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Jack Averty

Senior Reporter - @javerty_star

Reporter with the Express & Star, based at head office in Wolverhampton

Stories by Jack Averty

Public ‘fed up’ at creaking 101 police line

Public ‘fed up’ at creaking 101 police line

The public are becoming increasingly fed up and are losing confidence in 101 non emergency lines, a report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has warned.

Crime | Last updated: May 6, 2019

Number of children seeking mental health help rises

Number of children seeking mental health help rises

Health | Last updated: Apr 24, 2019

Revealed: HS2 could end up costing more than £156 billion

Revealed: HS2 could end up costing more than £156 billion

Transport | Last updated: Apr 19, 2019

Brexit: Revoke Article 50 petition called into question over thousands of overseas signatures

Brexit: Revoke Article 50 petition called into question over thousands of overseas signatures

Politics | Last updated: Apr 9, 2019

Revealed: The areas with the highest number of drivers with penalty points

Revealed: The areas with the highest number of drivers with penalty points

Ironbridge | Last updated: Apr 1, 2019

Shropshire and Mid Wales property price rises buck national trend

Shropshire and Mid Wales property price rises buck national trend

Property | Last updated: Apr 1, 2019

Midlands dubbed a 'scrapyard for abandoned cars'

Midlands dubbed a 'scrapyard for abandoned cars'

Crime | Last updated: Mar 30, 2019

Dozens arrested by West Mercia police for begging and sleeping rough

Dozens arrested by West Mercia police for begging and sleeping rough

Crime | Last updated: Mar 15, 2019

Jack Averty: Split sports personality thanks to parents!

Jack Averty: Split sports personality thanks to parents!

Weekend | Last updated: Mar 10, 2019

PCC: Short-term jail stints increase crime

PCC: Short-term jail stints increase crime

Crime | Last updated: Mar 1, 2019

Revealed: Revenge porn mainly being carried out by women

Revealed: Revenge porn mainly being carried out by women

Crime | Last updated: Mar 1, 2019

Revealed: Prisons hiring criminals and gangsters as guards

Revealed: Prisons hiring criminals and gangsters as guards

Crime | Last updated: Feb 28, 2019

Prison businessmen cashing in behind bars thanks to illicit economy driven by drugs and phones

Prison businessmen cashing in behind bars thanks to illicit economy driven by drugs and phones

Crime | Last updated: Feb 28, 2019

From Soviet spy to the disappearing man: How ex-MP John Stonehouse still fascinates

From Soviet spy to the disappearing man: How ex-MP John Stonehouse still fascinates

Politics | Last updated: Feb 28, 2019

Share your snapshots of Shropshire life

Share your snapshots of Shropshire life

Latest photos | Last updated: Feb 25, 2019

Cannabis: How the drug farmers are being weeded out in Shropshire

Cannabis: How the drug farmers are being weeded out in Shropshire

Telford | Last updated: Feb 21, 2019

Taxi drivers in Telford and Shrewsbury accused of serious sexual crimes

Taxi drivers in Telford and Shrewsbury accused of serious sexual crimes

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Feb 15, 2019

West Midlands universities criticised for handing out thousands of unconditional offers

West Midlands universities criticised for handing out thousands of unconditional offers

Education | Last updated: Feb 9, 2019

West Midlands buses see fewer people than ever before

West Midlands buses see fewer people than ever before

Local Hubs | Last updated: Feb 6, 2019

New tech means new problems for motorists

New tech means new problems for motorists

Features | Last updated: Jan 30, 2019

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