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News published January 2018

• Council seizes five empty properties

  Birmingham City Council has had their applications for Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) approved, so they can now exercise their enforcement powers to seize five empty properties.

  

  Published 29th January 2018.

• Birmingham rough sleeper count

  Figures released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) today reveal that during an evening count last Autumn there were 57 people sleeping rough in Birmingham.

  

  Published 25th January 2018.

• Sandwell announces preferred site for Aquatics Centre

  Sandwell Council today (23 January 2018) announced Londonderry Playing Fields, Smethwick as its preferred site for the new build Aquatics Centre for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

  Published 23rd January 2018.

• Holocaust Memorial Day event - January 28

  The Lord Mayor of Birmingham will lead the city’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations at the Council House on Sunday, January 28.

  Published 22nd January 2018.

• Response to care workers' strike

  Councillor Paulette Hamilton, cabinet member for health and social care, responds to the announcement that care workers are to strike over vital changes to our enablement service

  Published 19th January 2018.

• Children's social care in Birmingham continues to improve

  An Ofsted report following a third visit to examine the progress of children’s services has found Birmingham City Council ‘is making continued progress’ and the quality of social work has improved.

  Published 19th January 2018.

• A trio of unrelated city food firms fined

  Three Birmingham food firms were ordered to pay nearly £9,000 at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (18 January 2018).

  Published 18th January 2018.

• Call for support following Carillion collapse

  Birmingham City Council has called on the Government to ensure that the Carillion collapse does not slow the pace of economic regeneration in Birmingham

  Published 17th January 2018.

• Website helping homeless people to make the right move

  Homeless people in Birmingham are just one click away from connecting with local landlords thanks to a new website Homeless Rooms Birmingham .

  

  Published 15th January 2018.

• Stechford’s new leisure centre is now open

  Is your new year’s resolution to get fit and active? If you live in east Birmingham there’s a great incentive with the opening of the brand new Stechford Leisure Centre on Station Road.

  Published 9th January 2018.

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