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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 AffairsAnti social behaviour fears as failed care home 'to become hostel'
Walsall Council's planning committee is expected to approve the proposal for the former Orchard Manor home
Health NewsBirmingham hospitals cancelling 12 operations a day in 'austerity' scandalLast-minute cancellations take place on the day the operation is scheduled, including after the patient has arrived at hospital
Regional AffairsPlan to stop flooding tragedies in Walsall approvedAction is being taken to avoid repeat of tragic death from last year's Walsall floods
PropertyBirmingham property boom revealed as house prices skyrocketIn the West Midlands as a whole, the value of detached houses rose the most over the year - by 6.1 per cent
Selly OakSelly Oak student landlord told to tear down extensionsResidents celebrate after planning inspector rules that large extensions would overshadow neighbours
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
HomeTransfer of policing powers to the mayor is rejectedThe board of the WMCA voted to reject the transfer, despite a public consultation showing support for the idea
Regional AffairsPlan to stop flooding tragedies in Walsall approvedAction is being taken to avoid repeat of tragic death from last year's Walsall floods
HousingComment: Houses built in factories are the answerArchitect Joe Holyoak welcomes a move by the city to start building more municipal housing
Business NewsMidlands Media Awards PanelMidlands Media Awards Panel
Business NewsJet2 plans four new route launches from BirminghamAirline and holiday company expands it presence at city's airport
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