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UK set to ban sale of disposable vapes 2025
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Jan 151 min read


Balancing Progress and Preservation
In Bromsgrove, a significant construction project along the A38 is underway, aiming to reshape the town’s infrastructure, sparking both...
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Jan 142 min read


A Community Christmas
This Christmas, The Basement Project, a homeless charity based in Bromsgrove, teamed up with PureGym Bromsgrove to bring some festive...
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Jan 22 min read


District Nurses Safety On The Line
Our Nurses and District Nurses keep us safe and healthy in our times of need, but who is looking out for them? District Nurses, or DN’s,...
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Dec 20, 20242 min read


From Moustache to Mission
If you’ve noticed a few more men with moustaches this November, it may be because they’re taking part in Movember. Movember is a charity...
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Dec 20, 20242 min read


“Adala Khalil’s Voice: Reporting on the Gaza-Israel Conflict Through A Palestinian Lens”
In the heart of the West Bank in Palestine, amidst a backdrop of gunfire, racial tension and not so distant explosions, twenty year old...
imogenballer
Dec 20, 20245 min read


Junior Doctors Make A Stand in 96hr Strike
The historical 96 hour strike started on Tuesday 11 April and ended Friday 15 April. The junior doctors are asking for a fair pay rise in...
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Dec 20, 20242 min read


Compassion or Cruelty? The PM's Latest Proposal Controversy
For years, Birmingham has grappled with homelessness, rife within many streets of Birmingham, countless individuals have had to endure...
imogenballer
Dec 20, 20241 min read


Small Town Sorrow Following Closure
(Apr 27th 2024) In the heart of Moseley, Birmingham, Le Petit Bois, a quaint French-style bistro has officially announced they are having...
imogenballer
Dec 20, 20242 min read


Bodybuilding; bikinis, body confidence and belonging
The challenge of wanting to better herself has taken Sophie Jenkins through successes, injuries, defeats and everything in between. It...
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Jan 8, 20245 min read


Mobile phone mast proposal faces local petition
A petition has been raised in Birmingham City Council’s meeting, opposing planning developments for a “monster mobile phone mast”. In the...
imogenballer
May 9, 20232 min read


Junior doctors are taking part in the longest strike in history
The historical 96 hour strike started on Tuesday 11 April and ended Friday 15 April. The junior doctors are asking for a fair pay rise in...
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May 5, 20232 min read


Government takes legal victory over striking nurses
The Royal College of Nursing, the RCN union, has shortened the upcoming strike action by one day after High Court judge ruled it...
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May 3, 20232 min read


Edgbaston MP outspoken in favour of neighbourhood police
Labour MP, Preet Gill, votes in favour of more neighbourhood policing in Parliament debate on January 31, 2023. In an interview with Free...
imogenballer
Apr 16, 20232 min read


Paramedic’s time wasted on false call-outs
Emergency call handlers manning the 999 service in the West Midlands respond to around 4,000 emergency 999 calls every day. With GP...
imogenballer
Apr 4, 20232 min read


Teens facing homelessness slowly rising
The number of teenagers and young adults facing homelessness is steadily rising in the UK. After the pandemic, many households are facing...
imogenballer
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Nurses return to picket line for better pay
Nurses demanding fair pay have returned to the picket lines for a second time this month, requesting a fair pay rise
imogenballer
Dec 20, 20222 min read


Slow Fashion: timeless styles, ethically sourced
Fast Fashion in the lead up to Christmas this year is becoming a growing problem, I spoke to owner of Re-Loved Vintage for her opinion
imogenballer
Dec 11, 20222 min read


Cost of living crisis hits fitness industry
Personal trainers in the UK have suffered huge losses following the pandemic and now the recent cost of living crisis.
imogenballer
Nov 28, 20222 min read


New Street showing support for Children in Need
A mural has been installed in New Street station in aid of Children in Need, and is set to stay til the end of the year.
imogenballer
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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