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News published February 2026

• Volunteering applications now open for Birmingham 2026

  1,500 volunteers will help deliver the first UK staging of the European Athletics Championships, applications close 10 March 2026.

  

  Published 10th February 2026.

• Council Explores Longer Visiting Hours at New Hall Cemetery to Improve Community Access

  Councillor Jamie Tennant has announced a trial of extended opening hours at Sutton New Hall Cemetery, giving visitors more flexibility to spend time remembering their loved ones.

  Published 5th February 2026.

• Application for injunction regarding blockading of waste depots

  Application for injunction against persons unknown:

  Published 4th February 2026.

• Commissioners' Assurance Plan published

  Commissioners have published their assurance plan which sets out outcomes to be achieved in order that commissioners can recommend the conclusion of intervention.

  Published 3rd February 2026.

• Waste injunction against persons unknown

  In May 2025 the council obtained an injunction to tackle the obstruction and blockading carried out by Unite the Union.

  Published 3rd February 2026.

• Budget proposals reveal extra £130m investment in services – as Leader says city no longer ‘bankrupt’

  Leader Cllr John Cotton today (3 February) declared Birmingham City Council is no longer 'bankrupt', as budget proposals set to deliver a funding boost to frontline services are published.

  Published 3rd February 2026.