New figures reveal sharp rise in Covid-19 rule breaking
Of the 1332 total fixed penalty notices issued by the West Midlands Police, 42% were issued during the first two weeks of the January lockdown.
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Businesses working alongside local communities during the pandemic
A man from Solihull who runs the company MotorServ UK has used their resources to…
“Think outside the box”- primary school teacher Richard Anderton talks about home-schooling
Photo credit: Richard Anderton Richard Anderton, teacher at Meer Green Primary School spoke to Birmingham…
LISTEN: What has the Covid-19 pandemic meant for people living with autism?
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.
Progress while watching the purse strings – an interview with Leamington FC manager, Paul Holleran
A day before his side’s 3-0 FA Trophy win against Kettering Town. Leamington FC manager, Paul Holleran, spoke to Birmingham Eastside.
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…
Midlands leads the number of vaccines administered in England
Photo by Lisa Ferdinando With almost half a million vaccines administered, the Midlands are the…
“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…
“We even had nurses reach out” – the Birmingham sweet shop STILL providing free school meals
The Halal Candy Corner, a family run sweet shop based in Alum Rock, are to extend their emergency food scheme to support struggling families over the winter lockdown.