"Heartless" thieves have stolen the wheels from vans used by Wolverhampton City Council's Meals on Wheels service.

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"Following this latest information we have decided as a precaution to temporarily withdraw all beef products sourced from Welsh Bros Foods from our schools, meals-on-wheels service and other council catering outlets, " he said.

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Meal on Wheels had to cancel its service on Tuesday because it was too dangerous for its drivers to reach its 80 clients who receive hot meals.

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Rebecca Shearing, manager of West Cornwall Community Wheels, said if the cuts were made, the service could close.

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Titan generally manufactures both wheels and tires for these markets and provides the value-added service of assembling the completed wheel-tire system.

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The council also plans to close some services including Anlaby Park library and three customer service centres, as well as increasing the cost of its meals on wheels scheme.

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At Johnson's Tire Service, manager Matt Witwer said his crews are getting on average 10 customers a day whose wheels have been destroyed or damaged by potholes.

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