Bringing Communities Together
A new study exposes the dire need for new clinical risk management tools to help hospital healthcare workers prevent the deaths and intensive care admissions of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) COVID-19 patients with pneumonia, say researchers. The call for healthcare policy change comes after a new study led by the University of Birmingham has revealed ethnic minority COVID-19 patients from areas […]
Langley Mill (Nottingham, England) based Bang the Elephant (BTE) Brewing Co. has apologized after Hindu protest over using Hindu goddess Kali’s image on its East India Porter beer can; calling it “highly inappropriate”. BTE Brewing Co., in emails to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: …we would […]
A man who claimed he had delivered 1,000 telephone directories when he had in fact dumped them on a city street has been ordered to pay £884 for his offences following an investigation by the council. Imran Zafar, aged 30, of Ellesmere Road, Saltley, had been employed to distribute the […]
study involving nearly half a million people in China reveals a clear link between cooking with wood or coal, and an increased risk of major eye diseases that can lead to blindness, according to a report published today in PLOS Medicine. About half the world’s population – 3.8 billion individuals – […]
A Hindi film-“Bhuj: The Pride of India”, featuring Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Sonkashi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Ammy Virk, Sharad Kelkar, Ihana Dhillon, Pranitha Subhash, Pooja Bhaviriya and other prominent artists was released on 13th August 2021 on Disney+Hot star. The film has been presented by T Series and Ajay Devgan […]
The circa £13 million Iron Lane junction improvements scheme has enhanced links to employment sites and local retail, reduced congestion and provided improved facilities for cycling and walking. The works commenced in March 2019 and saw the former gyratory and traffic signals replaced with free-flowing roundabouts. Station Road was also […]
A mother-of-three and former colleague of much-loved Walsall Staff Nurse Areema Nasreen, who died a year ago today after contracting Covid-19, has vowed to “make her proud” after being awarded the first Scholarship in her memory. Sheila Kerai is over the moon at being chosen and says her colleagues are […]
Community members, influencers, doctors and faith leaders in Wolverhampton have created a suite of new videos to address coronavirus vaccine myths and misinformation. The short films, which are being shared across social media, include messages from Wolverhampton Wanderers Head Coach Nuno Espirito Santo, former senior police officer Keith Fraser, Pastor […]
Businesses planning to reopen in the City of Wolverhampton from 12 April are being reminded to check the maintenance of their premises, including the safety of water systems to prevent Legionella risks. High risk businesses have been warned of the potential for increased risk of bacterial growth in water systems […]
Construction work on a new community pavilion has begun at West Smethwick Park. The project, which is part of the wider £5.1million restoration of the park, will see a new building with a café, conference facilities, community rooms and toilets built on the site of the previous pavilion, which was […]
