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RNLI plans to provide reduced lifeguard service on beaches this summer
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The RNLI hoping to put lifeguard patrols on around 70 beaches across the UK and Channel Islands DESPITE the challenges of the coronavirus outbreak, the RNLI hopes to provide a lifeguard service on around 30%...
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NEWS Tamworth midwives continue providing exceptional care at community centre
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The service is running seven days a week at the Mile Oak Community Centre. THE community in Tamworth has banded together to ensure that the Community Midwifery Service in the area can continue to support new...
Online workshop supporting people in South Staffordshire to cope during Coronavirus
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The service is available to people aged over 16 who are registered with a Staffordshire GP. AN innovative online workshop is supporting people in South Staffordshire feeling anxious as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus...
Exercise body and mind… Keep fit, keep mentally active during isolation
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EVERYONE should try and stay fit and beat the boredom during the current lockdown. Physical and mental exercise is essential for good health now and in preparation for when the world starts returning to normality...
Keen cyclist backs St Giles Hospice exercise challenge
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A KEEN cyclist whose father was cared for at St Giles Hospice is backing its new Miles 4 St Giles fundraising campaign and urging people to sign up during their days in lockdown. Miles 4...
Family of former shop fitter killed by asbestos appeal for answers regarding his death
Appears in: / Education & Employment/ Health/ Staffordshire
THE family of a former shop fitter from Staffordshire are appealing for help to establish how he contracted the asbestos-related cancer which claimed his life. The family of the father of two who died from...
Commissioner praises behaviour during lockdown
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STAFFORDSHIRE’S Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime, Matthew Ellis has praised the way people across the county and Stoke-on-Trent have adhered to the lockdown and the way police have dealt with individuals who...
South Staffs Water asks customers to maintain the two-metre rule
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SOUTH STAFFS Water is asking customers to give them a #Wave4Water and maintain the two-metre rule, if meeting employees out on site. Sticking to the two-metre rule, even when out in the 'fresh air' is...
COVID-19 bereavement: how to help children cope
Appears in: / Health/ UK News/ Young People
AS the Conoravirus death toll continues to rise, more and more youngsters are having to cope with the loss of a loved one. Former primary school teacher Catherine Lynch of education resources and lesson plan...
Coronavirus message from County Council: “Stay safe and seek help if needed”
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Extremely-vulnerable people ‘shielding’ themselves from the Coronavirus are urged to stay safe and register for help if they need it. The call follows the Government’s announcement that the coronavirus lockdown will be extended for at...
Tamworth residents reminded not to use sky lanterns when showing their support for NHS staff
Appears in: / Environment/ Health/ Staffordshire
PEOPLE are being asked not to use sky lanterns in any campaigns to show praise for NHS staff during the Coronavirus crisis because of the risk to farm animals and the environment. The warning, from...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge support new Every Mind Matters advice for looking after mental wellbeing
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PUBLIC Health England’s Every Mind Matters platform has launched new advice, focussed on looking after people’s mental wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has been updated after new data shows over 4 in 5 (85...
FedEx Express staff at Atherstone hub send a special thank you message to the NHS
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FedEx Express team members have joined in the UK’s #ClapForCarers to send a massive thank you to the NHS. The company expertly positioned vehicles to spell out NHS as seen from the air at its...
700 people sign up to give personal care to the vulnerable
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STAFFORDSHIRE County Council’s call out for people to help with personal care roles has seen nearly 700 people step up. Both volunteer and paid roles are available through the county council’s iCare campaign, which sees...
Make a difference in a month with new St Giles Hospice campaigns
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CHARITY supporters can make a real difference during their days in lockdown and use their daily exercise to support local people by raising vital funds for St Giles Hospice. Two new fundraising initiatives have been...
School and nursery staff praised for Bank Holiday support for key workers
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SCHOOL and nursery staff working through the double Bank Holiday weekend to support key workers are being thanked for doing a great job helping others. Since schools closed to pupils in general, they have continued...
‘Vile individual’ jailed for coughing in faces of Staffordshire nurses
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WHAT can only be described as being a vile example of a person has been jailed for 12 months after coughing in the face of two nurses who were trying to help him, in a...
Tough stance on COVID-19 cough and spit threat offenders
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WEST Midlands Police have issued a firm warning to anyone who uses coronavirus as a threat against their officers or members of the public. It comes after three men were jailed this week for coughing...
St Giles Hospice brace themselves for the most challenging weekend of the year
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STAFF at St Giles Hospice are bracing themselves for the most challenging weekend of the year as the extra pressures of Easter combine with the expected peak of the coronavirus pandemic in coming days. St...
Help to protect lives and report businesses flouting COVID-19 restrictions
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STAFFORDSHIRE residents are being urged to report businesses which open to the public and flout COVID-19 restrictions. The county council’s trading standards team has received calls from across Staffordshire about some businesses – particularly licensed...
County leaders: “Please stay at home this Easter and avoid travelling to the countryside”
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LOCAL authority leaders, fire and police chiefs across Staffordshire are appealing for people to stay at home this Easter and avoid travelling to the countryside. The renewed appeal comes from leaders from Staffordshire County Council...
St Giles Hospice makes urgent appeal for donations to support its work during coronavirus crisis
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Health/ North Warwickshire
St Giles Hospice is launching an urgent appeal for donations to help keep its vital specialist care services running during the coronavirus crisis. The hospice needs to raise £850,000 every month just to keep...
Tamworth Mum gives birth in car on A38 near Lichfield
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AN expectant mother from Tamworth had a shock today (Thursday 2 April) when she gave birth to her daughter in a moving car on the A38 near Lichfield. After going into labour, 30-year-old Louise Brooks...
Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do
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THE Government has released some advice for members of the public to assist them with some of the most common questions about the Coronavirus outbreak and the 'Lock Down'. Here are some of the most...
First phase of coronavirus National Emergency Trust money released in Tamworth
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THE Community Foundation for Staffordshire has announced that the first phase of the National Emergency Trust money launched by the British Red Cross and supported by the Duke of Cambridge has been released. The Foundation...
Tamworth D-Day veteran dies from Coronavirus
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A D-Day veteran awarded France's highest military honour has died after contracting coronavirus. Harold Pearsall, from Tamworth, died on Sunday aged 97. At Tamworth Informed, our thoughts are with the family and friends of Mr...
Vouchers worth £15 to be given to parents in place of free school meals
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CHILDREN eligible for free school meals will benefit from a national voucher scheme allowing them to continue to access meals whilst they stay at home. Schools can now provide every eligible child with a weekly...
People asked to step up and help out vulnerable residents with personal care needs
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Health/ Staffordshire
PEOPLE across Staffordshire are being asked to step up and help out if they can, to take care of the most vulnerable people in the county. Across the county, thousands of elderly and vulnerable people...

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