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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 3578 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 1727 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...2023-01-27 702 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...2023-01-21 879 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 1237 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...2023-01-19 663 0 -
Warwick Student Chayn Kohli’s work toward improving gender equality began when she was just 14 in India.
Second-year BSc Management student Chayn Kohli is the Winner of the Student Award for excellence in gender equality 2022 and has been recognised for her work in India as well as at the University of Warwick....2023-01-15 2285 0 -
Rishi Sunak may think his use of private healthcare is not ‘relevant’ – but public disagree.
Rishi Sunak the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and as such, he is a high-profile public figure. The use of private healthcare by politicians is a topic that has been the subject of much debate...2023-01-14 1581 0 -
Winter warmer bundles provide emergency help as cold weather bites
As wintry weather takes hold, a winter warmer bundle provided by a charity’s trading arm is flying off the shelves to help people on a low income keep warm and cook a hot meal in the...2022-12-20 2716 0 -
Frankfurt Christmas Market to open on Christmas Eve
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market will stay open a day longer this year, with majority of its stalls opening on 24 December. The popular city centre attraction was due to close at 9pm on Friday 23 December,...2022-12-18 2452 0
