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Birmingham New Street station set to be Raging Bull’s new home
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...2023-02-09 676 0 -
Structures to ensure delivery of Commonwealth Games legacy are set for approval
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...2023-02-08 970 0 -
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...2023-02-05 931 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 1063 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...2023-02-04 948 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 2052 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 3678 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 1824 0 -
Crowning achievement for Škoda fleet
Škoda UK has been awarded a place on the government’s new Framework agreement, following a successful tender with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS). The CCS is the largest public sector procurement organisation in the UK and...2023-01-30 950 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...2023-01-27 778 0
