Hacking into health data: what RnR run Wellness Hackday in Birmingham produced
What is a hackday and how can it help improve well-being? A bunch of professionals with a background in health care, coaching, non-profit, digital tech…
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Living with a serious condition: how the NHS can help and how it can fail
We have a lot of health and wellbeing data available to support better understanding of how the NHS works. We can also use this data to find…
Birmingham organisations warn migrants on dangers of being scammed
As the Windrush generation scandal sweeps the political scene, Birmingham based organisations warn against migrants falling prey to scammers. Ashiana Community Project reports on solicitors tricking vulnerable people, and…
What does disability feel like? Project Aspie promotes inclusion
With 4 years experience in working with adults with Asperger’s syndrome, I became immediately interested in Birmingham based Project Aspie. A volunteer invited me to their…
INTERVIEWS: UK authors and artists showcase at Birmingham Comic Art Show
About 60 comics sellers, artists and writers displayed their work at Birmingham Comic Art Show last weekend. Brighton based author Kevin Gunstone and Manchester illustrator James Chapman talked to Landinside about…
VIDEO Birmingham antifascists and Britain First dispute the streets of the city
On Saturday afternoon, June 24, Birmingham antifascist protesters opposed Britain First supporters rallying in the city centre. With anger on both sides, they targeted each other with mirroring…
Amirah Foundation invites Brummies to show solidarity over Ramadan
As Ramadan started, Amirah Foundation organised an event to explain the meaning of this fasting period for Muslims. At the same time, charity representatives explained…
Your local butcher’s versus your Health and Social Care services provider: who needs more media?
Taking the first days of 2017 to reflect upon what we did in 2016, we discovered more reflection in needed. As a journalist who offers…
REPUBLISHED: 116-year-old butchers in Ringwood criticise supermarkets for “conning” customers
I am republishing this story, which first appeared on landinside.wordpress.com, before moving to this new domain. This is the story of the oldest butchers in…
Second Cup Coffee Company is expanding in the UK
A new franchise in the UK, Second Cup cafe in Birmingham opened last November. We interviewed the owner, Jags Manhota, on what it means to…