06/01/2017 Midlands Today

With patients waiting for Arizona corridors,. There's clearly been a

huge amount of pressure on the hospital. We will be talking to the

medical detector. We'll be talking to the Medical

Director at Walsall Manor Back to school a year after it was

called because We are so happy it's

all back and running. Can't wait to get in there now

and see what it's like. It's good that everything

has been fixed One of the big weekends for the FA

Cup. While this man's pedigree could make the difference. Taking

nostalgia to new heights with his all-night bespoke and old style

working at Cinema in his back garden. And for the silver screen to

grey clouds. The well be less clouds but more calls.

An MP's requested an urgent meeting with the Health Secretary

to talk about problems at the Worcestershire

Patients have been waiting for hours in corridors to be treated.

It's believed two people died after waiting in the A

Today a public consultation was launched about the future

of services at the Royal, the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch

It's hoped that changes will increase capacity

at the hospitals and prevent some of the problems they've

But the start of the consultation has brought to an end the campaign

group Save the Alex who say they can't stop the cuts.

Here's our Health Correspondent Michele Paduano.

This family has had two children die. They have always used the same

hospital in Redditch. We have of one more child that has been diagnosed

with the condition. We need closeness and emergency treatment as

soon as possible for our condition. I'm absolutely gutted that the

campaign has given up. Outside the hospital today, campaigners say it

was time to admit defeat. Who we are in 2017 with key services stripped

out. Staff are resigning because they didn't feel that the model was

safe. It was a fast-growing town with young people. It's not going to

come back and we have to say that this campaign has failed. With sales

it safe maternity and paediatrics. I've invested my whole life. It will

be strange after four and a half years to not do that any more.

Sorry, I can't say any more. I'm getting upset. A candle lit vigil in

2005 marked the beginning of the first successful attempt to keep

maternity and children's services in Redditch. There was a new

organisation. But in 2015, maternity services were closed on safety

grounds. Children's services forward. There are people who who

cannot get to the hospital. They are putting people's lives at risk. It

has been said that there is a shortage of key medical staff. They

believe that this model will lead to a safe and affordable care in the

future. They say that they are keen to listen. In future, they will do

more planned work and Worcestershire will do more registers. It is said

that there is more beds needed in Worcestershire. I've been concerned

that the hospital is not big enough to make the capacity. Therefore, I

have been pushing for an expansion. I would like to see that word for

word as soon as per. I have communicated these concerns to the

Secretary of State and asked for a meeting at the earliest convenience.

The campaigners have always maintained that Bristol was too

small to absorb Redditch's patients. -- that Worcestershire.

And tonight, we've just been told that Redditch MP Karen Lumley

and Robin Walker will be meeting Jeremy Hunt on Monday.

Well, this issue has caused great debates on our social media pages,

thanks to all of you who've been in touch.

Here are just a few comments Natalie Woodruff posted on Facebook:

If people could look after themselves and see a GP

or pharmacist, then A departments would not be busy.

Jess Derrer said: More needs to be done to support our NHS,

Bring back walk-in centres, great asset to communities,

an essential to help give pathways to treatment and ensure emergencies

Michelle Phillips told us about her experience: We spent 13

No corners were cut and staff were rushed off their feet.

Patients were in corridors and any spare space that could be found,

but staff were friendly and although obviously under a lot

of stress and pressure this was not conveyed to us.

But it's not just Worcester that's struggling.

Stoke, Dudley and Walsall are all experiencing

Earlier I spoke to the Medical Director

at Walsall Health Care Trust, Amir Khan.

He said the pressures on A at Walsall Manor

are unprecedented, and a number of factors are involved.

Definitely there are more patients coming into accident and emergency

this year than what we normally see, patients are frail and elderly

and they're very sick as compared to what they have been

in the past, and that is making it more difficult.

The other problem is that other outlets from the hospital is also

difficult because there are patients who do not require acute medical

care but they are in the beds where they do need care and we don't

Do you have people waiting in the corridors?

Not in the corridor outside but in accident and emergency, yes,

patients have been in the areas where we normally

And is it true that you had to close the doors to the Ambulance Service

this week because you had so much pressure with numbers?

