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Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will be staged at the Council House later this month on 26 January. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE will lead the event on Monday...

Organisations and agencies across Birmingham have united to offer beds and support to people who sleep rough as temperatures fall. Birmingham’s Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated due to snow and very cold temperatures. The...

Birmingham City Council’s Independent Travel Training celebrates a post‑16 student with BSL needs who now travels independently using two types of public transport—boosting confidence and freedom. The trainee, from Birmingham and has an Education, Health and...

Entries are officially open for the brand-new Unity 5K, a mass participation event that will see 1000s runners run the same marathon route as the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships West-Midlanders are being given the opportunity to have their own...

For the month of January, Birmingham City Council is encouraging Birmingham residents to choose to stop smoking for good. Birmingham City Council Public Health has launched a campaign encouraging residents to choose to stop smoking this new year by accessing free* local support available across the city. Research shows...

Birmingham City Council is proud to announce the development of a Young Futures Hub, a flagship initiative under the government’s Early Adopters Programme. Funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), this programme’s aims,...

As families take a break over the holidays many council staff and our partners will be working over the holidays to support residents. Cllr John Cotton, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “At this time every...