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Business is booming for enterprising youngsters

youngsters have been putting their ideas into practice during an Enterprise competition.Read

Pupils get head start on careers

A BIRMINGHAM primary school is helping children to aim high with a series of careers events.Read

Technology keeps family in pocket

THE LOCKES from Birmingham have had a go at everything since they became our Digital Family last summer.Read

Kathak keeping class kids active

EVELYN Amadi is the first to admit she had no idea what Kathak dance was but tomorrow she will on stage performing it.Read

Beating a Drum for the Young and Gifted

THE curtain is due to rise on a new Kathak dance tomorrow at Aston’s Drum arts centre, but just before the main performance there will be a short show from a group of local youngsters.Read

Sonia Sabri breaks down youths’ pre-conceived ideas

SONIA Sabri’s involvement has been a short-term project linked to a public performance of her own work Parallels at the theatre tomorrow.Read

Shakera delights in her first bite of Buddha

AS Shakera Folkes tucks into her Buddha’s delight she is savouring a dish which has been in existence for hundreds of years yet it is her first taste of this vegetarian meal.Read

Nechells school children learn Chinese cooking

CHILDREN are learning about healthy eating quicker than they can say chopsticks in a series of Chinese cookery workshops.Read

Classy student chic arrives on catwalk

STUDENTS at South Birmingham College hit the catwalk to showcase their designs for a fashion competition.Read

A big friendly way to discover classic

SHAQUILLE Robinson is all ears as he listens to a telling of Roald Dahl’s children’s favourite The BFG.Read

Turves Green Boys’ School pupils meet winning author Alan Gibbons

YOUNGSTERS who championed best-selling author Alan Gibbons in a city-wide competition were given the chance to meet the writer when he visited their school.Read

Recession affecting daily lives

HALF of parents say they feel under increased strain because of the recession and ten per cent claim financial worries are threatening their relationship, a survey has shown.Read

Computer playground

CHILDREN’S playground clapping and skipping activities will be turned into computer games as part of a new project.Read

Kids like exercise

MOST family time is spent watching TV but children would rather do exercise such as cycling with their parents, a study has found.Read

Are Birmingham's students drinking to the right degree?

UNIVERSITY graduates Claire Meade and Emma Lees know only too well the pressures that can drive students to drink.Read

Technology is taking over

WITH an ever-increasing number of products and services being made available solely online (often with cost-savings or health benefits), the people who stand to benefit the most are often people who do not have access to the internet.Read

New world for silver surfers and children

As the Lockes have discovered, people of all ages can open up a whole new world of learning and enjoyment with the internet. Here are a few pointers to get you started:Read

It’s never too late to learn

DIGITAL technology is like caffeine – once you’ve got used to the stimulant, you can’t imagine life without it.Read

Play which speaks the language of friendship

LOOKING For Yoghurt, the play upon which the game was based, is an international project bringing together actors and teams from the UK, Korea and Japan.Read

Rubery children create computer game

COMPUTER games have long been held up as the prime example of children wasting time but a project in Birmingham has been showing how youngsters can learn from them.Read