Unfortunately, we can't do that because the biggest problem we've

had is that there have been times where the ambulances

have been waiting longer than they would have otherwise,

which makes it difficult because they can't answer

the emergency calls, so we've been trying our best

and working with them to free them as quickly as possible

but there have been times when ambulances have waited

I heard a report that somebody had suffered a cardiac

arrest in a corridor, is that true?

I'm not aware of a particular patient who had a cardiac

arrest in a corridor but, yes, patients do get cardiac arrest

and we review all of our cardiac arrests and look at that

and I will be looking to see if anything like that has happened.

Do you see it getting worse in the next few days

I'm hoping that things should start improving from next week.

This weekend we will still be under a lot of pressure because this

all started from Boxing Day onwards and we expect it will clear out

If it doesn't, it will be a huge problem for all of us,

but we need to make every effort we can to keep our patients safe.

A school has re-opened more than a year after high levels

of chemicals in the air made pupils ill.

20 children were affected by formaldehyde, following building

work at Flash Ley Primary in Stafford, but it's

School wasn't just out for summer - here at Flash Ley Primary

in Stafford, it's been closed for more than a year.

Pupils have been taught at three other schools after high levels

of formaldehyde were found back in October 2015, when 20

But this morning the gates were back open.

So happy it's all back and running. My child was one of the children

that was ill. It's good that everything is fixed and ready to

rock and roll. Well excited, they've

been up since 6:00am. And after the bell at 9:00am,

it was back to their old, It feels great to be back

with my friends again. Very excited, to the moon and back

1000 times. It's good because I have not seen my friends for some time.

expecting the problems occur. All of the expertise tells us that the gas

levels are safe. If that was not the case, we would not be opened the

skill. Safe and sound back in class. Some are very happy faces. Very

happy. It's a good school and I like it. A new year and a new start for

the pupils and staff here. All are under one roof.

An entire road has been closed in north Staffordshire

after fly-tippers dumped mounds of rubbish overnight.

Hullock Pool Road, near the village of Audley, is likely

Elizabeth Glinka joins me now in the studio.

So Elizabeth this must be a big pile of rubbish?

Yes, it is, Nick, a very big pile indeed.

Let's have a look at it - this was Hullock's Pool

It runs alongside the A500, for people who know the area,

and is just after the turn-off for Audley.

It's a huge pile of dumped waste and it includes rubbish, wood,

concrete, glass and all kinds of other building materials.

The pile is full of broken glass and nails and things,

so the council has said it has to use the right kit and the road

We know fly-tipping is a constant source

of irritation for our councils and it costs them

In the last year local authorities in our region spent over

That was a 20% increase on the year before.

And the bad news is that apparently this weekend is the worst weekend

These pictures were taken in Birmingham earlier today.

There's lots of extra rubbish around from Christmas,

fewer collections in some places, and some people really

But councils can now issue on the spot fines.

And if you're near Hullock Pool Road, then hopefully it

A 30-year-old man has appeared before a district judge charged

in connection with a riot at Birmingham Jail last month.

Dozens of police and specially trained prison officers were called

to Winson Green three weeks ago when inmates seized

Ross Queen from Northfield in Birmingham faces two charges

of prison mutiny and one of taking a photograph inside

His solicitor indicated he'd be pleading not guilty when the case

A finance officer has been jailed for eight months for stealing nearly

?40,000 from the nursery school where she worked.

A court heard Ellen Glover had mounted a sustained

attack on the funds of the Edith Cadbury School

in Weoley Castle in Birmingham over a twelve month period.

The judge said the nursery had relied on charity and others had

sacrificed time and money to keep it afloat.

Campaigners say a farmer's plans to build two chicken units to house

100,000 birds will spoil one of Shropshire's most

The proposed development is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

It's also overlooked by a writer's retreat,

the former home of playwright John Osborne, who called it

The Hurst - writers come here from all over the UK seeking

inspiration from the beautiful Clun Valley.

It was the home to famous playwright John Osborne.

Those who run the retreat say he would be horrified by the plans

for a huge chicken farmer in the area of outstanding natural

When our writers come here to The Hurst, they want to come

for the tranquillity and the beautiful area.

We don't want those views destroyed, what is a really important part

Campaigners are also concerned about potential noise and smells.

