News archive
News published February 2022
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City centre CCTV network improvements work set to begin
Works to improve Birmingham City Council’s CCTV network around the city centre – which would see 24 new cameras installed and 30 existing cameras upgraded are due to begin next month (March 2022).
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Birmingham City Council celebrates National Empty Homes Week
Each year National Empty Homes Week, which this year runs from Monday 28 February until Sunday 6 March, highlights the need to bring empty homes back into use and tackle their negative impact on neighbourhoods
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Birmingham City Council responds to the National Rough Sleeper statistics report released by the DLUHC
Responding to the release today (24 February) of the National Rough Sleeper statistics report by the Department of Levelling Up, Homes and Communities
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Celebration time! Community groups awarded funding to help embrace Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Funds totalling £300,000 have been given to 65 projects in 36 wards during the 1st round of awards for a city council programme designed to help people celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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Plans for £4.5m improvements to Kings Norton Cemetery and Yardley Crematorium
Birmingham City Council’s plans to improve facilities and capacity at a cemetery and crematorium in south Birmingham have been unveiled ahead of next week’s Cabinet meeting (1 March).
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BBC MasterChef relocation to Brum set to boost existing plans for Digbeth regeneration
Today’s announcement that popular BBC television series MasterChef is relocating to Birmingham has been hailed as a boost for long-standing plans to regenerate the Digbeth area of the city.
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Helping rough sleepers during storm Eunice
Due to Storm Eunice our Severe Weather Emergency Protocol remains activated across Birmingham to help people sleeping rough.
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Big Birmingham Bikes giveaway
20 of 500 selected Birmingham residents collected a free bicycle today - 17 February 2022 - courtesy of Birmingham City Council's 'Big Birmingham Bikes' scheme.
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Have your say on Birmingham’s 25-year City of Nature plan
Public consultation begins on the City of Nature 25-year plan to grow Birmingham’s green spaces from 600 to 1000.
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Thousands of children helped during winter holiday programme
The city’s ambitious Holiday Activity and Food programme continued its success with its winter programme.