Cllr Trickett
Taking pride in where we live
Councillor Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City, has been out and about in Birmingham city centre with the council’s Head of Environmental Health, Mark Croxford, and litter enforcement officers to see some of the litter hotspots and the role that people who live and work in or visit the city can […]
Silver surfer one of first to enjoy new free WiFi scheme
Members of the public wanting to improve their computer skills or access useful online services at Ladywood Health and Community Centre will no longer have to go elsewhere following the installation of free WiFi for visitors
Students lead the way on Cleaner Streets campaign
At the start of National Spring Cleaning Week, all 40 of Birmingham City Council’s wards have been invited to draw plans to make their neighbourhoods as clean and green as possible
Birmingham women prove This Girl Can
Hundreds of Birmingham women braved the rain on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day with a city-wide celebration of exercise and physical activity. This Brum Girl Can day was the city’s response to Sport England’s highly successful This Girl Can campaign, which aims to tackle the fear of judgement that prevents many women taking part […]
Summit a success as all eyes now on Digital Academy
More than 300 of the region’s leading SMEs attended Birmingham’s first digital summit aimed at helping businesses become more successful by embracing the digital revolution. The all-day Greater Birmingham Digital Summit at the ICC saw speakers from Microsoft, Google and Linkedin as well as leading politicians discuss topics ranging from the business benefits of new […]
Cycle revolution set for fresh £30million boost
Plans worth 30million to accelerate the Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR) have been endorsed by the Department for Transport after the city council’s ambitious plans impressed government ministers. The council has been awarded a further 22.1million from the DfT’s Cycle City Ambition Grant scheme, which will be topped up by £7.9million of locally-sourced funding. Covering the […]
Blueprint for vehicle carbon cuts unveiled
The adoption of low carbon vehicles could enable Birmingham to achieve a 17 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2035 according to a new city council-commissioned report. Birmingham’s Blueprint for Low Carbon Refuelling Infrastructure looks at ways of tackling the issue of air pollution, which contributes to up to 20,000 premature deaths in the […]
Cleaner streets invite issued by council
[field name=iframe] All 40 of Birmingham City Council’s wards are being invited to devise cleaner streets plans to help shape services to best fit the needs of local communities. The invite was issued by Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City, during a litter summit staged at St Modwen’s offices […]
Huge response to This Girl Can appeal
Plans for a city-wide celebration of active women next month are rapidly taking shape. And organisers of This Birmingham Girl Can, including Sport Birmingham, are delighted with the response as women from across the city have stepped up to the mark. The programme of events on International Women’s Day (March 8 ) is part of […]