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'I had no warning of flooding', says farmer

Sheep stranded by rising water during one of the floods in Hopwas.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

THE owner of land in Hopwas which has flooded several times this year, drowning numerous helpless sheep, said he had no warnings about the rising water.

Speaking to the Mercury this week, Peter Henton of Two Gates Farm explained how he and his family regularly...

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Business leaders call for halt on interest rate cuts

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

LICHFIELD and Chase business leaders are urging the Bank of England not to cut interest rates again on Thursday. The bank's monetary policy...

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Police name Lichfield crash death man

Monday, January 05, 2009

A MAN who died following a car crash on the A38 near Barton in the early hours of Sunday morning has been named by police as Adam Hayward. The...

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Railway line 'back to normal'

Monday, January 05, 2009

TRAIN passengers were hoping for a return to normal services on the Trent Valley line through Lichfield this morning following a fatal light...

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Train service badly affected by plane crash

Friday, January 02, 2009

TRAIN services on the busy West Coast Main Line through Lichfield were severely disrupted today by a plane crash in which two people are now...

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Woolworths spared the axe – but just for one day

Woolies is set to close on January 6. (AW8429-0001LM)

Friday, January 02, 2009

LICHFIELD'S Woolworths has been granted a day's reprieve and is now expected to shut up shop on Tuesday, January 6. The final closure of the...

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City supermarket closure date announced

Thursday, January 01, 2009

A MAJOR Lichfield supermarket will be shut for just over nine months while it is rebuilt, it has been confirmed.The Mercury first revealed back...

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Olympic medallist is made MBE

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

OLYMPIC cyclist Paul Manning has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours List.The former Chase Terrace High School pupil was...

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Thieves give pet owner the bird

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

A PAIR of rare nectar-feeding birds entrusted by their late owner to his pensioner parents have been stolen from an aviary in Lichfield. The...

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Anger over disturbance by Christmas railway works

Access denied – but rail transporters bent the rules, as well as the sign, to access a railway compound off New Road, Armitage, over Christmas. (Picture courtesy Linda Martin)

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

RESIDENTS in Armitage had their very own nightmare before Christmas when a huge rail transporter rumbled through the village. New Road resident...

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