Tag: HS2
Birmingham invests £1 billion to get on the right track for HS2
Almost £1 billion of investment is being committed to redevelop a part of Birmingham that is set to be transformed by the arrival of HS2 in the city.
MIPIM: Putting Birmingham in the shop window
Leader of the Council, Cllr John Clancy, looks at why events in the South of France this week could have a major impact on the future development of Birmingham.
Building Birmingham Scholarship student engineers announced
Local engineering students who will be among the first to work on the new high speed rail route were introduced at an annual awards ceremony today (Friday 18 December). The Building Birmingham Scholarship announced this year’s 25 young scholars who are set to pursue careers in the built environment sector. The 16-24 year olds, a […]
Liz Peace CBE appointed to lead the regeneration around Birmingham’s HS2 station
Liz Peace CBE, the former Chief Executive of the British Property Federation (BPF), has become the Chair of the Birmingham Curzon Urban Regeneration Company.
Media Watch - Feb 25
Top Birmingham City Council Stories East Birmingham regeneration ‘may create 9,000 jobs’ (BBC) Up to 9,000 jobs could be created under plans for the regeneration of land in east Birmingham. The council aims to revamp 120 hectares between the city centre and the airport ahead of the planned HS2 rail link. Empty Birmingham house turned […]
Leader welcomes HS2 college to Birmingham
Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council, has commented on today’s announcement about the location of the new HS2 college: Sir Albert said: “We welcome today's announcement that the HS2 college with be located in both Birmingham and Doncaster. “We will now rapidly move ahead with the development of the Birmingham site at Aston […]
East and West Midlands unite for HS2 cause
Below is a letter from the Leaders of Birmingham and Nottingham City Councils to the Rt. Hon Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport. The letter is about Midlands Connect - an initiative that will see LEPs and councils across both the East and West Midlands (in dialogue with Network Rail and the Highways Agency) working […]
£40 million Metro fleet launched
The first of a £40 million fleet of new Midland Metro trams went into service today (Friday September 5) marking the start a major expansion programme for the light rail system. Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council and Cllr Darren Cooper, Leader of Sandwell Council, officially launched the new trams by cutting a […]
Response to HS2 growth taskforce report
Response to the HS2 growth taskforce report Leader of Birmingham City Council Sir Albert Bore said: “I welcome this report and am pleased that it recognises the on-going collaboration across central and local government as well as our partners. “HS2 is an important step in rebalancing the country's economy and bringing investment into Birmingham and […]
Media Watch - July 23
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Trojan Horse - Widespread coverage across all outlets of the secretary of state Nicky Morgan's response to the Peter Clarke report, including: • Trojan Horse teacher risk being struck off (Times) • Trojan Horse plot allowed to thrive by council chiefs (Telegraph) • Morgan: teachers will be struck off (Independent) […]
