Business and licensing news

• £5,000 grant for Birmingham’s hackney carriage drivers to prepare for the Clean Air Zone

  Birmingham City Council has announced a new £5,000 grant for Birmingham-licensed hackney carriage drivers.

  Published 9th February 2021.

• Council agrees £10,000 boost for Birmingham businesses who missed out on Government support

  One-off grants of £10,000 will be paid to 421 hospitality and leisure businesses in Birmingham which have previously missed out on Government support or require emergency intervention to protect jobs.

  Published 11th January 2021.

• Major Research Study to Assess Impact of COVID-19 on Central Business Districts

  Study established by Colmore Business District, Birmingham which will provide the case study for The Future Business District

  Published 17th December 2020.

• Council announces major skills funding provisions for SMEs

  Birmingham City Council has secured a major boost funding to help small businesses in Birmingham bounce back from the COVID crisis.

  Published 1st October 2020.

• Beware: The 12 Cons of Christmas

  Christmas is a time for giving, but people are being warned that for some unscrupulous individuals and firms it is a time for conning.

  

  Published 10th December 2019.

• Gold bangle scam trio jailed

  Three jewellers who falsely claimed that sets of gold bangles they manufactured and sold were made from higher quality gold have today (7 November) been jailed for a total of 14 years.

  

  Published 7th November 2018.

• Trader sentenced for counterfeit goods

  The owner of a Birmingham-based business has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to a number of offences relating to the possession of counterfeit and unsafe goods.

  

  Published 7th September 2018.

• Nightclub owner fined after employee’s 13ft fall

  Owners of a popular Birmingham nightclub have been fined £10,000 at Birmingham Magistrates' Court today (1 November 2017), after an employee fell 13ft down a lift shaft at the club.

  Published 1st November 2017.

• Car trader sold unroadworthy vehicles

  A Birmingham car trader has admitted a total of 42 offences relating to the sale of unroadworthy vehicles.

  

  Published 11th September 2017.