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Council website named as UK’s most improved
Birmingham City Council’s revamped corporate website has been named as the fastest improving in the UK, breaking into the top 20 overall in the process.
The findings, announced by Sitemorse in the September 2009 local government survey, mean Birmingham has leapt 409 places to 20th in the rankings – after four consecutive months at the very [...]
Birmingham city offers loans up to a £1m to local businesses
Birmingham businesses can apply for single loans of up to £1 million from the city council after it launched a package of financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) today.
Announcing a groundbreaking £11 million total package of loans at the Conservative Party Conference, Leader Councillor Mike Whitby said this would provide an invaluable opportunity [...]
Staffordshire Hoard appeal launched
A fundraising appeal has been launched to keep the Staffordshire Hoard in the Midlands Region.
Around 36,500 people have visited Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, since the hoard went on display on 25 September, and the museum has extended opening hours to accommodate the numbers.
Cllr Martin Mullaney, Cabinet Member for Leisure Sport and Culture who launched [...]
Children’s social care Scrutiny welcomed
Birmingham City Council today accepts the findings of the Scrutiny Inquiry report on protecting children.
Leader of Birmingham City Council Cllr Mike Whitby said:
“I welcome the Scrutiny Report which represents a serious examination by the Council of the challenges facing children’s social care in Birmingham.
“Our focus remains fixed on putting in place the changes needed to [...]
Birmingham strikes gold in Jamaica
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby returned from a hugely successful trip to Jamaica confidently predicting a bright future for business, sporting and cultural links with the Caribbean island.
And the sentiment was echoed by Jamaican Minister for Sport, Culture and Youth Olivia Grange, who paid tribute to Cllr Whitby’s hands-on approach to further cementing links.
Responding [...]
Building links with Jamaica
Leader of Birmingham City Council Mike Whitby flies to Jamaica today for a ‘whistle-stop’ trip aimed at further strengthening business, sporting and cultural links ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Before heading for Kingston, Cllr Whitby last night welcomed the Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency the Honourable Burchell Whiteman, OJ, to the [...]
UEG European Gymnastics Championships
British gymnast Becky Downie will officially launch the UEG European Gymnastics Championships on Thursday as tickets for the event go on sale to the public.
Becky is the current British Senior Champion and her finish of 12th at the Beijing Olympics last year is the best ever performance by a British Gymnast in Olympic history, she [...]
Swine flu DVD launched
Schoolchildren across the city have started the new term armed with an educational DVD which offers advice, help and the latest health information on how to combat a possible onset of swine flu.
Click on the link below for clips from the DVD.
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With cases of swine flu predicted to rise this autumn, the DVD is the [...]
A Revolution In free business support for Birmingham
Birmingham businesses can now benefit from free access to training, funding information, development tools, professional advice and much more, at a simple touch of a button after Birmingham City Council launched a new online support service.
Blclub.co.uk will provide easy online access to a business trading platform that provides a free online and physical support service [...]
Hoard fundraising plans to be announced
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery will work closely with partners to identify fundraising opportunities to permanently acquire the now world famous Staffordshire Hoard.
And Cllr Martin Mullaney, Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, will shortly announce a fundraising campaign to keep the largest ever find of Anglo-Saxon treasure in the Midlands.
Over 10,500 [...]
