Tag: Small Heath
Who dumped a dead 3ft lizard in Small Heath?
Birmingham City Council’s environmental health team are appealing for witnesses after a dead 3ft long lizard was dumped next to a park in Small Heath. Enforcement officers working in the area were alerted to the dead animal by a member of the public, who spotted the lizard on the edge of Hay Barn Recreation Ground, […]
Warning over lead in rolling pins
Birmingham City Council Trading Standards Officers have seized rolling pins and other cooking utensils in Small Heath which after analysis have been found to contain 14% lead. Vir Ahluwalia from Birmingham Trading Standards said: “Lead can cause severe and sometimes permanent damage to the central nervous system so anyone who has one of these items […]
Court orders jeweller to pay £8,288
A Birmingham jewellery firm was today (27 March 2015) ordered to pay a total of £8,288 after pleading guilty to 13 offences, under the Hallmarking Act 1973. Yousaf Jewellers, based in Coventry Road, Small Heath, was fined £500 for each offence (£6,500) ordered to pay costs of £1,738 and a £50 victim surcharge at Birmingham […]
£250,000 boost for city’s children’s libraries
Birmingham City Council has secured grant funding of £250,000 to support children's literacy at five libraries across the city. The funding will benefit children's libraries in Balsall Heath, Druids Heath, Kings Norton, Kingstanding and Small Heath, and comes from the Wolfson Foundation, an independent charity that awards grants to support and promote excellence in a […]
Media Watch - July 18
Top Birmingham City Council Stories Jobs won’t go to India (Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Post.net) A controversial decision to send 55 Service Birmingham IT jobs to India has been reversed. Unused fields could become cricket pitch (Birmingham Mail) An inner-city playing field (Belchers Lane, Small Heath) mothballed after being earmarked for a hospital research centre for […]
Council offer election canvassers cash incentive
Birmingham City Council is giving local residents the chance to earn some extra cash in time for Christmas by signing up as an electoral register canvasser. The Council needs people to carry out door-to-door calls to get the information required to update the city’s Register of Electors, and canvassers can expect to earn around £300 […]
Fire at Kenelm Road - final update
West Midlands Fire Service have confirmed that the 24-hour cooling off period for the acetylene cylinder involved in yesterday’s fire will end at 6pm this evening. Once the cylinder has been removed from the scene, the cordon will be lifted and residents allowed back into their properties. No further updates will be given unless there is […]
