Concert raises funds for Birmingham medical charity
A charity concert has raised £700 for the Edgbaston-based charity Ammalife.
Call for safe biking
Local ambulance chiefs are reminding bikers not to turn a minor mishap into something more serious.
Memo to all sections in Department of Health
Laurence Inman has seen a secret memo and, in true Wikileaks fashion, reveals its contents just prior to his arrest.
Hospice launches Harborne Fundraising Groups to raise vital funds
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice has unveiled its latest venture aimed at supporting the services on which so many rely.
Birmingham pupils become ‘Masterchefs’ for a day
A dozen students from three Birmingham schools swapped the classroom for the kitchen to become ‘Masterchefs’ for the day
Lantern walk to celebrate 25 years of Acorns
Acorns Children’s Hospice has announced a brand new event with its Lantern Walk, taking place on Saturday 12th October.
West Midlands Fire Service to the rescue for Cure Leukaemia
Fire fighters from Highgate, Kings Norton, Ladywood and Northfield fire stations are taking on a job like no other
Befriending service reaches out to people with dementia in Birmingham
A service which enables people at risk of getting dementia, or who are newly diagnosed, to continue to do the things they enjoy has been launched by Alzheimer’s Society in Birmingham.
Smethwick fire update
A number of injuries have been reported in one of the Midlands’ biggest-ever peacetime blazes.
Marks and Spencer calls for plan to save bees
Marks and Spencer has today called on the Government to create a Bee Action Plan.
Local primary schools awarded at Health for Life presentation event
Fifteen schools from across Birmingham have been awarded with Health for Life certification
Halesowen Muslim community holds a Poppy Picnic for the Armed Forces
Halesowen community invited to join in a big Poppy Picnic this Saturday to support The Royal British Legion’s vital work for the Armed Forces community
Police welcome report
A national report into policing mental health suffers has been released.
Should we really be pissing weedkiller?
The Government is being urged to take urgent action on pesticides after laboratory tests found traces of the weed killer glyphosate in the bodies of people across numerous European countries, including Britain.
Southside gets spiritual with Tai Chi Stuff
This summer Birmingham’s Southside district is getting in touch with its inner Chi with a programme of uplifting Tai Chi classes in the Arcadian.
Fry’s the limit
Laurence Inman on having it all yet having nothing and has some words of advice for Stephen Fry.
Enjoy yourself and stay safe
Local ambulance chiefs have issued advice for anyone taking advantage of what might, possibly, be some decent Bank Holiday weather.
University programme first to offer training to cosmetics industry
A new study programme at Coventry University is set to become the first in the country to offer an accredited qualification to practitioners working in the cosmetic enhancement industry.
Birmingham LGBT opens sports and fitness studio in Southside
Birmingham LGBT has added a new sports and fitness studio to its thriving Health and Wellbeing Centre in Birmingham’s Southside district.
Award winning Birmingham project helps thousands
My Time CIC, a social enterprise owned by service users in inner city Birmingham, has helped thousands of people overcome mental health issues by offering a variety of learning opportunities.
“UK Government is failing in its legal duty to protect Brummies”
The Supreme Court has today ruled that the UK Government is failing in its legal duty to protect Brummies from the harmful effects of air pollution.
University secures funding to help combat female genital mutilation
Coventry University is set to lead a Europe-wide project which aims to put an end to the illegal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), after it was awarded funding to continue research into the issue.
Birmingham’s Southside gets spiritual with Tai Chi
This summer Birmingham’s Southside district will be getting in touch with its inner Chi with a programme of uplifting Tai Chi classes in the Arcadian.
Cure Leukaemia announces 100% nursing funds increase
Birmingham-based Cure Leukaemia has announced record financial results that will see the charity double the amount of funding for research nurses in the West Midlands.
Professor receives fellowship to research men’s health inequalities
An academic based at the University of Wolverhampton has been awarded a Winston Churchill Travel fellowship in the area of medicine and health.
Walsall among the first to host new swimming experience
Swimmers at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus will become some of the first in the UK to try a new swimming experience developed by fitness experts.
It helps if you can see where you’re going
TR Fleet and Specsavers link to promote safer driver
If the answer’s Belgium it must be a pub quiz
The Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice Rubery Fundraising Group will be holding a pub quiz from 8pm on Thursday 21st March
Solihull Hospital breast care patients invited to meet with Sir Ian Kennedy
Sir Ian Kennedy is inviting breast cancer patients who were treated by surgeon, Mr Ian Paterson, at Solihull Hospital to an open meeting
A&E under pressure
A&E departments at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals remain under pressure this week and doctors are urging people to consider alternatives if their case is not urgent.