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Women’s Aid 35th birthday celebrated by councillors

A number of Birmingham City Councillors lent their support to an event celebrating 35 years of Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid

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Video: Food safety and hygiene tips - parts 1 to 4

With another bank holiday weekend on the horizon, people looking to enjoy a family picnic, barbecue or a roast dinner are being reminded that food safety and hygiene is an essential ingredient for any meal.  Tony Di Duca, Senior Environmental Health Enforcement Officer with Birmingham City Council, and David Hurlestone, Executive Head Chef at the […]

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Food safety and hygiene tips - Part 3

It doesn’t matter whether you’re preparing a family picnic, a birthday lunch or a Sunday roast – food safety and hygiene is an essential ingredient for any meal. Tony Di Duca, Senior Environmental Health Enforcement Officer with Birmingham City Council, and David Hurlestone, Executive Head Chef at the Council House, share some handy tips for good food […]

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Food safety and hygiene tips – Part 2

It doesn’t matter whether you’re preparing a family buffet for Vaisakhi, a birthday lunch or a Sunday roast – food safety and hygiene is an essential ingredient for any meal. Tony Di Duca, Senior Environmental Health Enforcement Officer with Birmingham City Council, and David Hurlestone, Executive Head Chef at the Council House, share some handy tips for […]

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Food safety and hygiene tips - Part 1

It doesn’t matter whether you’re preparing an Easter lunch, a family buffet for Vaisakhi or a Sunday roast - food safety and hygiene is an essential ingredient for any meal. Tony Di Duca, Senior Environmental Health Enforcement Officer with Birmingham City Council, and David Hurlestone, Executive Head Chef at the Council House, share some handy […]

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First free bike giveaway draw held

[field name=iframe] The lucky recipients of the first wave of free bikes being given away as part of an ambitious new Birmingham scheme have been drawn during a lottery staged yesterday (February 4). There has been huge interest in the Big Birmingham Bikes giveaway, with the initial phase of 1,500 cycles set to hit the […]

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Why registering to vote is important

On national voter registration day (February 5), councillors from all the parties represented on Birmingham City Council are urging residents to register to vote - and then to cast their ballot on May 7. To find out more about how to register, visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/elections

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Midlands manufacturing boosted by wheelie bin scheme

The West Midlands automotive sector success story is being boosted by an unlikely source - Birmingham City Council’s waste collection modernisation programme. Almost £20million of orders for refuse collection vehicles and related equipment have been placed by the council over the past 18 months, with 86 per cent of the spend going to companies with […]

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Wheelie bin roll-out video

Children from TNT News have worked with Birmingham City Council to produce an information video on the roll-out of wheelie bins to households in the Hall Green, Hodge Hill and Yardley districts later this year. The video contains information on how residents will be told if they are getting bins or not, what to do […]

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Nick Grayson on Birmingham's biophilic city status

[field name=iframe] Click on the link above to hear Nick Grayson, the city council’s climate change and sustainability manager, talk about on what being a biophilic city means for Birmingham. If you cannot access the audio file, go here: https://soundcloud.com/emmab72/nick-grayson-on-birminghams Birmingham’s membership of the Biophilic Cities Network was announced at the Trees, People and Built […]

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