC at ...

11 Jun 2025 at 16:25

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