Black Country Talking News
The Talking News is a free service which is sent out each week to almost 200 people living with sight loss to help them keep in touch with their community. The talking news consists of local news, culture & events, interviews with people of interest, Beacon news & whereabouts, home & garden tips and much more.
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The Latest issue of the Talking News
Catch up on the latest news and information with our weekly podcast, this week we have. A group of Black Country musicians and performers have raised £3,550 for charity, A masterplan to bulldoze Dudley eyesore Cavendish House and replace it with a huge retail complex and cinema is to receive crucial funding to get the project off the ground. And finally nearly 40,000 people are waiting for hospital treatment in Sandwell.
Next in culture we have Festival of Vibe, Back in Our Day – The Life and Times of the Dancing Grannies and Christmas Music by Candlelight.
In VI News we have the UK’s first ever sight loss dementia village to be built at Ostley House in Barrow and A call to the NHS to raise awareness of the visual hallucinations caused by sight loss – Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Then with our VI tip of the week we look at coping and dealing with sight loss.
This week’s flashback looks at the Black Country Nail Trade.
Our 10 Minutes with looks at UFO sightings David Taylor.
Our Better home and Garden focuses on front garden design.
With our sports we look at local and national sporting events.
And finally the Christmas countdown.