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| In brief... Police warn against vigilante action Police have warned they will not allow vigilante-type action after posters naming a man as a paedophile were put in telephone boxes in Stafford. The posters, which have been removed, appeared in the Silkmore and Exeter Street areas of Stafford. They alleged that a local man was a paedophile and urged parents to protect their children. Police spokesman Tim Martin said the posters could be very damaging if the person named was innocent. ======================================= Dismembered horse A passer-by has discovered the dismembered remains of a horse by the side of a road in Wolverhampton. The RSPCA said the person found four plastic bags covered with blood containing the legs, head, skin and intestines of the animal on Thursday morning. It is not known whether the brown-and-white horse, which is believed to be between four and 10 years old, was killed before it was dismembered. RSPCA Inspector Barry Williams said: "We would like to hear from anyone who saw anything in Kennels Lane in the early hours of Thursday or who knows of a horse like this which has gone missing or been stolen." ======================================= Crushed driver identified Staffordshire Police have identified a delivery driver who was crushed to death at a water treatment works as 40-year-old Mark Worrallo. The driver was hit by a shipment of timber and steel supports at the Seedy Mill plant, near Lichfield, Staffordshire on Thursday. He suffered severe head and chest injuries in the accident as he and two other workmen were lifting the load off the back of his truck by crane. Mr Worrallo was flown to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, but died later from his injuries. A health and safety investigation is under way at the site, where an extension is being built to the existing works. ======================================= Failing school to close A Nottingham secondary school that has had some of the worst exam results in the country is expected to close for good next year. Parents of pupils at William Crane Comprehensive in Aspley were informed of the closure on Friday morning. The city education authority has taken steps to attract parents and pupils back to the city's schools in the past few years. But Nottingham City Council's education spokesman John Collins said it was difficult to see a future for this particular school. ======================================= Pupils 'thrown off' bus An investigation is underway after more than 30 children were allegedly thrown off a school bus by a driver. The bus driver, employed by Basford-based Dunn Line, was taking the youngsters to a secondary school in Derby on Wednesday. A petrol station attendant saw the bus pulling into a lay-by on the A52 where a group of children got off and walked across fields to get to their school. Local authorities say bus contractors are supposed to ensure children are taken to and from school using scheduled routes. 19th January 2002 |
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