Birmingham Eastside spoke to DAME and Shai Brides, two up and coming bands from Birmingham on possible venue closures, performing in lockdown and the importance of live music to the city of Birmingham.
Richard Anderton, teacher at Meer Green Primary School spoke to Birmingham Eastside about the challenges of remote learning.
All schools and colleges across the UK are closed to most students
In this podcast, we speak to charities, academics and people on the spectrum, to try and understand just how this pandemic has disproportionately affected autistic people.
Experts fear that the suspension of assisted employment schemes will leave young people with disabilities excluded from a “hypercompetitive” job market.
Birmingham has the highest number of internet devices sent out of all local authorities in England.
Figures from the Department for Education revealed an estimated 9,294 devices were sent
Poet Laureate for Birmingham Casey Bailey on the thriving Birmingham poetry scene, his charity work and his undying love for the city he proudly calls home.
Walsall-based volunteering services council One Walsall have praised the response to their social media call for help with the vaccination rollout in Walsall, as over 400 volunteers offer their
Lack of local mental health beds leads to patients from the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust being sent out of the area for treatment
Patients from the
A "landmark" reform to mental health laws was announced last week, with aims to tackle discrimination and give more autonomy to individuals care and treatment.
Reforms will give
A Birmingham theatre fears for their staff as they have postponed all their events due to the third national lockdown.
'The biggest concern is staff and performers - so many
