Dr Justin Varney, director of public health, encourages Birmingham citizens to take part in the public health consultation.

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Cllr Brigid Jones, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, reflects on what still needs to be done to encourage more women to participate in local democracy.

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Cllr Jayne Francis, cabinet member for education, skills and culture, talks about the importance of apprenticeships.

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Councillor Waseem Zaffar, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Birmingham City Council, reflects on how local solutions are being used to tackle the national issue of air pollution

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Members of Birmingham Homelessness Partnership Board are committed to working together to ensure no one has to sleep rough on the streets of our city. Those who do are some of the most vulnerable in our city

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Cllr Sharon Thompson, cabinet member for homes and neighbourhoods, outlines the current picture for homelessness in Birmingham and the actions that are being taken to support rough sleepers now that temperatures have plummeted.

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Councillor Kate Booth, cabinet member for children’s wellbeing, talks about the support given to help children with special educational needs get to school, as well as the challenges faced in keeping such a huge operation running.

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Cllr Majid Mahmood, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Waste and Recycling, writes about the latest position of the service modernisation

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Cllr Majid Mahmood, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Waste and Recycling, writes about the service modernisation and the context of the scale of the change being carried out...

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