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City council invite residents to say ‘no’ to fizzy drinks during Fizz-Free February
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...2023-02-05 829 0 -
Business Secretary calls on suppliers to put consumers first
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...2023-02-05 952 0 -
Construction job drive gives prisoners tools to turn away from crime
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...2023-02-04 856 0 -
100,000 British small businesses benefit from government-backed Start Up Loans
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...2023-02-02 1950 0 -
UK Government backing helps launch world first self-driving bus
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...2023-02-01 3562 0 -
New green scheme launches at Birmingham pools
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...2023-01-31 1706 0 -
CMA to scrutinise ‘green’ claims in sales of household essentials
The move is an expansion of ongoing work by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into ‘greenwashing’, which seeks to get to the bottom of whether products and services that claim to be green or eco-friendly...2023-01-27 691 0 -
Free digital devices for communities
Birmingham City Council is currently in the process of decommissioning and refurbishing several thousand devices for use in communities. The initial pilot scheme for the Birmingham Device Bank saw over 600 distributed to 85 charities across...2023-01-21 864 0 -
Birmingham 2022 contributes £870million to UK economy
The independent interim evaluation report found that the West Midlands economy received a significant boost, with over half the economic impact generated (£453.7 million**) benefiting businesses and communities across the region. A record 1.5 million tickets...2023-01-20 1227 0 -
New reports highlight the success of the Birmingham 2022 Festival
A series of independent evaluation reports, published today at the Birmingham 2022 Festival Insight Event at the Birmingham Hippodrome, show the overall impact of the Festival as well as delving into key aspects of the programme...2023-01-19 653 0
