Tag: Cabinet
Make your mark on Birmingham history
Birmingham residents are being offered the chance to secure a place in the city's history when a new museum gallery opens next year. As part of the £9.7 million Birmingham history galleries, which will open in autumn 2012, staff at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery are developing a number of oral history projects on aspects […]
Green energy programme expands to 165 city schools
A programme to generate renewable energy is set to see 165 Birmingham schools fitted with solar panels through £23.6million self-financing package. The Birmingham Energy Savers (BES) scheme already is on course to deliver photovoltaic “solar” panels for more than 1,200 council-owned homes by March 2012 and the proposals for a new phase involving schools are […]
£4.2m to support people and businesses
£4.2m to support people and businesses to trade, grow and diversify Hundreds of start-up and existing businesses in some of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in south east Birmingham will benefit from £2.1m European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) grant aid, if Cabinet agrees to accept the offer at its meeting on 25 July 2011. The grant […]
Transport, Environment and Regeneration Annual Report
Cllr Timothy Huxtable, Cabinet Member for Transport, Environment and Regeneration, today delivered his annual report at a full meeting of Birmingham City Council. The report reviews activity across his deparment over the past 12 months. Below is a copy the speech he delivered Transport, Environment & Regeneration 2011 Annual Report During his speech Cllr Huxtable […]
New council line-up named
The key leading roles on Birmingham City Council are set to be officially announced for the 2011/12 municipal year at today’s Annual General Meeting. They are as follows: The Executive: Leader of the Council: Cllr Mike Whitby Deputy Leader: Cllr Paul Tilsley Adults and Communities: Cllr Sue Anderson Children, Young People and Families: Cllr Les […]
Cabinet approves report outlining future for children's services
A report outlining how Birmingham City Council is changing the way children's services are provided has been approved by cabinet today, Monday 14 March. The report sets out how the new system will improve outcomes for children and young people within the context of budget reductions. Councillor Les Lawrence, cabinet member for children, young people and families, said: […]
Cabinet agrees Birmingham Contract – impact on low paid reduced
Proposals to make employee contracts fit for the challenges facing the public sector have today (March 14) been agreed by Cabinet, with a number of amendments designed to mitigate the impact on the low paid. The purpose of the Birmingham Contract is to modernise the council's employment contract, increase staff flexibility and strip out old […]
Media Watch - Dec 21
Top Birmingham City Council Stories Brum to London in 49 minutes (Birmingham Mail) Coverage of the High Speed Rail II announcement. Birmingham City Council Leader Cllr Mike Whitby has welcomed Transport Secretary Philip Hammond’s final plans for the £33 billion rail link. /?p=15012 City binmen stand firm (Birmingham Mail) Defiant union chiefs insisted that striking […]
The art of Christmas in Birmingham
The traditional story of Christmas is at the heart of Birmingham's festivities with the launch of the 10th annual Nativity Trail at the city's Museum and Art Gallery. Open from the 1st of December, the trail of the city's internationally acclaimed art collections, shows visitors how artists have depicted the Nativity over the last 500 […]
Contract extension offers savings solution
Plans that would save Birmingham City Council around £135million over the next decade are to be discussed by Cabinet members on November 29. Councillors are being asked if they want to extend the authority's existing ICT and Contact Centre contract with Service Birmingham for an extra five years through to March 2021. The proposal, if […]
