News archive
News published July 2017
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US athletics stars take part in city Sports Festival
To coincide with USA Track and Field’s training camp in Birmingham, a community sports festival took place in the city’s Perry Park.
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American and Jamaican athletes attend Civic Service at Birmingham Cathedral
Athletes, coaches and staff from USA Track & Field (USATF) and the Jamaican Track and Field team were invited to a special civic service, which was held at Birmingham Cathedral on Saturday (29 July).
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USA Track & Field back in Birmingham ahead of IAAF World Championships
More than 150 athletes, officials and staff representing USA Track & Field (USATF) are staying in Birmingham at the end of July, ahead of the IAAF World Championships.
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Birmingham 2022 Bid celebrates a summer of sporting success
It has been an incredible summer of sport for Midlands athletes, coinciding with Birmingham’s bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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City work on extremism honoured in the USA
As part of the latest phase of an information sharing project on how to better tackle extremism, the City and County of Denver has proclaimed this week as Birmingham PREVENT Violence Week.
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Tackling Brum’s housing shortage with creative thinking
Cabinet has approved a raft of measures to address the housing shortage in Birmingham today (Tuesday 25 July) with three specialist housing reports.
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Birmingham Archives and Collections achieves national accreditation
Birmingham Archives and Collections, based at the Library of Birmingham, has been awarded Archive Service Accreditation by The National Archives today (20 July 2017).
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Brendan Foster joins Birmingham 2022 Bid team
Commonwealth Champion and legendary long-distance athlete, Brendan Foster CBE, is today announced as the latest addition to the Birmingham 2022 Bid team.
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Encampments banned from city parks for two years
Birmingham City Council has successfully gained two injunctions banning encampments from moving onto four city parks and recreation grounds until July 2019.
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Green Flag success for Birmingham parks and crematoria
It’s official – Birmingham has 17 of Britain’s best green spaces.
