News archive
News published December 2021
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Christmas tree recycling - Dec 2021 and Jan 2022
As this year’s festivities draw to a close, Birmingham City Council has again set up a number of locations for residents to recycle their Christmas trees.
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Birmingham Jab Cab - free taxi service to get a vaccine or booster
A transport facility for people struggling to get to a Covid vaccination site has been set up so citizens can get their first, second or booster jab.
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Chancellor urged to back Birmingham businesses
Birmingham council bosses have written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him to support businesses and jobs in sectors hit hardest by the latest Covid-19 restrictions.
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Winter holiday clubs programme finalised
Bring it on Brum – the city’s winter holiday activities and food programme has now been finalised.
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Budget Challenge: Consultation on how would you prioritise the city council’s spend?
An interactive webpage has been launched by Birmingham City Council to get people thinking about how they wish the organisation’s budget to be prioritised to best meet their needs.
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Local Improvement Budget fund could enable Birmingham City Council to protect grass verges and pavement space from parked vehicles
Councillor Zaffar will be asking the Cabinet to approve a recommendation, on 14 December 2021, to create a Local Improvement Budget fund to improve localities.
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Helping those in need with the Household Support Fund
The city council has set out how it will support those in need using the remainder of the Household Support Fund allocation.
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Organisations invited to apply to become part of Stronger Communities scheme
A search has been launched for organisations that can help support a range of activities being developed by Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC).
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Major funding boost for Moseley Road Baths transformation
The transformation of Moseley Road Baths and Balsall Heath library has received a major boost with the allocation of £15.5m of Levelling-Up funding.
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Birmingham plans to welcome more Afghan refugees under resettlement scheme
Birmingham’s pledge to welcome more than 200 Afghan refugees under two Home Office schemes will be discussed by the council’s Cabinet next week.
