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News published December 2022

• Supporting families through the winter

  The city council is supporting children and families this winter with a number of initiatives.

  

  Published 14th December 2022.

• Council leader backs calls for Birmingham to become new tech centre

  Birmingham City Council leader Cllr Ian Ward today welcomed a new report by Centre for Cities.

  Published 14th December 2022.

• Plans to bring Small Heath swimming pool back into use

  Birmingham City Council has confirmed that it plans to bring the Small Heath Leisure Centre swimming pool back into use.

  Published 8th December 2022.

• Birmingham showcased in Chief Medical Officer's annual report

  Work in Birmingham to address air pollution and the climate crisis has been highlighted in the Government Chief Medical Officer's annual report.

  

  Published 8th December 2022.

• Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton comes home to Proud Host City for future display and legacy tour

  The Queen’s Baton – an enduring symbol of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games – has been gifted to the city, with plans now being drawn up for it to go on public display and a legacy tour in 2023.

  

  Published 8th December 2022.

• Second national award won by council for cleaner streets scheme

  More independent recognition has been earned for the city council’s Mobile Household Recycling Centre (MHRC) service – in the form of a prestigious National Recycling Award.

  

  Published 7th December 2022.

• City council to provide free swimming lessons for children in care

  A new initiative by the city council is to help children in care learn to swim.

  

  Published 6th December 2022.

• Innovative Trees & Woodland Toolkit launched to maximise benefits of trees and woodlands in communities across England 

  An innovative Trees and Woodland Strategy Toolkit, developed in collaboration with Birmingham City Council, has been launched.

  

  Published 2nd December 2022.

• Cash grants for city projects providing food for Birmingham residents

  Almost a half a million pounds worth of grants is being made available by the city council to projects which are providing food to Birmingham residents.

  

  Published 1st December 2022.

• Christmas waste collection plans - December 2022 and January 2023

  Plans for waste and recycling collections in Birmingham over the Christmas and new year period have been announced.

  

  Published 1st December 2022.

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