A BUS has been left badly damaged after it was engulfed in flames at a Redditch school.

Two crews attended the blaze at Tudor Grange Academy in Woodrow Drive at 3.42pm (today) Wednesday, November 18.

The fire, on a Diamond bus, was put out by firefighters was extinguished using two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets.

Principal Rose Rees said: “The bus had just arrived in the school grounds and so no students were on board."

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PEOPLE in Bromsgrove are being urged to remain vigilant in light of the Paris attacks, as the UK terrorist threat level remains at severe.

The warning means an attack is highly likely but there is no specific intelligence that would suggest particular venues or events are more at risk.

Police are reminding residents to remain highly vigilant to anything untoward or suspicious.

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A BRIERLEY Hill drug addict has been jailed after a "spur of the moment" raid on a second-hand car dealership.

Brett Spittle, aged 31, was described as a "prolific but not very successful burglar" when he appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

"Plenty of clues" were left behind by Spittle and 21-year-old Benjamin Winkett after they broke into Corbett Motors in Cinder Bank, Netherton.

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A MAN charged with obstructing police just before another man fell off the roof of a house in Kidderminster has appeared in court.

Mark Reece pleaded not guilty to wilfully obstructing PCs Edwards, Stevens, Clarke and Rutherford at a house in Radford Avenue just before a 31-year-old plunged from the roof and was left fighting for his life on October 12 when he appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday, November 12.

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BUDDING Old Hill singer James Wythes is urging local fans to get behind him to achieve his dream of performing backed by a 60-piece orchestra at top comedian Jason Manford's Christmas show.

James, aged 21, of Station Road, has entered a competition to sing at the Jason Manford Christmas show, accompanied by the Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra, at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on December 8.

See how to vote for him here.

 

A JEREMY Kyle Show-loving Stourbridge pensioner had the treat of a lifetime when she got the chance to meet the silver screen star.

Kathleen Byrne is such a die-hard fan of the daily ITV talk show that she refuses to let any of the staff at Tudor Manor Care Home – where she has been a resident for the past 14 years – do anything with her until the show has finished.

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