January 21, 2022
Hospital department merger between Walsall and Wolverhampton delayed by Covid-19
Major incident in London stood down but mayor urges caution over Omicron
Boris Johnson: Teachers must abandon masks as face-to-face education ‘vital’
Walsall hospital facing 'crisis' over unjabbed staff
50-guest christening among 6,000 Covid fines issued across Black Country and Staffordshire
Retail sales drop in December as Omicron bites
‘There is no leadership election’ – Liz Truss voices support for Johnson
Patients to be moved into hotel to free up hospital beds
What the papers say – January 21
January 20, 2022
People urged to continue wearing face coverings after Covid restrictions are lifted
Catalytic converters stolen from Staffordshire hospital car parks
Fitness instructors, painters and actors ‘most likely to be unjabbed’
Almost 2,000 unvaccinated people in Staffordshire come forward to have first Covid-19 jab last week, health chiefs say
End of face masks in universities and colleges ‘irresponsible’ – unions
Return of office workers a ‘boost’ for hospitality, says City Pub boss
Liver disease deaths rise 20 per cent in two years
Commuters return and masks in classrooms end as Plan B axed
Small businesses look set to persist with homeworking, research finds
Second doses of Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out to pupils in Wolverhampton schools
More than 20,000 teenagers in region have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, figures show
New education officers step in at Walsall Manor to train nurses
Latest Covid figures: Putting Plan B behind us as we learn to live with it
Hospitality venues looking to future after Plan B lifted
Region's hospital intensive care beds dominated by unvaccinated patients
Surge of Covid patients expected at region's hospitals in next 'three to four weeks'
What the papers say – January 20
Workers face first commute since Plan B axed as masks in classrooms end
Partygate: Boris Johnson clings on despite demand to ‘in the name of God, go’
January 19, 2022
Walsall Council Covid response workers getting unused holiday pay
Care home staff vacancy rate almost doubled since April, says regulator
Black Country firms welcome end of home working
Further 11 coronavirus deaths recorded in region's hospitals
Dropping Plan B will not ease pressure on NHS, nurses warn
Plan B measures to be dropped across England, Johnson says
Key questions answered as Omicron continues but Plan B relaxed
Pandemic school absences above average in Birmingham
Smethwick gym instructor urges families to get active
Concern over meningitis B cases among students
Virtual ward helping to reduce Wolverhampton hospital admissions
'Be respectful' plea as GP receptionists left in tears by abuse
Boris Johnson to face MPs as he battles plot to oust him as Prime Minister
Jeff Astle's widow remembers cheerful West Brom legend 20 years after tragic death
Wolves '12 Days' auctions tops £9k mark in aid of blood cancer patients
Changes will give NHS patients ‘quicker access to new medicines’
January 18, 2022
Johnson expected to set out plan to lift Plan B coronavirus restrictions
Further 34 virus deaths recorded in region's hospitals
UK’s oldest working cinema to reopen after pandemic forced its closure
Staffordshire set for care services review as chiefs struggle to balance the budget
