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44 projects will receive funding as part of wider Government action to protect public health and the environment by improving air quality. Local authorities across England have been granted almost £11 million in the latest round...

A publicly accessible rapid electric vehicle charger has been installed on the Bournville Village Trust (BVT) estate to support sustainable travel. The 50kW charger has been launched at the Shenley Green shops, Shenley Lane, through a...

Exactly six months since the end of the games, Birmingham 2022 and Network Rail have revealed plans for the star of the spectacular opening ceremony to arrive at Britain’s busiest station outside London on a one-way...

A report to Cabinet Members notes the previously-confirmed opportunity to access underspend from Games time budgets still exists – and a Legacy Portfolio Team within Birmingham City Council is now required to continue to coordinate and drive forward...

The campaign will see activities throughout the month – with games, puzzles, videos and social media posts – aimed at getting people to switch from fizzy drinks. They can take the pledge as an individual, or...

Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has given energy bosses a deadline of Tuesday 7th February to report back to him on what remedial action – such as providing compensation – they plan to take should...

More than 80 ‘Unlocking Construction’ events have been held in over 60 prisons as part of a two-week campaign – with scaffolders, crane operatives and building site managers among those showing offenders the ropes in their...

The government’s Start Up Loans scheme has achieved another landmark milestone as the 100,000th business loan is granted, bringing the total support given to firms to more than £941 million, it has been announced today (Thursday...

Passengers will be boarding the world’s first fully sized, self-driving bus service in Edinburgh from the Spring, after it was awarded a share of £81 million in joint UK government and industry support for self-driving transport...

Eight swimming pools in Birmingham have signed up with swimming products recycling scheme Leisure Loop, which aims to address the amount of waste generated by pools that reaches landfill each year. The leisure centres taking part...