News archive
News published November 2023
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Council calls on government for support to help house refugees this Christmas
Homeless support services in Birmingham City Council are under increased pressure as the Government focuses on clearing its asylum backlog.
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Inform Women, Transform Lives kick starts 16 Days of Activism campaign in Birmingham
Birmingham City Council, The Carter Center and Birmingham & Solihull Women’s Aid have joined forces to raise awareness of coercive control, which many women and girls across the city are experiencing.
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Birmingham Festival 23 full evaluation report
The full evaluation results demonstrating the positive impact of Birmingham Festival 23 have been announced today.
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Creating an Active Birmingham
Birmingham City Council are publishing a consultation on the Draft Creating an Active Birmingham Strategy.
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£823,000 handed out to food projects across the city
Cash grants totalling £823,000 have been given by the city council to projects which are providing food to Birmingham residents.
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Birmingham one of 119 cities worldwide named as climate action leaders
Birmingham has been recognised as one of 119 cities across the globe that is taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency.
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Prevention First Citizens' Panel receives The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Prevention First Citizens' Panel, a group of volunteers that has supported Birmingham City Council’s commissioning process for 20 years, has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
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Birmingham’s Warm Welcomes set to reach 300 venues
Hundreds of community centres, libraries, places of worship and other venues have all opened their doors to offer Warm Welcomes across Birmingham during the Cost of Living crisis.
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Man ordered to pay over £2,700 following court case about waste disposal arrangements
A Birmingham man has been ordered to pay over £2,700 after using an altered document about his business’s waste collection arrangements.
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Report to cabinet sets out council’s latest financial position
A report has been published ahead of cabinet committee on 14 November which sets out the council’s latest financial position and savings targets for the next two financial years, 2024/25 and 2025/26.