The demand for poultry is rising and other chicken farms have been

allowed in the area of outstanding natural beauty in recent years.

The farmer behind the application didn't want to speak on camera

but his agent says that the family had been in the Clun area for 60

years and this development will help them sustain a business here.

500 people have signed a petition against the proposals

but not all the farms neighbours are objecting.

It's very difficult to make a living around here.

Farming is becoming increasingly expensive.

They told us that there would be no smell from the chicken sheds

themselves, the waste was going into the tanks

and we wouldn't be able to see the chicken sheds.

Wildlife lovers are horrified, though.

The farm is next to the River Clun, designated a special area

of conservation and described as a very fragile environment.

A chicken unit like that is bound to create more pollution.

And there is a lot of pollution coming into what should be

It's another nail in the coffin and we'll have to draw a line

Shropshire Council will decide on the plans in February.

Thanks for joining us on Midlands Today, this is our top

It looks as though winter's icy grip will ease off shortly. The

goalkeeper with an FA Cup pedigree but will it help Stourbridge winner?

And I'm with the man who has built a cinema in his back garden.

It opened in 1937 to give hardworking families

in the Black Country the chance to see animals close at hand.

Now approaching its 80th anniversary, Dudley Zoo

is undergoing its biggest redevelopments, improving animal

enclosures while bringing listed buildings back to life.

Bosses say the work is essential to compete with larger zoos

Here's our Black Country reporter Ben Godfrey.

The five-year-old chimpanzee at Dudley zoo. She is accompanied by an

admirer. There is always a daily audience.

For 80 years, Dudley Zoo has sought weird and wonderful ways

Over to the Penguin pool weather are more new arrivals finding your way

about. Some have said that the zoo is

moving too slowly. They will be spending ?350,000 redeveloping the

exhibits. This is the house for tropical birds. It closed down in

the 1980s. Back then, they are displayed an animal in a cage but

these days we have to build an habitat. They will build a habitat

for South American species. With numbers scoring, we can invest and

we will continue to keep pace with these other organisations. With all

those fine weather about, the old ones are almost as likely as the

youngsters. Today, it was animal senses time, to make sure that the

animals have escaped. They still had polar bears and elephants when I

arrived. Possibly animals that you would not keep in the enclosures we

have today. So this is pretty interesting. The cash injection has

all come from visitor entrance fees. The hundred thousand people came

last year. It might seem a bit old-fashioned but there is something

about this place that keeps people coming back. Love it.

Now it's a big weekend for football - the third round of the FA Cup,

always one of my favourite moments, and Ian Winter's here to look

forward to the biggest game in the history

Nick, 29 years ago, the so-called Crazy Gang of Wimbledon beat

the Culture Club of Liverpool to win the FA Cup at Wembley.

Their manager was Bobby Gould, a familiar face at Coventry City,

Tomorrow, Bobby's grandson Matthew is hoping to pull off another FA Cup

shock when he plays in goal for non-league Stourbridge away to

Introducing the Stourbridge goalkeeper Matthew Gould

and Matt's dad Jonathan, goalkeeping coach at

West Bromwich Albion, and Matt's grandad Bobby,

who famously won the FA Cup with Wimbledon back in 1988.

And tomorrow, 29 years after that famous victory over Liverpool,

Matt Gould is focused on Wycombe, not Wembley, where he is making

his own piece of FA Cup history with Stourbridge.

It makes you realise how lucky you are to be at a club like this.

For us to have created our own history, beating

Hopefully, we can go and beat Wycombe and create

Wimbledon beating Liverpool is one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup

history and they weren't expected to win and we're not

expected to win Saturday, and you never know what can happen.

So Wycombe Wanderers beware of Stourbridge,

who have beaten Northampton from League 1 in the last

round to extend their unrivalled results in this competition.

Which club has won more FA Cup ties than any other

What else can you tell me about the FA Cup?

Well, Stourbridge have never lost an FA Cup game in 2016.

Stourbridge are also unbeaten in any match since October.

Matt Gould has kept six clean sheets in his last nine games.

