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Tag Archives: health

Ammalife

Concert raises funds for Birmingham medical charity

A charity concert has raised £700 for the Edgbaston-based charity Ammalife.

27 April, 2014 in Charities, Edgbaston, Health, NHS, What's on.

Call for safe biking

Local ambulance chiefs are reminding bikers not to turn a minor mishap into something more serious.

8 August, 2013 in Emergency Services, Health, Most recent, NHS.

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.

24 July, 2013 in Comment, Features, Health, Most recent, Politics.

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.

19 July, 2013 in Health, Kings Norton.

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

19 July, 2013 in Birmingham, Cookery, Education, Food and drink.

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.

8 July, 2013 in Birmingham, Health, Local history.

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

3 July, 2013 in Birmingham, Emergency Services, Health, Kings Norton.

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.

3 July, 2013 in Birmingham, Health.

Smethwick fire update

A number of injuries have been reported in one of the Midlands’ biggest-ever peacetime blazes.

1 July, 2013 in Environment, Health, Most recent, West Midlands.

Marks and Spencer calls for plan to save bees

Marks and Spencer has today called on the Government to create a Bee Action Plan.

27 June, 2013 in Farming, Gardening, Most recent, United Kingdom.

Local primary schools awarded at Health for Life presentation event

Fifteen schools from across Birmingham have been awarded with Health for Life certification

25 June, 2013 in Birmingham, Education, Health.
Poppy Picnic

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

21 June, 2013 in Eating out, Food and drink, Halesowen.

Police welcome report

A national report into policing mental health suffers has been released.

20 June, 2013 in Emergency Services, Most recent, Police, West Midlands.

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.

15 June, 2013 in Environment, Gardening, Most recent, Politics, United Kingdom.

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.

15 June, 2013 in Health, What's on.

Fry’s the limit

Laurence Inman on having it all yet having nothing and has some words of advice for Stephen Fry.

13 June, 2013 in Comment, Features, Most recent.

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.

24 May, 2013 in Art and Leisure, Emergency Services, Festivals, Gardening, Health, Most recent, West Midlands.

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.

20 May, 2013 in Coventry, Education, Health, Most recent.

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.

9 May, 2013 in Birmingham, Health, Property Press.

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.

8 May, 2013 in Birmingham, Health.
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“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.

1 May, 2013 in Birmingham, Cycling, Environment, Motoring, Transport.

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.

26 April, 2013 in Coventry, Faith, Health, Medicine, Most recent.

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.

26 April, 2013 in Birmingham, Faith, Health, What's on.

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.

19 April, 2013 in Birmingham, Health, NHS.

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.

4 April, 2013 in Health, Medicine, Most recent, Wolverhampton.

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.

2 April, 2013 in Most recent, Swimming, Wolverhampton.

It helps if you can see where you’re going

TR Fleet and Specsavers link to promote safer driver

22 March, 2013 in Business, Environment, Transport, West Midlands.

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

14 March, 2013 in Birmingham.

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

7 March, 2013 in Health, Most recent, Solihull.

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.

6 March, 2013 in Birmingham, Health.

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