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Birmingham City Council’s cabinet has approved the award of the estate redevelopment contract to Lovell for the regeneration of Druids Heath. The council and Lovell have begun drafting a partnership agreement, which is expected to be...

Thousands of tenants in Birmingham are now seeing the benefits of the country’s biggest investment programme in council homes. Since 2024, Birmingham City Council has invested over £600 million as part of a £1.6bn plan to...

Novuna UK Athletics Outdoor Championships will return to Birmingham in 2026, with the nation’s best athletes set to compete at the Alexander Stadium on 20–21 June. Across two action-packed days, national champions will be crowned in...

Birmingham City Council is proud to share that Adopt Birmingham, run by Birmingham Children’s Trust, has been rated “Good with Outstanding leadership” in its latest Ofsted inspection. Ofsted commended the agency’s child-centred approach, noting that “children...

Our waste crews have collected an average of around 1,750 tonnes of kerbside waste every collection day over the last year. They have also collected around 245 tonnes daily from our household recycling centres. In all...

Local authorities are to be given new powers to crack down on pavement parking. Councillor Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport, welcomed the move. “We welcome the government’s decision to grant councils new powers...

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...

An interview with renowned youngest Chef Mathew Leong, who twice represented Singapore at the Bocuse d’Or The most well-known chef from Singapore, Mathew Leong (Instagram A/c: mathew_leong), is currently an executive chef at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant RE-NAA...

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...

Pilot Felix Gottwald (Instagram A/c: felixgottwald), who resides in Germany, has been working with Lufthansa for seventeen years. Prior to switching to the Boeing 747-400 and 747-8, on which he is currently certified to fly as...