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I visited an old asylum to bargain hunt - the amazing finds blew my mind
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (863+ words) The site of the old Rubery Lunatic Asylum is now a hub for creative brilliance in Northfield(Image: Kirsty Bosley) 'This can't be it?' I said to myself as I pulled up to the tucked-away old 'lunatic asylum' in Northfield....
DWP told to scrap £776 payments for claimants with 87,000 people at risk
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (411+ words) 87,000 16 and 17-year-olds are claiming Personal Independence Payment The Department for Work and Pensions is being urged to clampdown on teens claiming sickness benefits for anxiety - as it emerged they receive £100 a week more than those who take a part-time job…...
Meet 'selfless' Birmingham nan-of-seven as she pleads for help
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (947+ words) A warm-hearted grandmother is urging Birmingham residents to step up and help deliver community meals tackling hunger and loneliness. Now community dining charity FoodCycle is urgently seeking more volunteers to assist at projects throughout the Midlands this summer – including four…...
'I lost almost 5st after one thing forced me to change my life around"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (703+ words) Aimee Lyons before her weight loss(Image: Slimming World) A woman has shared how she decided to overhaul her lifestyle after watching her mum suffer a health scare. Aimee Lyons weighed 14st 9lbs when she decided to make a change and improve…...
'It can happen to anyone,' says police worker abused by dealer husband
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1006+ words) A former police worker who was beaten, controlled and abused by her drug dealer husband said 'it can happen to anyone'. The survivor, who BirminghamLive has chosen not to name, watched on on as her ex-partner Mohammad Mostafa was jailed…...
Pilot domestic abuse initiative is expanded
1+ week, 5+ day ago (513+ words) (Image: kieferpix via Getty Images) A pilot scheme ensuring domestic violence victims get the expert support they need when calling West Midlands Police is being expanded. The force has moved into phase two of the Raneem's Law initiative, which will…...
Nationwide confirms major 'boost' for mortgage and business customers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (353+ words) Nationwide has confirmed it is backing capital reform to unlock over £40 billion of new lending and drive economic growth. The proposed capital reforms would provide over £40bn of potential new lending for mortgages and businesses. The UK's biggest building society Nationwide,…...
Dudley teen Dylan overcomes anxiety through poetry and urges others to seek help
1+ week, 6+ day ago (198+ words) 'I felt completely stuck - even small things felt frightening' Birmingham Live A teenager has shared how poetry helped him overcome severe anxiety that once left him too frightened to leave his bedroom Dylan discovered his love for poetry after receiving…...
Men three times more likely to kill themselves with middle aged at most risk
1+ week, 6+ day ago (453+ words) Poor mental health is among the reasons for suicide in middle aged men(Image: Viktoriya Skorikova via Getty Images) Men are three times more likely to commit suicide in Dudley than women according to the latest data. A report for…...
Man who died in jail after disorder was ‘strange’ after arrest, inquest hears
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (501+ words) (Image: Ross-Parry Agency / SWNS) A 61-year-old man who was discovered dead in his prison cell two months after being jailed for his involvement in disorder outside an asylum seeker hotel had behaved oddly following his arrest and refused to speak…...