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Drayton Manor Theme Park walk raises more than £70,000 for type 1 diabetes research

More than 500 people from across the Midlands successfully completed the five-mile Walk to Cure Diabetes, raising over £70,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).Read

Gough Allen Stanley raises £750 for JDRF at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Staff from Gough Allen Stanley, the Bromsgrove-based marketing and communications agency, put their best feet forward to successfully complete a five-mile sponsored walk, raising approximately £750 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).Read

The bra that turns into gas masks for you and your pal

IT IS the fashion ‘must have’ for women living under the shadow of the War on Terror.Read

Sun-loving Solihull air-hostess Hayley Birch loses skin cancer fight aged 25

An air hostess who sunbathed in some of the world's hottest destinations has died of skin cancer at 25, it emerged today.Read

Probe launched after Coventry schoolgirl death

An urgent probe has been launched into why a 14-year-old Coventry girl died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine at school.Read

Birmingham health chiefs to spend £1 million on swine flu HEALTH chiefs in Birmingham have set aside £1million to deal with swine flu this winter.more

Birmingham City Hospital victim of building bids scandal MIDLAND hospital bosses are considering legal action against construction giants who were exposed in a bid-rigging scandal.more

Parking charges to make you ill

NHS hospitals in the Midlands were among those that raked in more than £110 million in car parking charges last year.Read

Support Diabetes research at Drayton Manor Theme Park's Walk to Cure Diabetes

There’s still time for children, parents, grandparents and even pets to get involved with next month’s Walk to Cure Diabetes, organised by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).Read

Pools4Schools float a success

Pools4SchoolsRead

Birmingham Children's Hospital receives donation of over £13,000 at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Drayton Manor Theme Park’s Thomas Land™ attraction was the setting for Birmingham Children’s Hospital being presented with a cheque for just over £13,000.Read

Birmingham kids learn that Sweden is not just about ABBA

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Midland paramedic sacked after taking laughing gas

A MIDLAND paramedic was sacked when she was found face down in the back of her ambulance after taking laughing gas meant for patients.Read

Bread, cling film and chicken skin are NOT contraceptives

Clingfilm for safe sexRead

Birmingham News: NHS security alert over stolen laptop

LAPTOPS containing private and medical details of more than 7,000 Birmingham NHS patients, including sick children, have been stolen prompting a massive security alert.Read

Birmingham News: NHS security alert over stolen laptop

LAPTOPS containing private and medical details of more than 7,000 Birmingham NHS patients, including sick children, have been stolen prompting a massive security alert.Read