News archive
News published May 2020
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More than £85,000 awarded to community projects supporting refugees
Innovative community projects supporting refugees - through the Government’s Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme - have received over £85,000 in grants awarded by Birmingham City Council.
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More than 330,000 items of PPE delivered across city
More than 330,000 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) have been distributed to care settings across Birmingham by the city council.
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Birmingham announces measures as part of new Emergency Transport Plan
Birmingham City Council has launched its Emergency Transport Plan outlining plans for a wide range of measures to support walking, cycling and public transport across the city, in light of COVID-19.
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Lord Mayor’s team pick up 30,000 face masks for frontline workers donated by Nanjing
Members of the Lord Mayor’s team collected a shipment of 30,000 face masks, donated by the city of Nanjing - one of Birmingham’s partner cities in China - yesterday (12 May 2020).
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Supporting social distancing in our parks
To enable people to use the city’s parks and open spaces safely during the coronavirus pandemic, the city council’s grounds maintenance team has come up with a social distancing solution.
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More space for social distancing on two of Birmingham’s busiest high streets
Birmingham City Council will introduce measures to increase space for pedestrians on two of the city’s busiest high streets, Erdington High Street and Kings Heath High Street, over the coming days.
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Review to look at health inequalities within black communities in Birmingham and Lewisham
A unique collaboration between Birmingham and Lewisham councils will look at how to address the depth of health inequalities in the black African and Caribbean communities in both areas.
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Update on waste services in Birmingham (Tuesday 5 May 2020)
As part of the ongoing review of services during the coronavirus pandemic, Birmingham City Council is now able to restore a key waste service to residents.
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Local authorities urge the government to prevent a post-covid homeless world
Cabinet members responsible for homelessness from across the West Midlands local authorities as well as the West Midlands Metro Mayor, have come together to write to Government.
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Commercial tenants advised to come forward
Around 4,500 commercial tenants in Birmingham could miss out on grant funding and are being advised to get in touch with the City Council if they need further support.
