Waitrose closure in Hall Green sparks community reflection

Flu season and A&E waits: Birmingham’s experiences this winter

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With flu season in full swing, we ask Birmingham residents about their experiences with flu this winter. Did they get the flu jab, and how do they feel about current A&E wait times?

Get fit for January

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We try out various ways of getting fit to start the new year the right way.

What’s your go-to Meal Deal?

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What’s your favourite supermarket meal deal and is it still good value for money?

How do you rate Liverpool’s public transport?

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A modern, effective transport system is integral in a city, but how does Liverpool's stand up? Whilst the City Region's Combined Authority is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to create a London-style integrated transport network, we wanted to know how you feel about the current state?

Council bosses are yet to decide what will happen to the Benwell Explosion site.

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Seven-year-old Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws were killed in the blast in Benwell last October. Demolition work to clear what remained of the ruined properties in Violet Close has now been completed, after police concluded their investigations at the scene in December, and the surrounding homes were made safe to return to.

The North East has the highest Obesity rates in the UK

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A recent report shows that 64 percent of adults in England are estimated to be overweight or obese. the North east have the highest rates of obese adults in the Uk, with every local district being above the national average apart from North Tyneside. According to the government, County Durham have the highest rates of overweight or obese adults in the whole of the United Kingdom. <br />

Meal deals: The popularity of the sandwich

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The popularity of the beloved sandwich

New Mersey Ferry name revealed

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The name of the new Mersey Ferry has been unveiled as work on the £26m project is currently underway in Birkenhead. The Royal Daffodil will become the sixth Mersey Ferry to bear the name first used in the early 1900s when it enters service in the summer of 2026.

Are meal deals still good value for money?

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Tell me about your go-to meal deal and whether you think it’s still good value for money

Would you swim in the River Thames if it was clean?

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London mayor Sadiq Khan has said he wants to make the River Thames clean enough to swim in by 2034. But if it was clean and safe would Londoners want to?