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'Life is worth living to the full and helping as many others as you can along the way' says Black Country nurse retiring after 52 years

A senior Black Country nurse is unpinning her fob watch after five decades of service to patients.

Health|Dec 30, 2025
Supporting image for story: 'Life is worth living to the full and helping as many others as you can along the way' says Black Country nurse retiring after 52 years
Supporting image for story: Struggling Sandwell care agency which missed quarter of calls shut ahead of being placed into special measures
Struggling Sandwell care agency which missed quarter of calls shut ahead of being placed into special measures
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Cradley Heath|Dec 17, 2025
Supporting image for story: Proposals on the table to sell off crumbling Staffordshire church which closed in pandemic
Proposals on the table to sell off crumbling Staffordshire church which closed in pandemic
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News|Dec 14, 2025
Supporting image for story: Three Birmingham hospitals declare a critical incident due to winter pressures
Three Birmingham hospitals declare a critical incident due to winter pressures
Health|Dec 9, 2025
Supporting image for story: 'We are seeing an increased demand for emergency care': Ambulances queue outside a West Midlands hospital as A&E demand rises amid winter pressures
'We are seeing an increased demand for emergency care': Ambulances queue outside a West Midlands hospital as A&E demand rises amid winter pressures
Health|Dec 3, 2025
Supporting image for story: A particularly miserable Budget, lockdown inquiry hindsight and David Cameron's cancer revelation: Toby Neal on politics
A particularly miserable Budget, lockdown inquiry hindsight and David Cameron's cancer revelation: Toby Neal on politics
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Toby Neal|Nov 29, 2025
Supporting image for story: 158 more West Midlands ambulance staff employed to help with winter pressures as flu season arrives five weeks early
158 more West Midlands ambulance staff employed to help with winter pressures as flu season arrives five weeks early
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Health|Nov 28, 2025

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Covid vaccines: Patients warned to check eligibility as people 'turned away' due to criteria changes
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Supporting image for story: 'Our teens need more help to catch up on lost lessons' union warns as attainment figures fall sharply
'Our teens need more help to catch up on lost lessons' union warns as attainment figures fall sharply
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Supporting image for story: Revealed: Number of schoolchildren removed from Black Country classrooms due to disruptive behaviour on the rise
Revealed: Number of schoolchildren removed from Black Country classrooms due to disruptive behaviour on the rise
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Supporting image for story: 'I've lost thousands after Brexit and Covid' says owner of storage yard built without permission near Wolverhampton
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Government signals U-turn on mandatory digital ID
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Man dies following road crash which also claimed life of pregnant woman
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Robison cannot say if five more national treatment centres will be delivered
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Venezuelan-linked oil tanker in Moray Firth for provisions after seizure by US
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Viral News

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Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards
Viral news|Jan 11
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Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond
Viral news|Jan 2
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Scottish TikToker of the year revealed
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John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk
Entertainment|Dec 27, 2025
Supporting image for story: The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
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