New £7.5 million day surgery hospital opens in Stourbridge
A new £7.5 million day surgery hospital has been officially opened in the Black Country by Lord David Prior, the chairman of NHS England.
A new £7.5 million day surgery hospital has been officially opened in the Black Country by Lord David Prior, the chairman of NHS England.
Campaigners battling to save services at Stafford Hospital are looking to employ lawyers to take their fight through the courts, it emerged today.
Bosses at Shropshire's orthopaedic hospital said today they were not planning to make any compulsory redundancies as part of a shake-up of therapy services. Bosses at Shropshire's orthopaedic hospital said today they were not planning to make any compulsory redundancies as part of a shake-up of therapy services. But they said the changes would 'impact' upon a small number of staff at the Gobowen hospital although their pay would be protected for five years. Hospital chiefs have been consulting staff since August on changes to team structures in therapy services. [24link]
Two GP practices could be axed under plans revealed by health chiefs - sparking concerns among patients.
An order designed to tackle anti-social behaviour by rough sleepers is set to be extended for another three years.
A group of friends is today embarking on an ultimate endurance expedition - running 10 marathons in 10 days in Sierra Leone, to raise awareness and funds for charities Mind and Street Child.
The people of Church Stretton will be asked whether taxes should be raised to keep services such as a library and swimming pool.
The introduction of free parking at car parks across Dudley has sparked a row between senior councillors - with opposition members insisting it does not go far enough.
More than 80 staff at Shropshire's two main hospitals are being consulted on their future as services are reorganised, it has been revealed.
The future of Shrewsbury's swimming pool is set to be discussed at a meeting next month.
A controversial six-month scheme which will see dogs banned from a section of Himley Park has started.
About 90 jobs are to go with the merger of two spa businesses at a £50million Staffordshire stately home.
Stafford MP David Kidney has welcomed plans to save red telephone boxes across Britain.
The Conservative Party has chosen its prospective parliamentary candidate for Wolverhampton West.
Two sports clubs in Whitchurch have asked councillors to back housing proposals as part of a scheme which would give them new facilities.