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Quarry Bank takeaway handed new food hygiene rating
A QUARRY Bank takeaway has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Take-A-Bite sandwich shop, in High Street, Quarry Bank, was given the score after assessment on January 23, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. It means
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Speed hump plans in Tipton scrapped after neighbour criticism
A PLAN to install speed humps in several cul-de-sacs off a major Black Country route has been scrapped by the council. Sandwell Council has gone back on its original plan to install the speed-reducing measures on a number of side roads between
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Fifteen men sentenced to more than 100 years for burglary offences
FIFTEEN men have been jailed for more than 100 years for their parts in a string of burglary offences which culminated in the murder of two men in Brierley Hill. Three men were jailed for life in February 2021 after killing 19-year-old Khuzaimiah
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Service closure could cause more trouble on the streets across Dudley
CHANGES to youth services could cause more anti-social behaviour on the streets of Dudley according to a community activist. Former councillor Shaz Saleem, who runs a youth group at The Source Centre in Wordsley, hit out at a restructure by Dudley
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MP visits Halesowen pharmacy helping ease pressure on doctors' surgeries
HALESOWEN MP James Morris visited a town centre pharmacy which is helping ease the pressure on GP practices. Halesowen Pharmacy on Peckingham Street, is one of many pharmacies that are now part of the ‘Pharmacy First’ scheme launched last month
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Teenage Mental Health
Mental health plays a significant role in our day-to-day lives, especially among teenagers. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, with everyone being isolated to their own homes, schools being closed, and visiting family being too dangerous, it resulted
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Is side hustling the escape from the poverty cycle for teenagers ?
Is side hustling the escape from the poverty cycle in the most deprived areas of England like Birmingham? In the heart of Birmingham’s most deprived areas, a generation may have discovered the green light in navigating a brighter and unencumbered