Tag: Birmingham UK
Licensing set to reduce number of city centre fundraisers
Proposals to reduce the number of face-to-face fundraisers operating in Birmingham by more than 70 per cent are set to be discussed by councillors next week (20 April 2016). Birmingham City Council’s Licensing and Public Protection Committee will consider an agreement drawn up with the Public Fundraising Association (PFRA) to limit charity fundraisers, also known […]
ELECTIONS 2016: Deadline for requesting a postal vote
With May’s elections fast approaching, people in Birmingham are reminded they have less than a week to register, to ensure their voice is heard at the polls. Along with this, anyone who is registered to vote but is unable to get to their polling station on 5 May can request a postal or proxy vote. […]
Elections 2016: List of candidates
On Thursday 5 May, three elections will take place for people to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, 40 city councillors and 24 parish councillors in Sutton Coldfield. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on the day and results will be posted on Birmingham Newsroom as soon as they […]
Deadline: Register to vote by 18 April 2016
People in Birmingham have just two weeks left to ensure they have a voice in May’s elections. Anyone wishing to vote must first be registered to do so – and the deadline for registration is 18 April 2016. After this date, anyone who has not registered will not be able to vote on 5 May, […]
Get your dog microchipped for free - new dates
Dog owners across Birmingham are being encouraged to get their pets microchipped before a new change in the law comes into effect next week. Birmingham City Council is reminding owners that from 6 April 2016, all dogs must be microchipped and have their details registered on an authorised database. Starting next week, animal welfare officers from […]
Help us find flytippers who dumped waste on Northfield lane
Birmingham City Council’s crack squad of waste enforcement officers are appealing for witnesses after a pretty country lane was blocked by dumped rubbish earlier today (31 March 2016). Officers were alerted this morning to the flytipped waste on Bell Holloway in Northfield, which was strewn along a 70 metre stretch of the lane. Abandoning rubbish […]
Library of Birmingham lit up in tribute to all terror victims - update
Tonight the Library of Birmingham was lit in the colours of the Belgian flag, in a show of solidarity to the victims of all terror attacks following two bombings in Brussels earlier today (22 March). The library’s night-time tribute began at 7pm and will continue throughout the night, as a mark of respect following the […]
