Sue Plant
13 April 2022
News and media
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Former bowel cancer patients urge people to get checked
13 April 2022
Two bowel cancer survivors are urging people to go to their GP for a check-up if something doesn’t feel right, as the focus falls on raising awareness of the disease this month. David Dixon of Bentley, and Roger Fletcher of Brownhills, have been given the all clear after being diagnosed with bowel cancer which came […]
Vaccination Centre – Easter opening times
12 April 2022
Walsall’s Saddlers Vaccination Centre will be open on Easter Saturday between 10am and 6pm for those who want to make an appointment for their first, second, third or booster jabs this Bank Holiday. The centre, which relocated to Bridgeman Street in the town at the start of this month, will be closed on Good Friday, […]
We’re expecting! New Walsall midwives on their way
11 April 2022
Midwives in Walsall are looking forward to some new arrivals of their own following a successful recruitment event at the weekend. Seventeen new midwives were recruited last Saturday and another couple who couldn’t make it on the day have interviews lined up. Outpatients Matron at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Laura Parsons said: “We are thrilled […]
Only the best for Well Wishers
11 April 2022
Well Wishers has been chosen as charity of the year by business community group thebestofWalsall. thebestofWalsall is a family run business that was set up 13 years ago and is made up of 340 local businesses. The aim of the group is to keep the pound in Walsall and to encourage local people to use […]
“Warmth and kindness” gets mum Laura’s vote
8 April 2022
A mum’s past experience of Walsall’s “friendly” maternity services was so good she decided to have her second baby here. Insurance administrator Laura Bevan, 31 and her partner, cleaning business owner, Sam Bevan, 27 welcomed their new arrival into the world on 7 April. They haven’t yet decided on a name. Laura gave birth to […]