News archive
News published March 2019
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Âé¶¹¸ßÇå receives £711,000 to work with landlords to tackle homelessness
Âé¶¹¸ßÇå City Council has been awarded £711,000 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to work with the private-rented housing sector to prevent homelessness.
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UK authorities come together in rallying call to government for sprinkler funding
Âé¶¹¸ßÇå City Council is leading a campaign for the Government to fund the retro-fitting of life-saving sprinklers in thousands of high-rise tower blocks across the country
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Iconic sculpture returned to Centenary Square
Centenary Square in Âé¶¹¸ßÇå has welcomed back its first piece of public art - an iconic sculpture, created to celebrate the work of the famous 18th century printer John Baskerville.
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Consultation on city centre order to be launched
Âé¶¹¸ßÇå City Council is asking people who live or work in or visit Âé¶¹¸ßÇå to share their views on plans to introduce measures to tackle anti-social behaviour in the city centre.
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Statement on Âé¶¹¸ßÇå mosque attacks
Statement by Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Âé¶¹¸ßÇå Safety and Equalities, on the recent attacks on mosques across the city.
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Âé¶¹¸ßÇå City Council and Âé¶¹¸ßÇå and Solihull Women’s Aid launch new hub to tackle domestic violence and homelessness
Today Âé¶¹¸ßÇå City Council in partnership with Âé¶¹¸ßÇå & Solihull Women’s Aid have opened a new domestic abuse hub that will provide support to those experiencing and fleeing domestic violence.
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Âé¶¹¸ßÇå Independent Improvement Panel to step down
After four years the Âé¶¹¸ßÇå Independent Improvement Panel is to step down at the end of this month (March 2019).
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Settlement to end waste service dispute
Heads of terms between the council and the unions Unite and Unison that will bring an end to the dispute within the city’s waste management service were approved by the council’s Cabinet (March 15).
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Response to New Zealand terror attack
The following is a statement from Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Âé¶¹¸ßÇå Safety and Equalities on the New Zealand terror attack:
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Housing-led Ladywood regeneration - latest announcement at MIPIM
Âé¶¹¸ßÇå City Council has announced plans to engage with investor and development partners to deliver major housing-led regeneration of Ladywood