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Tim Hewitt

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Sister papers step in to prevent more tragedies

A week-long campaign by the Tamworth Herald which offered readers free smoke alarms has received more than 330 calls and e-mails. Staffordshire Fire Service recently began a policy of offering to fit free alarms in every private home in the

Mercury 'coming home'

The Lichfield Mercury is ‘coming home’ with the move of its counter services to a new city centre office. From today a new reception will be open at Mercury House, Breadmarket Street, to replace the old facility at Graphic House

Tera sparks changes in the Midlands

Readers of the Lichfield Mercury are noticing changes to the design of their paper – as a result of Central Independent’s move into the world of Tera. The difference most obvious to readers will be a new typeface and a

Mercury takes action in bid to prevent further tragedy

The Lichfield Mercury is backing a home safety campaign to make window blinds safer, after the tragic death of a city three-year-old in April. Maddie Whitehead was strangled after becoming trapped in the loose pull chains of a conservatory blind.