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      <title>Birmingham Marks 50 Days to Go Until ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with Schools Cricket Day</title>
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      <description>Over 8,000* children across Warwickshire came together for Schools Cricket Day, with today marking 50 days to go to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup gets underway at Edgbaston. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Birmingham City Council Community Safety Team to Host Justice Walk and Launch WalkSafe App in Support of National Stalking Awareness Month</title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council’s Community Safety Team is set to bring partners, agencies, and community organisations together this April for a city centre Justice Walk.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Over 92% of Birmingham children offered first‑choice primary school </title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council has confirmed another strong year for families seeking primary school places across the city following its Primary National Offer Day figures.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>More home straight seats to be released for Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships</title>
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      <description>Additional home straight seats will also be released for all sessions from Tuesday 21 April at 10am, including the three currently high demand, unavailable sessions.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Birmingham City Council supports National Child Employment Week to promote safe working and performance opportunities for children</title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council is supporting National Child Employment Week to raise awareness of the laws, licensing and safeguarding duties that protect children who work or perform.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Birmingham Trading Standards Intensifies Clampdown on Illegal Tobacco, Vapes and Counterfeit Goods</title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team, working in partnership with West Midlands Police, has carried out a series of enforcement raids as part of Operation Cloud. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Birmingham Couple Sentenced for £2m Counterfeit Clothing Operation </title>
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      <description>A couple has been sentenced following a long running investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards into their large scale counterfeit clothing operation.  </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Update on Druids Heath planning process</title>
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      <description>Residents may have seen a range of information circulating about Druids Heath in the lead-up to Planning Committee in April 2026.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council and police take firm action against graffiti vandalism across the city </title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council’s Community Safety Team, working with local policing teams, has taken firm action against persistent graffiti vandalism that has been affecting communities across Birmingham. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Birmingham Trading Standards seizes large haul of illegal tobacco and vapes from Northfield retailer </title>
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      <description>Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted a Northfield business and its owner after uncovering a significant quantity of illicit and counterfeit goods.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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