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Health NewsRevealed: This is how under pressure Birmingham ambulance services areWest Midlands Ambulance Service Trust received more than 1.2 million emergency phone calls in the 12 months to July 2018, new figures have revealed
Health NewsHuge new Walsall health centre is backed despite opposition
Health bosses say new facility will transform services and care for patients
Health NewsPlans for huge new Walsall health centre set for approval
The new medical facility will replace the Challenge Building in Walsall
Health NewsBirmingham mental health patients sent HUNDREDS of miles for treatmentIt means they were sent to a unit outside the catchment area of their mental health service in order to receive the inpatient treatment they needed
Health NewsThe shocking number of people waiting over four weeks for a GP appointment
Data from NHS England shows that, in January, one in 42 patients faced a so-called “mega-wait”
Health NewsBirmingham booze shame with girls TWICE as likely to end up in hospital because of alcoholNew figures from NHS Digital reveal that 92 girls in the city were admitted to hospital
Health NewsThe Birmingham and Midlands hospitals seeing outbreaks of norovirusFigures from Public Health England’s hospital norovirus outbreak reporting scheme (HNORS) recorded 10 outbreaks of norovirus-type symptoms
Health NewsThe heartbreaking toll alcohol is having on Brummies' health revealedExclusive figures show around 195 people were admitted to hospitals in Birmingham five or more times in 2017/18 due to conditions caused by alcohol
Health NewsThe worrying number of Birmingham pensioners hospitalised by falls every dayThere were 3,420 “finished admission episodes” involving people over 65
HomeShopping centre protesters could stand in Sandwell local elections
Members of the Save Lion Farm Fields are considering entering Sandwell's local elections in May
Health NewsThe staggering number of Birmingham deaths due to air pollutionNew figures from Public Health England suggest one in 18 deaths of people over 30 in Birmingham (5.6%) in 2017 may be attributable
Regional AffairsSelf-harm inside HMP Birmingham soars amid 'national prison scandal'New Ministry of Justice figures show there were 593 cases of self-harm recorded at Birmingham Prison in 2017/18
Health NewsInquiry launched into deaths of five pregnant women
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has launched an inquiry at City Hospital
Local NewsThe huge price the Black Country pays for obesity and lack of exercise
Sandwell is one of the worst ares in the UK for childhood obesity, whole Wolverhampton Walsall and Dudley all have problems
Local NewsChildren's care service improves for first time in decade in Birmingham
Children's social care services in Birmingham have improved on their rating of 'inadequate' for the first time in a decade, it has been revealed.
Health NewsHundreds in Birmingham hit by Victorian diseases - including rickets, cholera, and gout13 diseases are gout, tuberculosis, malnutrition, whooping cough, measles, scurvy, typhoid, scarlet fever, diphtheria, mumps, rickets, cholera, and vitamin D deficiency
Regional AffairsWorrying rise in abuse and neglect of adults in care in Walsall
Figures show the number of adult safeguarding risks is rising
Health NewsWest Midlands Ambulance staff losing startling number of days due to stressSeparate workforce figures show there are a total of 2,671 full-time or equivalent staff at West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Health NewsBirmingham patients are waiting more than four hours at A&EsAt University Hospitals Birmingham, just 73.5% of patients waited less than four hours from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge
Health NewsHundreds of Brummies with mental illnesses aren’t taking prescribed medicationThis is the first time that figures on the number of people given medication has been published
Health NewsHundreds of four and five-year-olds are underweight when they start school
NHS figures reveal West Midlands children who aren’t getting enough to eat, as MPs urge the Government to appoint a Minister for Hunger
Regional AffairsClean Air Zone won't reduce Birmingham's pollution in time
Move to block controversial charge fails
Regional AffairsThe NHS mistakes in Birmingham so serious they should never have happenedThe trust with the most never events in Birmingham was University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which had eight
Health NewsStruggles to see a GP is top concern of Solihull patients
Health watchdog reports common frustrations getting an appointment
Regional AffairsScathing criticism of Birmingham City Council following third auditor warningAdministration 'simply cannot be trusted with public money' - claim             
Regional AffairsNew HS2 railway bridges will look like 'giant Lego bricks'Artist impression shows the bridges that will be cast off-site and brought in
Regional AffairsPlan to stop flooding tragedies in Walsall approvedAction is being taken to avoid repeat of tragic death from last year's Walsall floods
TescoTesco fined £300k for strawberries 'offer' after Birmingham shopper's complaintSupermarket giant Tesco was prosecuted today at Birmingham Crown Court under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations Act 2008
Regional AffairsRevealed: This is how Moor Street station will look after huge revampTransport chiefs unveil early concepts which could see new platforms and a public square to connect station to HS2
EdgbastonPort Loop takes shape as Homes England loans £7m to projectGovernment's housing arm backs regen project as developers bring first pre-fab homes to site on cranes
High Speed 2£4m fund to restore woodland damaged by HS2Second round of funding aimed at restoring woodland affected by development of high-speed rail line between Birmingham and London
High Speed 2Comment: Putting transport at heart of business strategyMaria Machancoses from transport body Midlands Connect says the message from businesses is  clear that efficient transport is vital to achieving growth
HousingComment: Houses built in factories are the answerArchitect Joe Holyoak welcomes a move by the city to start building more municipal housing
News OpinionComment: Praise be to Brutalist marvelsMary Keating from Brutiful Birmingham argues that two Birmingham churches showcase the city's best Brutalist credentials
Regional AffairsScathing criticism of Birmingham City Council following third auditor warningAdministration 'simply cannot be trusted with public money' - claim             
Regional AffairsPlan to stop flooding tragedies in Walsall approvedAction is being taken to avoid repeat of tragic death from last year's Walsall floods
Regional AffairsNew HS2 railway bridges will look like 'giant Lego bricks'Artist impression shows the bridges that will be cast off-site and brought in
HomeClean Air Zone solution for private hire trade that 'won't break the bank''There is no other city in the UK like Birmingham for LPG.'
WarwickshireOpen house event at Warwickshire barn conversion this SaturdaySaturday sees an open event at this beautiful barn conversion in Morton Bagot near Studley.
Birmingham Post Business AwardsBirmingham Post Business Awards 2019 opens for entriesOur annual celebration of the city's top businesses and organisations will celebrate achievement across 14 categories including five new awards for this year
Jewellery QuarterNew Jewellery Quarter base for digital agencyLightbox takes up residency in new home in historic St Paul's Square
FinanceAsk the Experts - get the latest tax bill advice from Haines Watts, BirminghamHenry Briggs, partner at Haines Watts, shares his advice on keeping your tax bill at a minimum ahead of the end of the tax year
EdgbastonPort Loop takes shape as Homes England loans £7m to projectGovernment's housing arm backs regen project as developers bring first pre-fab homes to site on cranes
Irwin MitchellDouble awards delight for Birmingham law firm Anthony CollinsPractice named regional law firm of the year again while Irwin Mitchell celebrates hat trick of wins