Communities across the West Midlands are being celebrated as the Eden Project’s annual celebration for neighbours and communities, The Big Lunch, receives a national kindness...
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Birmingham City Council’s Community Safety Team is set to bring partners, agencies, and community organisations together this April for...2026-04-23
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Birmingham City Council has confirmed another strong year for families seeking primary school places across the city following its Primary National Offer...2026-04-23
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Birmingham City Council supports National Child Employment Week to promote safe working and performance opportunities for children
Birmingham City Council is supporting National Child Employment Week to raise awareness of the laws, licensing and safeguarding duties that protect children who work or perform. The campaign aims not to restrict children from employment or...2026-04-18 274 0 -
Successful Fundraising Dinner Held in Manchester in Support of Andrew Western MP
Manchester: The Labour Asian Society successfully hosted a fundraising dinner last weekend in Manchester in support of Andrew Western MP, Minister for Transformation. The evening brought together an esteemed gathering of senior political figures, community leaders,...2026-04-13 167 0 -
Birmingham Trading Standards Intensifies Clampdown on Illegal Tobacco, Vapes and Counterfeit Goods
Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team, working in partnership with West Midlands Police, has carried out a series of enforcement raids as part of Operation Cloud. Across five separate raids between 25 and 31 March, officers...2026-04-11 141 0 -
Birmingham Couple Sentenced for £2m Counterfeit Clothing Operation
A couple has been sentenced following a long running investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards into their large scale counterfeit clothing operation. Shahzad Ahmed, aged 41, received a custodial sentence of six and half years for offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 and...2026-04-10 151 0 -
Council and police take firm action against graffiti vandalism across the city
Birmingham City Council’s Community Safety Team, working with local policing teams, has taken firm action against persistent graffiti vandalism that has been affecting communities across Birmingham. Following a detailed, intelligence‑led operation drawing on information from residents,...2026-04-08 14692 0 -
Birmingham Trading Standards seizes large haul of illegal tobacco and vapes from Northfield retailer
Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted a Northfield business and its owner after uncovering a significant quantity of illicit and counterfeit goods. Trading Standards officers visited the retailer 24 February 2025, following intelligence suggesting the premises was...2026-04-04 21774 0 -
Council makes a call for people to adhere to fair, accurate, and respectful consultation in Druids Heath
Druids Heath residents have been contacting Birmingham City Council to report misinformation and intimidation by individuals or groups opposed to the regeneration. Druids Heath residents have been contacting Birmingham City Council to report misinformation and incidents...2026-03-30 338 0
