GP's frustration at lack of Covid jab deliveriespublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
A doctor says Stoke-on-Trent South has lost out to more affluent areas of North Staffordshire.
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Updates from Monday 11 January to Sunday 17 January
GP's frustration at lack of Covid jab deliveriespublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
No delay to Clean Air Zone introductionpublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThe introduction of Birmingham's Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will not be delayed for those people who are travelling for vaccinations at Millennium Point later this year.
The city council said it will stick with its June start date and the council leader Ian Ward said "I don’t think the CAZ is going to be impacting on people receiving the vaccine at all."
Once it is introduced, drivers of high-polluting cars are set to pay £8 to travel into the centre of Birmingham, in an effort to reduce pollution.
The leader of the opposition Conservative group, Robert Alden, also said he had concerns about signs which are already up, warning about the introduction of the CAZ.
He said he thought they might put off people travelling for their vaccinations and asked for them to be covered up.
Edgbaston to continue redevelopmentpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
Warwickshire begin work on the second £93m phase of their three-phase 'Masterplan' to transform their Edgbaston home.
Read MoreSteam railway funds needed to survive pandemicpublished at 11:58 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
Passenger numbers on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway dropped by 77% in 2020.
Read MoreAsda store to be first to offer Covid jabspublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
An Asda store in Birmingham will be the first supermarket in the country to offer coronavirus vaccinations.
NHS England has approved the use of the store as a vaccination centre and the retailer said it will be open from 08:00 to 20:00, seven days a week.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe centre will be able to administer 250 Pfizer/BioNTech jabs per day from 25 January.
Asda said it wouldn't reveal which store until closer to the time on the advice of NHS England, because of concerns staff would be bombarded with requests for appointments.
Market reverses lockdown closure decisionpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
Wellington market has reversed its decision to close during the current lockdown.
The move comes after some customers had complained about the temporary closure of the market.
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter talking to traders It's going to allow essential shops to open on reduced hours, from 08:00 until 14:00.
Daughter of 91-year-old complains about vaccine queuepublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
The daughter of a 91-year-old woman has complained about the queue outside the coronavirus vaccination centre at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, over the weekend.
She said her mother returned home twice on Saturday because the queue had more than 100 people in it and eventually returned the following day with a wheelchair, hot water bottle and blanket where she still waited up to an hour.
Image source, Getty ImagesStoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group said: "Unfortunately there were instances at the weekend of patients turning up very early for appointments and a small number of patients arriving without appointments. This inevitably led to avoidable queuing."
A total of 1,700 coronavirus vaccinations were carried out at the health centre last weekend.
Around the web: Retirement complex set for green lightpublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
Coventry LiveHere are three stories from Coventry Live:
- Coventry retirement complex set for green light, external
- Murder trial jury shown CCTV of fatal incident, external
- Manufacturer Covrad goes into administration, external
Nuno concerned by winless runpublished at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
BBC Radio WM SportAfter defeat to Everton last night, the Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo said he's "very worried" by their five-game winless run.
They've slipped to 14th in the table and haven't kept a clean sheet in the last 12 games, but Nuno added: "It is something we know we need to improve but at the same time aware of what is happening and what we have to do for the future."
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves are still 11 points away from the relegation zone and their next match is a local derby at home to West Brom on Saturday.
Pokemon hunter fined for breaking lockdown rulespublished at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
A driver who travelled from Bedworth to Kenilworth to take part in a Pokemon hunt has been fined £200 for breaking lockdown rules.
Kenilworth Police stopped the car last night and said the game was "not essential".
Image source, Getty ImagesThe officers also tweeted: "We will enforce blatant breaches of the lockdown and this is what happened this evening."
Weather: Light rain forecastpublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
We're forecasting some light rain today, but it should be a bit warmer than yesterday with temperatures up to 8C (46F).
Tomorrow we're expecting more of the same, but Friday should be drier.
Image source, Steve CFire service concerned about new Covid rulespublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC Radio ShropshireShropshire's chief fire officer Rod Hammerton is worried new coronavirus rules for firefighters will put a “strain” on the service in the county.
At the weekend, Public Health England changed the guidelines and now anyone travelling on a fire engine with a colleague, who subsequently tests positive for Covid-19, needs to self-isolate for 10 days.
Before the rules changed at the weekend, staff were advised they didn't need to be treated as close contacts because they routinely wear full fire kit, surgical face coverings and gloves.
Some on-call firefighters may be financially worse off if they’re isolating and unable to work as a result of the new rules.
The fire service has pledged to support them and is calling for firefighters to be vaccinated.
Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsWelcome to our live service for Wednesday.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.
We love to hear from you, so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email,Twitter , externaland Facebook., external
'Deliberate' spillage kills fish and affects birdspublished at 06:26 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2021
A clean-up operation at a nature reserve has cost the taxpayer more than £25,000, a council says.
Read MoreRaw sewage problem for River Severnpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021
Figures reveal raw sewage was discharged into the water more than 1,000 times in 2019.
Read MoreFour arrested over 'public nuisance' at hospitalspublished at 18:36 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021
Earlier this month videos showing supposed empty hospitals were shared on social media.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsWe'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.
Crewe manager sees no need to sell playerspublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021
BBC Radio Stoke SportCrewe manager, David Artell, has said he doesn't need to sell any of his players after turning down a bid for defender Harry Pickering.
The 22-year-old has recently signed a new deal, which contains a buyout clause, and Blackburn Rovers made an offer for the player, but Artell said: "We know our players' worth, we have a valuation and we go from there."
Image source, Getty ImagesArtell also said: "We had an agent last week trying to sell one of them. Absolute idiot."
Weather: Rain for the next couple of dayspublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021
We're forecast two days of rain, starting tonight.
Temperatures are expected to rise a couple of degrees, but will remain cold - at about 7C (45F).
Image source, Postman LesTransport museum to host testing centrepublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceCoventry's transport museum is to become a coronavirus testing station, capable of carrying out 1,300 tests a day.
It will take over from the existing centre in Coventry University’s Priory Building, which opened last month.
Image source, LDRSThe Transport Museum, run by Culture Coventry, is closed at the moment due to the pandemic.
Two new testing centres are due to open at the Indian Community Centre in Foleshill and the Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre in Henley on 18 January.
