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Josh Giltrap

@JoshGiltrap

Production journalist @itvcentral

 Birmingham, England
Joined September 2011
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@ITVCentralMay 18
Family of Leicester pensioner injured in crash want 'dangerous driver stopped' itv.com/news/central/2026-05…
Family want answers after mobility scooter crash | ITV News

Family want answers after mobility scooter crash | ITV News

Kumud Patel, who is 84, was left in the road after her mobility scooter was hit by a vehicle which stopped - then drove off - on November 17 last year. | ITV News Central

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@ITVCentralMay 19
'Clearly an issue with with risk assessment' at NHS Trust which cared for Valdo Calocane itv.com/news/central/2026-05…

NHS boss probed on emails where he was 'fed up' of Nottingham inquiry | ITV News

The former head of mental health services in Nottinghamshire has told today's hearing that 'insufficient steps' were taken around risk management. | ITV News Central

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@ITVCentralApr 15
Exclusive: Labour faces losing half its seats in Birmingham amid Reform surge, ITV News Central poll reveals itv.com/news/central/2026-04…
Labour faces losing half of Birmingham seats amid Reform surge, poll reveals | ITV News

Labour faces losing half of Birmingham seats amid Reform surge, poll reveals | ITV News

Labour could lose dozens of seats in the next local elections, according to an exclusive poll commissioned by ITV News Central. | ITV News Central

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@ITVCentralJan 15
Why are people calling on West Midlands Police boss to quit after Maccabi ban?itv.com/news/central/2026-01…
Why ministers are calling for West Midlands Police boss to quit | ITV News

Why ministers are calling for West Midlands Police boss to quit | ITV News

Shabana Mahmood said she had lost confidence in the top boss, and said she would "reintroduce the Home Secretary’s power to dismiss chief constables". | ITV News Central

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@ITVCentralJan 14
Families of Nottingham attack victims 'fear further disasters' after CQC report itv.com/news/central/2026-01…

'It will happen again': Nottingham attack families 'fear further disasters' | ITV News

Relatives of those killed by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham said "serious changes" are needed at the NHS Trust that provided his mental healthcare. | ITV News Central

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After nearly a decade working in radio news working with some amazing people, I've done my last bulletin for a while. I'm now off to try my hand at telly in a new job over at ITV Central!
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Enjoyed talking to volunteers for this - especially Pat who said if they're asked to do anything like this again the answer would be "no." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn51…
8,000 knitted poppies made for Worcester remembrance display

8,000 knitted poppies made for Worcester remembrance display

Volunteers spend many hours sewing the knitted poppies on to netting.

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One of the weirder days of court reporting I've done... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gk…

Mohamed Samak 'scared to get the blame', Worcester court hears

Mohamed Samak has denied murdering his wife, Joanne Samak, who died from multiple stab wounds.

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'Disgust' as Nazi symbols painted on garage doors bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxy…

'Disgust' as Nazi symbols painted on garage doors in Worcester

A resident blames the graffiti on "far-right thuggery" and a councillor says he was left "revolted".

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Legendary Black Country bakery reopens bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2en…
Legendary West Bromwich bakery Firkins returns with huge queue

Legendary West Bromwich bakery Firkins returns with huge queue

Customers have flocked to Firkins in West Bromwich, with its baked goods flying off the shelves.

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Ball Hill litter picking hub aims to boost Coventry clean-ups bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ep…
Ball Hill litter picking hub aims to boost Coventry clean-ups

Ball Hill litter picking hub aims to boost Coventry clean-ups

A new Clean Up Hub opens in Coventry as residents in the area raise concerns at levels of litter.

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Done some bin strike reporting - as is mandatory while working in Birmingham; bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev4…

Birmingham bin strike forces retirees to sort rotting waste

Residents of a retirement complex say their uncollected waste blocked their rubbish chute.

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Telle debut on Midlands Today, today! I have forced my wife to watch the news several times already, and I intend to keep doing so.
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Also wrote words on the story; bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1eg…
Cannock sisters' day trips an 'affordable way to see the world'

Cannock sisters' day trips an 'affordable way to see the world'

Many choose "extreme day trips" for affordability, but the environmental cost has been criticised.

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You have to wonder if the seagull thinks the crowds are cheering for him.
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Like James Cameron searching the frozen sea for the Titanic - I too have been out looking for sunken boats in frozen water. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80y…
Boat owners 'stuck' by sunken narrowboat in Coventry

Boat owners 'stuck' by sunken narrowboat in Coventry

Frustrated boat owners have resorted to trying to move the sunken vessel themselves.

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Been covering The Clonkening in Willenhall this week:
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@BBCCWR5 Feb 2025
Willenhall residents 'driven mad' by noisy drain bbc.in/4aK4kMO
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More here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj48…

Willenhall street kept awake by noisy manhole cover

People on St James Lane in Coventry say the sound when cars drive over it may make them move house.

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Have a newfound respect for business journalists after doing this story from start to finish. Hours of work for a few minutes of radio. Worth it in the end though!
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@BBCCWR22 Jan 2025
Staff at Brandon Hall Hotel say that since it closed they're still owed wages bbc.in/4jAU6m6
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In which I ask the question "are those my insides?"
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@BBCCWR16 Jan 2025
Men in Coventry and Warwickshire encouraged to get a potentially life-saving aneurysm scan. Our reporter Josh Giltrap went to find out what it's like. bbc.in/4g27tIV
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