News archive
News published November 2017
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Council website wins Plain English Campaign Award
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council has won a Plain English Campaign Award for its website.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ looks to Asia for post-Brexit investment
City attracts £300m investment from Hong Kong creating over 1,000 new homes.
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Statement on agreed Waste Management proposal
The following is a statement from the Leader of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council on the proposal to modernise waste management ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, now agreed by both Cabinet and members of Unite the union:
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Cleaner cabs project scoops National Air Quality Award
A pioneering project to retrofit Hackney carriages in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ with cleaner, greener LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) engines has won a national award.
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Rough sleeper count
Around 50 volunteers took part in last night’s annual count of rough sleepers, checking ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ city centre and areas across the city.
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Family Day discounts at Frankfurt Christmas Market
Visitors to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s Frankfurt Christmas Market will be able to get discounts on a wide range of food and gifts, as part of Family Day on Sunday (19 November).
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Youth Promise Plus on High Speed to success
“I would recommend Youth Promise Plus to other young people in my situation – using www.cog-brum.co.uk opened up access to so many opportunities that I never knew existed.”
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Lord Mayor to open city’s Frankfurt Christmas Market
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s internationally renowned Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to the city for five weeks from next week.
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New database to help Brummies discover their roots
A digital database, containing around 1.5 million burial and cremation records, has been launched to help families trace their ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ ancestors.
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Arts minister visits the Library of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
The Library of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s role in supporting innovation and creativity was praised during a visit by the Government’s arts minister earlier today (8 November 2017).