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Working hard to collect waste in 2025
Our waste crews have collected an average of around 1,750 tonnes of kerbside waste every collection day over the last year. They have also collected around 245 tonnes daily from our household recycling centres. In all...2026-01-13 67 0 -
Council welcomes government measures to make pavements safer
Local authorities are to be given new powers to crack down on pavement parking. Councillor Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport, welcomed the move. “We welcome the government’s decision to grant councils new powers...2026-01-12 60 0 -
Holocaust Memorial 2026 commemoration event at Council House
Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will be staged at the Council House later this month on 26 January. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE will lead the event on Monday...2026-01-12 65 0 -
Interview with renowned youngest Chef Mathew Leong
An interview with renowned youngest Chef Mathew Leong, who twice represented Singapore at the Bocuse d’Or The most well-known chef from Singapore, Mathew Leong (Instagram A/c: mathew_leong), is currently an executive chef at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant RE-NAA...2026-01-11 85 0 -
Birmingham mobilises to protect people who are sleeping rough during the severe weather
Organisations and agencies across Birmingham have united to offer beds and support to people who sleep rough as temperatures fall. Birmingham’s Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated due to snow and very cold temperatures. The...2026-01-11 71 0 -
Meet Pilot Felix Gottwald, a professional pilot and amateur aviation photographer.
Pilot Felix Gottwald (Instagram A/c: felixgottwald), who resides in Germany, has been working with Lufthansa for seventeen years. Prior to switching to the Boeing 747-400 and 747-8, on which he is currently certified to fly as...2026-01-10 86 0 -
Birmingham City Council celebrates Independent Travel Training success for local post 16 student
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...2026-01-10 108 0 -
Entries open for Unity 5k, a mass running event in Birmingham this August
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...2026-01-07 166 0 -
Speed limit reduced to 30mph on 27 major roads in Birmingham
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...2026-01-01 2728 0 -
Birmingham City Council to Launch Young Futures Hub as Part of National Youth Transformation Programme
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,...2025-12-24 4926 0




