Creative COVID Recovery Festival forthcoming in Birmingham with charity aid
Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies are due to present an arts festival at South Yardley…
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Charity says more needs to be done so disabled are not overlooked
Pexels-cottonbro A Birmingham charity says more needs to be done to support people with complex…
Frustration in the arts industry – artistic director reflects on theatre closures
David Allen, artistic director of the Midland Actors Theatre in Birmingham, reflects on theatre closures…
Driving test backlogs puts driving instructors under pressure
Demand for practical driving tests in Birmingham is higher than ever, due to lock-down restrictions. @gettyimages Some 420,000…
The Forgotten Arts Festival coming to Birmingham
Third-year Birmingham City University Media Studies students are to live stream an online arts festival…
“As tragic as a theatre not being supported” — DJs and dancers on the pandemic’s threat to their industry
Megan Smith speaks to DJ Alexandra Hearth and dance teacher Karen Yates about how the…
Young people with disabilities face “barriers to employment” in pandemic recession
Experts fear that the suspension of assisted employment schemes will leave young people with disabilities excluded from a “hypercompetitive” job market.
COVID vaccine: praise for ‘community hero’ volunteers in Walsall
Walsall-based volunteering services council One Walsall have praised the response to their social media call for help…
Mental health patients forced to travel ‘hundreds of kilometres’ for treatment, despite government pledge
Lack of local mental health beds leads to patients from the Birmingham and Solihull Mental…
“There is going to be a massive backlog for me” – Birmingham driving instructor on coping with the pandemic halting business
By TOM FAIR and GEORGE WILLOUGHBY Source: The Rider Academy (Via: Unsplash) The number of…