News archive
News published March 2018
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s Frankfurt Christmas Market wins top award
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s Frankfurt Christmas Market has been named as the Best Outdoor Event in the city, by readers of What’s On, it was announced today (16 March).
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Make a pledge and support National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day
Show your support for national child sexual exploitation awareness day (Sunday March 18) by making a personal pledge to help tackle this horrific crime.
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Lord Mayor to commence Commonwealth Day celebrations
This year’s Commonwealth Day celebrations in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will have particular significance in light of the city being selected as the host city for the XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022.
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City’s first female councillor honoured on International Women’s Day
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s first female councillor was honoured today (8 March) by having a room at the Council House dedicated in her name.
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Improvement Panel and Council to collaborate to tackle improvement challenges
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council and the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Independent Improvement Panel today published a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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2,022 young people needed for Commonwealth Games handover ceremony
Plans are under way for the official ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ 2022 handover ceremony on 15 April, which will see young people from the city perform as part of the Closing Ceremony of Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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City stages record-breaking IAAF World Indoor Championships
The hugely successful 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was staged in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ last weekend and it included four days of thrilling athletics action at Arena ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
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Agreement on future of Moseley Road Baths
The Moseley Road Baths coalition and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council have agreed today (6 March) on a plan of action to keep people swimming at the historic Moseley Road Baths in Balsall Heath.
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School closures - Friday 2 March
As a result of the current snow and freezing weather, all local authority schools, city council-run day nurseries and related transport ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will not operate on Friday 2 March.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to welcome a new generation, says Coe
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will welcome a new generation of athletics fans at the IAAF World Indoor Championships with over half of spectators watching the sport live for the first time, IAAF President Seb Coe said.