Health
IN PICTURES: World Aids Day 2023 vigil held in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
December 1, 2023
A vigil was held in Birmingham this evening to mark World Aids Day, remembering the lives lost to HIV and AIDS, and celebrating the lives of all who have been…
Remembering the late dedicated HIV activist Tom Matthews this World Aids Day 2023
Selbin Kabote
December 1, 2023
A few months before Tom Matthews passed on in 2022, I met him at our usual meeting venue, a pub in Birmingham city centre for a cup of coffee and…
Birmingham imam receives MBE for feeding homeless and helping NHS staff during pandemic
Rangzeb Hussain
March 27, 2023
A Birmingham mosque leader who helped to feed the homeless, refugees, victims of domestic abuse and frontline NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic has received an MBE. Mohammad Asad, lead imam at Birmingham…
£60,000 Birmingham grant scheme launched to improve mental health and wellbeing
Rangzeb Hussain
January 28, 2023
An innovative new Birmingham grant scheme - worth over £60,000 - has been launched to support projects focused on improving the lives of those living in the West Midlands region.…
Health officials urge people to wear face masks and stay at home if they’re unwell
Staff Reporter
January 4, 2023
People across the country are being urged to once again wear face masks and to stay at home if they feel unwell, amid mounting pressure on the the NHS in the wake…
“There is no cure” says Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor after shocking cancer diagnosis
Rangzeb Hussain
November 7, 2022
Music fans have been left shocked after iconic Birmingham band Duran Duran announced original guitarist Andy Taylor has stage four metastatic prostate cancer. Taylor, 61, revealed the news via a…
West Midlands paramedic and charity campaigner crowned Miss Black Country 2022
Rangzeb Hussain
October 12, 2022
An NHS paramedic has been crowned Miss Black Country 2022 at a special crowning ceremony at Walsall Manor Hospital where the contestant works. Alice Jones, aged 26, was handed the crown…
Homeless services face cuts at a Birmingham mosque as energy prices rise to £250,000
Rangzeb Hussain
September 7, 2022
A mosque in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, which offers essential support services to vulnerable and homeless people, faces possible closure to departments as energy bills soar from £60,000…
Birmingham volunteer group which helps vulnerable people receives The Queen’s Award
Rangzeb Hussain
June 12, 2022
A community volunteer group which has offices in the Small Heath area of Birmingham has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Purbanat CIC received the prestigious award…
Birmingham imam honoured by Queen for feeding the homeless and vulnerable during COVID lockdown
Rangzeb Hussain
June 6, 2022
A Birmingham imam who helped to feed homeless people, refugees and victims of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.…