On Saturday, Matt celebrates his 23rd birthday, and what a party

it promises to be if he's helped Stourbridge make it

He's probably one of the only teetotal players in the game,

-- in the team, so maybe we might just allow him

but it'll be one heck of a birthday if we can pull off a big

Like father like son, the goalkeeping Goulds look rather

different 23 years ago, but one thing remains unaltered.

Matt tells me that you hate watching him playing in goal?

Yeah, I think it was Andy Murray's mum who said it's something

like nausea and having a heart attack at the same time,

How do you fancy Stourbridge against West Bromwich in round four?

I will not be at the game if that's the draw.

One man and his dog used to watch Stourbridge.

Tomorrow more than 2000 fans will travel to Wycombe,

but the dogs must stay at home waiting for an FA Cup shock.

That's a great story about the Gould family.

And I hear Bobby will be cheering for Stourbridge

Which means Bobby will have to set his alarm for 4am

on Sunday morning in order to follow his grandson

Elsewhere in tomorrow's FA Cup third round,

Birmingham City tackle their Championship rivals, Newcastle.

Port Vale, under caretaker manager Michael Brown

Burton Albion are away to Watford and West Brom play Derby.

On Sunday, Aston Villa travel to Tottenham.

Full coverage on your BBC local radio station.

Non-league Hednesford Town have produced the biggest surprise

of the January transfer window so far.

They've sold their defender Cohen Bramall to Premier League

And Bramall could have the same impact on the top flight

as Jamie Vardy, according to the man who signed him last summer.

Former Hednesford boss Liam McDonald says the 20-year-old is a natural

athlete who will take the massive leap from the Northern Premier

And the battle for survival in the Premiership continues

The Warriors are second from bottom and they trail tomorrow's opponents

I have just a shed and a world weary gnome in an orange football shirt,

Fancy a haunted chapel like this one in Brinklow in Warwickshire,

Or a cave made from wine bottles, like this in Herefordshire.

But we may just have found something that tops all of those.

Ben Sidwell's been to Stoke on Trent to take a look for himself.

Most people are happy with just a shed or a greenhouse

in their back garden, but not Anderson Jones

It all started from when I was about six years old. My mum and dad took

me to the old cinemas. My local one was an ABC. I just fell in love with

the cinema and I thought I'd love to win one of these. -- I'd love to own

one of these. It's taken Anderson almost

five years to build, but he's been collecting bits

from cinemas that are Most of it is from the ABC. Before

they demolished it, I stripped it. And it's become something

of a family affair. Can I have some popcorn? You

certainly can. With wife Jayne supplying

the popcorn and son Ethan One ticket please. I will show you

to your seat. Even the carpets, which at a cost

of thousands, were made especially to replicate those that would have

been in an ABC cinema. He's fulfilled his dreams and my

opinion of it is that it's amazing. I love it. It's fun for the family

and friends. It's not I passion, it's an obsession. What does it mean

sitting here? It's unbelievable. I'm so pride of myself that I've managed

to save history from the ABC Cinemas because they are all gone now. I'm

just so happy that I've got stuff in my garden that everybody can share

with me. But don't start queueing because it is just for his family

and friends. The real deal. The weekend starts here but will it

be wet, wild, wintry or warm? As seems to be the pattern, we might

be able to tick off a view of those. We started off cold and frosty

today. Then it became cloudy and it turned grey and miserable. It

remained miserable. Plenty of rain throughout the day today. It is a

rather gloomy and tell end to the day. This weekend is going to be

cloudy and dull again. Still the rain is continuing to follow at the

moment. It is cleaving to the south-east. We will be left with

plenty of moisture. Mist and fog is likely. A little milder in terms of

the temperature. High tomorrow. That traps plenty of cloud underneath it.

It doesn't really shift anywhere. There is no wind to move anything

on. Some of, it will be by the unpleasant and folks. Temperatures a

touch better than it has been. Highs of around seven and nine Celsius. As

we head through the end of tomorrow, missed and for developing a game.

Temperatures ranging between four and six Celsius. -- mist and fog

developing a game. More moisture in the air. Some sports of drizzle. Not

much change until Monday. At that point, the breeze will increase and

it will be wet and windy. It will be called again on Tuesday. It will

flip flop through the week. Try and enjoy your weekend. Breaking news

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