4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (352+ words) From next month, a new Vaping Products Duty begins under the Labour Party government. Vapers may find themselves £137 out of pocket every year when it comes into force on October 1. From next month, a new Vaping Products Duty begins under…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (402+ words) New vape rules and £280 blow 'most haven't heard of' coming under Andy Burnham The cost of vaping is set to soar by £280 a year when a new tax “most vapers haven’t even heard of” comes in under Andy Burnham. Vaping…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (279+ words) Residents living on one side of a Birmingham village are statistically healthier than their neighbours just across the boundary, according to government data. On paper, Rubery is split down the middle when it comes to health standards, according to findings…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (427+ words) Part of a West Midlands town is considered among the unhealthiest parts of the country. This is where the healthy life expectancy for men is lowest in the region. Men in the Bloxwich South area of Walsall are only expected…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (288+ words) Drivers over age 81 urged to make appointment with new rules considered by Andy Burnham Drivers over 81 are being urged to make an appointment with opticians as new rules are considered by the Andy Burnham government. GEM Motoring Assist has called…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (324+ words) Andy Burnham's government has confirmed new vape rules from October. The Labour Party government has confirmed new vape regulations from October, with a one-month countdown issued today (September 1). On Tuesday, the government said there is just one month until the…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (257+ words) Proposal to turn Elmdon family home into a residential care home for adults revealed Plans to turn a family home into a residential care home for adults have been lodged with Solihull planners. The ward councillor has described the application…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (799+ words) Tom Hopcroft (pictured with Beth & Steve Hopcroft) will hike over 800km to raise money for Brain Tumour Research A Birmingham man is trekking 840km across the Spanish Pyrenees to raise research funds into the disease that killed his father. Stephen Hopcroft, who…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (563+ words) Children are taught vital skills such as kitchen guidance, as well as being given a nutritious meal while at the sessions(Image: StreetGames) "If they don't get a balanced, nutritional meal as part of HAF funding, we know from recent…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (294+ words) A woman was taken to hospital following an incident inside a Broad Street hotel. Fire crews were called to Hampton by Hilton in birmingham-city-centre>Birmingham city centre at around 8am today, Thursday, August 20. Guests were evacuated from the hotel and many…...