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  • Hospital patient thanks NHS staff in emotional video

    A HOSPITAL patient battling serious health conditions has shown his appreciation for hard-working NHS staff in a heart-wrenching video. Inspired by the Clap for Carers moment in which people opened their doors and windows to applaud all those working

  • 16 coronavirus patients have now died in Dudley

    BOSSES at Dudley's main hospital have confirmed 16 patients being treated for coronavirus have now died. In a statement issued tonight (Friday) - Diane Wake, chief executive of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, announced the deaths of five

  • Hope lives on for Halesowen Town's FA Trophy dream

    HALESOWEN Town boss Paul Smith says the Football Association’s eagerness to complete this season’s competitions gives him hope the Yeltz’s historic campaign will not end in vain. With the football league season cancelled due to the coronavirus

  • Bloom hopes despite coronavirus

    GREEN-FINGERED volunteers are hoping they may still be able to brighten up towns later in the summer despite the national Bloom campaign being cancelled due to coronavirus. This year's RHS Britain in Bloom UK finals have been scrapped as the country

  • Mortuary to be set up at airport as coronavirus deaths rise

    A TEMPORARY mortuary site being created at Birmingham Airport in preparation for a predicted rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus. The site will initially be able to accommodate 1,500 deaths as usual mortuary provisions reach capacity,

  • Glass museum plans paused amid coronavirus crisis

    PREPARATIONS to open a new world class glass museum in Wordsley are among projects in the borough that have ground to a halt amid the coronavirus outbreak. The British Glass Foundation, the organisation behind plans to open the new White House Cone

  • Family's heartbreak at losing Halesowen mum to coronavirus

    THE DEVASTATED family of a Halesowen mum have told how she lost her fight with coronavirus after 15 family members are believed to have caught the deadly Covid-19 at a funeral. Susan Nelson, aged 65, who had no underlying health conditions, died

  • Family's heartbreak at losing Halesowen mum to coronavirus

    THE DEVASTATED family of a Halesowen mum have told how she lost her fight with coronavirus after 15 family members are believed to have caught the deadly Covid-19 at a funeral. Susan Nelson, aged 63, who had no underlying health conditions, died

  • Latest confirmed cases of coronavirus area-by-area

    WHICH areas have the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases? Updated for March 26. Below is a chart of all local authority areas (health board areas in Scotland and Wales) in the UK and how many people have tested positive.  The

  • Suspected car thief arrested near Sainsbury's in Oldbury

    A MAN was arrested near Sainsbury's in Oldbury after police were called to reports of a suspected stolen car. Officers arrested the man near Sainsbury's in Freeth Street just after 10.35am on Tuesday (March 24). A second man ran from the scene

  • Coronavirus stumps league cricket as season start is delayed

    CRICKET clubs face an uncertain summer after the Midlands’ premier leagues announced the start of the season will be postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak. Barnt Green CC were due to begin their Birmingham League Premier Division

  • Dudley market food traders to donate to local foodbanks

    BIG-hearted market traders in Dudley are donating fruit and vegetables to local foodbanks and charities in a bid to help the community as the coronavirus crisis deepens. The kind move comes as food stalls continue to operate at the town centre market