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Twenty four elderly residents have died after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Hampshire care home, while a second care home tragedy in the Midlands has left nine dead. The residents at Pemberley House care home, Basingstoke, died in the last few weeks following the virus outbreak earlier this month, in what is one of the worst … Read more
Norton Motorcycles opening new headquarters and ‘advanced manufacturing facility’ in Solihull thanks to multi-million pound investment by new owners Norton was founded in Birmingham in 1898 by James Lansdowne Norton The group’s former headquarters were in Castle Donington, Leicestershire Norton fans have included Clint Eastwood, Keanu Reeves, and Che Guevara By Harry Wise For This … Read more
Two NHS trusts in the Midlands will start delivering coronavirus vaccines round-the-clock from Thursday, it was claimed today. University Hospitals Birmingham and Sherwood Forest Hospitals in Nottinghamshire have been chosen to pilot the 24/7 method to see if it could work on a national level, the Health Services Journal reports. It’s not clear which of the trusts’ … Read more
British officials must try harder to get Covid vaccines to ethnic minority people because more than half of black people could turn them down, SAGE has warned. In a paper published today by the Government Office for Science, scientists told ministers that vaccine uptake in the past has been lower in non-white communities. And they … Read more
Furious homeowners have slammed ‘filthy’ fly-tippers after a huge 16ft (5m) mountain of rubbish was dumped in the middle of their street. Residents of Bilhay Lane, in West Bromwich, West Midlands, were astonished to discover the pile of waste on Wednesday morning. Shocking images show piles of household rubbish including carpets, pipes, black bags and … Read more
West Midlands Police is blasted for spending £180,000 on TWO more ‘woke’ jobs after advertising for fairness and belonging chief They are hiring an assistant director of talent and organisational effectiveness The force, who have saw major cuts since 2010, will pay £73,340 a year for role A job as a £28,725-a-year engagement and consultation officer also … Read more
Mourners ignored lockdown restrictions to pour onto the street and pay their respects to the 29-year-old man who was shot dead in a ‘gangland execution’ in the West Midlands. Family and friends gathered in Bartley Green, south west Birmingham, to offer their farewell to Brian McIntosh, who was shot in the chest with his friend William Henry, … Read more
Where’s next for Tier Three? 6MILLION people living in the West Midlands, North East and West Yorkshire could be dragged into toughest lockdown within days to contain Covid-19 Means 14million people across England could be living under toughest Covid-controlling curbs by weekend In the West Midlands, Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton at … Read more
Police officers are spending too much time ‘policing relationships’ in domestic abuse and harassment complaints instead of fighting crime, West Midlands chief constable warns West Midlands Police has received 30,000 domestic abuse reports since April Chief Constable David Thompson said ‘very small proportion,’ end up in court He questioned whether the force’s role was ‘impacting’ … Read more
Two teenage girls and man in his 20s are killed when Skoda hits tree yards from primary school as two other teenagers fight for life Skoda Fabia crashed into tree on Bromley Lane in Kingswinford area of Dudley Three of the five people inside the car pronounced dead at the scene last night Two teenagers … Read more