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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...

Birmingham drivers are being urged to slow down as 40mph speed limits are officially scrapped on almost all city routes. Birmingham City Council has completed a major project to cut limits from 40mph to 30mph on 27...

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,...

Twelve previously unemployed young people have graduated today from a new on-site training hub designed to help more young Brummies start new high-quality jobs in construction. The new hub provides learners with access to practical, real-world...

Captain Chris Pohl is a long-haul airline captain and training captain with over four decades of experience in commercial aviation. Over his career, he has trained and mentored hundreds of pilots while flying a variety of...

Birmingham proudly marked a decade of being recognised as a City of Sanctuary at a special event held at the Council House. The celebration brought together elected members, community leaders, sanctuary seekers, partner organisations and residents to honour...

Birmingham City Council has officially opened applications for the Pride in Place Impact Fund, a £1.65m pot that’s directly handled by local groups to improve their community spaces. Backed by the UK Government’s Ministry of Housing,...

Birmingham City Council has welcomed the recent national announcement by the Department for Education of a £3 billion investment aimed at eliminating the SEND “postcode lottery.” This funding will support Birmingham’s improvement journey within our city’s...