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Business NewsBirmingham firms win new funding to help military personnel with mental wellbeing
New capital will support pair of companies to develop a chatbot app aimed at supporting staff with range of wellbeing services
HomeChildren as young as three suffering mental health issues
Ambassador scheme supports Walsall school children suffering stress and anxiety
Health NewsWalsall Manor Hospital ward closed to visitors over bug outbreakNorovirus triggers restrictions to protect staff and patients
Regional AffairsNew 'flagship' medical centre for Wednesbury is approved
It will provide 13 consulting rooms and 32 parking spaces
Health NewsSix staff quit Walsall NHS trust due to bullying - report
The number of reported bullying issues higher in 2018 than the previous year
Health News500 per cent rise in children taken into care in Birmingham - revealed
256 children were taken into care last year - rising from just 48 in 2013/14
Health NewsHow disabled Brummies are scandalously far less likely to be employedSome 117,500 people aged between 16 and 64 in Birmingham were recorded as being disabled in 2017/18
Health NewsHealth shake-up could delay long-awaited Metropolitan Hospital
There are plans to redraw boundaries for health services
Health NewsStaff shortage contributes to NHS funding crisis
Hospital trusts in Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton are spending millions more than planned
Regional AffairsThousands juggling full time care and full time work in BirminghamFigures from the Office for National Statistics show that there are 104,683 unpaid carers living in Birmingham
Health NewsThe parts of the Black Country with the fattest kids - childhood obesity rates where YOU live31.8% of Year 6 children - those aged 10 and 11 - in St Peter’s in Wolverhampton are considered obese
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
Regional AffairsConservative members want to scrap HS2 high speed rail linePoll of Tory party members suggests future of the HS2 scheme could be an issue in party leadership contest
Regional AffairsFears new powers could target rough sleepers in BirminghamIt includes a ban on begging
Regional AffairsConservative MP says he 'can well understand' why voters might back rival Brexit PartyFormer Conservative whip Michael Fabricant says people might vote for the Brexit Party as a 'protest' at the Government's failure
Regional AffairsRush hour warning to commuters using trains this weekRail companies have introduced new summer timetables over the weekend - remember to check before you travel to see if your regular time has changed
Regional AffairsPraise as boss leaves Dudley Council after four years'She goes somewhere which will not have the volatility that we experience here'
LadywoodComment: Ladywood regen plans must not repeat past mistakesArchitect Joe Holyoak casts his eye over the next major public plans to regenerate inner city suburb as the council brings a private developer on board
TransportVintage Trains launches new transport partnershipSteam train company is working with West Midlands transport chiefs on plans to boost regional economy
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
Commercial PropertyNew plan to create 5,000 homes in Birmingham urban quarterCity council launches consultation into Rea Valley Urban Quarter project which could transform 180 acres
Regional AffairsConservative members want to scrap HS2 high speed rail linePoll of Tory party members suggests future of the HS2 scheme could be an issue in party leadership contest
Great Birmingham RunPwC helping to make Birmingham better by tackling city 10K for LoveBrum charityLoveBrum will benefit from efforts of 200 runners and walkers from professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers
Commercial PropertyUniversity science lab and Jewellery Quarter apartments win RIBA AwardsPair of Birmingham buildings have taken the next step towards the coveted Stirling Prize
ManufacturingJaguar Land Rover sales blow as car giant suffers £3.6bn annual lossJaguar Land Rover has released its results for the 2018/19 financial year
Great Birmingham RunPwC helping to make Birmingham better by tackling city 10K for LoveBrum charityLoveBrum will benefit from efforts of 200 runners and walkers from professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers
FinanceMajor investment for traffic management firmMercia Fund Managers backs Total Resources UK with £8m injection
AstonNew Birmingham hub for Christmas decorations firmCompany founded in the US has brought together several operations under one roof in Aston
Colmore RowPartner promotions at property consultancyCushman & Wakefield makes series of promotions at its Birmingham office
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