
Meet Nynoka Grant - founder of a thriving vegan-friendly beauty brand
Sunday, 18 April 2021 02:26Nynoka Grant is the founder and CEO of Akoyn Beauty, an Atlanta-based company that manufactures vegan-friendly personal care specialty products that are especially for women. Their premium...

Muslims encouraged continue to get Covid vaccine during Ramadan
Friday, 16 April 2021 00:27A series of pop-up vaccination centres have been set up in mosques to support Muslims to get a Covid vaccination during Ramadan, after concerns from Islamic scholars and NHS leaders that the fasting...

Nishkam Centre Director honoured to receive vaccination from a distinguished West Midlands Fire Fighters
Thursday, 15 April 2021 00:05As many leaders from across Birmingham and the nation step forward to take the vaccination and encourage communities to take the vaccination, the Nishkam Centre Director, Amrick...

Keeping Britain active through Covid – search is on for the nation’s coaching heroes
Wednesday, 14 April 2021 02:57Through UK Coaching Hero, the British public can nominate coaches who implemented great coaching ideas and made considerable differences to people’s mental and physical well-being despite the...

Almost 140,000 Covid jabs in Wolverhampton
Tuesday, 13 April 2021 01:32Nearly 140,000 life-saving Covid-19 jabs have now been given in Wolverhampton – with increasing numbers of people receiving their second dose. Latest figures show a total of 138,423 vaccinations...

Low fat diets decrease testosterone levels in men
Monday, 12 April 2021 01:53A new study conducted at the University of Worcester and published in The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has found low fat diets decrease men’s testosterone levels by...

UK government supply of weekly rapid test kits sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Sunday, 11 April 2021 01:04British healthcare company Salutaris People, which operates across the UK providing private Covid-19 testing for airline passengers, private individuals and businesses, has warned of...

Key actions to improve air quality in Birmingham
Saturday, 10 April 2021 02:26With less than two months to go until the launch of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone, the City Council has published its Air Quality Action Plan 2021. The new Plan will replace the Council’s previous...

10 Good Reasons to See Your Doctor
Thursday, 08 April 2021 22:22Some people fret about every niggle and twinge, while others like to bury their heads in the sand when it comes to seeing their GP, and it is often difficult to know when an ache, lump or bump...

England lockdown to ease as planned on April 12
Tuesday, 06 April 2021 01:04Pubs and restaurants serving outside can reopen as planned next Monday, along with non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers, as England's lockdown is further eased, the PM has said. But Prime...

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s Airbase Challenge Reaches Milestone
Sunday, 04 April 2021 04:13Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) has had a successful start to its Air30 Airbase Challenge with participants clocking up more than 12,000 miles of walking, running and cycling. The local,...

Know how to access healthcare this Easter
Sunday, 04 April 2021 04:11Patients are being urged to make sure they know where to go for medical help and advice during the long Easter weekend. With GP surgeries closed on Easter Monday (April 5), it’s important that...

NHS shuttle buses return to regular duties after helping thousands of key workers through dark days of the pandemic
Sunday, 04 April 2021 04:06Free NHS shuttle bus services set up last year to support hospital staff during the Covid-19 pandemic are to return to their regular Ring and Ride service later this month. Transport for West...

Hospital parking charge U-turn is victory for NHS staff, says UNISON
Saturday, 03 April 2021 02:14Over 20,000 NHS hospital staff in the West Midlands will receive parking refunds after a campaign by UNISON. The U-turn by University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust follows a...

Heartbroken husband raising money and awareness of adoption in memory of late wife
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 02:48A Black Country man is fundraising to honour his wife’s memory after she lost her life to coronavirus just as the pair were about to become adoptive parents. Geeta Kalsi, aged 45, who worked as a...

Deal agreed with Novavax for mass vaccine manufacture in UK
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 02:36Tens of millions of doses of the Novavax vaccine are to be produced in the North East in England for use in the UK, the prime minister has announced. Boris Johnson said a deal had been agreed with...