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bbc.com | Richard Price
Hospital opens £9.8m day-case surgery unitRichard PriceUHNMUHNM chief executive Dr Simon Constable said the day-case unit would offer patients quicker access to surgeryA new £9.8m unit for day cases has officially opened at a hospital in Staffordshire. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) launched the unit at County Hospital in Stafford to tackle waiting list backlogs. Bosses said it would offer thousands of patients quicker access to day-case surgery.
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bbc.com | Richard Price
Sexual offences victims get right to review casesRichard PricePA MediaVictims and survivors of serious sexual offences will be allowed to request a review of their casesVictims of rape and serious sexual assaults in the West Midlands are to get the right to have their cases reviewed if charges are dropped. Under the current system, criminal cases can be stopped if a prosecutor decides there is not a realistic prospect of conviction.
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bbc.com | Richard Price
Hundreds expected to join parade to mark centenaryRichard PriceStoke-on-Trent City CouncilThere are lots of events planned for the centenary of Stoke-on-Trent being granted city statusHundreds of people are expected to join a parade this weekend as a centrepiece to Stoke-on-Trent's centenary celebrations. The People's Parade and a party in Hanley Park will begin at 13:00 BST.
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bbc.com | Richard Price
Birmingham bin strike could last until DecemberRichard PriceBBC News, West MidlandsBBCBin worker strikes in Birmingham could last until December, after they voted to continue industrial action in a dispute over pay and jobs, according to union Unite. On-and-off strike action began on 6 January with 12 walkouts planned across four months, and the union began an indefinite all-out strike on 11 March. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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bbc.com | Richard Price
Pottery boss 'optimistic' for industry's futureRichard PriceBBCMike Raybould, boss of Portmeirion, said despite recent difficulties he believed there could be a bright future for the ceramics industryThe boss of a pottery firm has said he is "cautiously optimistic" about the industry's future, provided government support is forthcoming.
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