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Birmingham City Council has scooped Gold for the eighth year running at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 for a display recognising the need for action on climate change.

The council’s housebuilding arm, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), has published plans to build 2,708 new homes by 2029.

A Meet the Buyer event held for local businesses to learn more about the work packages available through the construction of the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre has been hailed as a success.

Construction work on the largest infrastructure project directly related to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games started today (8 May).

Birmingham City Council has today launched a draft masterplan for Edgbaston Reservoir and is asking the public for their views.

Birmingham City Council and Engie are celebrating after winning a prestigious national award.

An outline planning application for the second phase of the regeneration of Perry Barr was formally submitted to Birmingham City Council today (April 15).

Plans for 6,000 new homes in north Birmingham and up to 10,000 new jobs are set to be discussed at Birmingham City Council’s cabinet next week.

Companies across the West Midlands are benefiting from the HS2 infrastructure project, ahead of its arrival in 2026, by accessing tailored funding streams to grow their businesses, delivering new jobs...

The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) has launched a new Framework to regenerate town centres and high streets across the region.

‘Mentoring for Growth’ is a new national programme designed to support SME business growth across the UK.

Birmingham City Council is asking people who live or work in or visit Birmingham to share their views on plans to introduce measures to tackle anti-social behaviour in the city centre.

Birmingham City Council has announced plans to engage with investor and development partners to deliver major housing-led regeneration of Ladywood

Plans for the new £60m Sandwell Aquatics Centre have been given the green light.

Birmingham City Council’s plan for a Clean Air Zone to help tackle the problem of air pollution in the city has received Government approval

Apprentices are at the forefront of Birmingham City Council’s effort to deliver some of the key infrastructure projects that are needed for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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The city has been ranked second for entrepreneurs looking to launch a new business

The completion of works to improve a major Birmingham junction has been marked with an opening ceremony.

Every quarter, businesses in the region are asked to complete the Greater Birmingham Quarterly Growth Survey

Local, regional and national political leaders joined High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) at an event to present a positive message about how HS2 is the ‘missing piece’ in bridging national conne...

The city council spends millions of pounds on the procurement of work, supplies and services each year, with a diverse local supply market (of all sizes), offering a wide range of commercial opportuni...

Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) is celebrating its ten year anniversary with the completion of ten new homes.

Birmingham City Council has announced plans to take forward proposals for a housing led regeneration initiative for the Ladywood area.

Proposals for the second phase of the regeneration of Perry Barr have been unveiled by Birmingham City Council.

Tram tracks are now being laid in Birmingham city centre in a clear sign that construction of the West Midlands Metro extension to Centenary Square is continuing at pace and on schedule.

Local taxi and private hire companies are invited by Birmingham City Council to attend a workshop to discuss the forthcoming contract

The redevelopment of Birmingham’s Centenary Square reached a leafy milestone as work began to plant the first of the site’s trees.

A programme of highway infrastructure improvements at Perry Barr to support the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and its regeneration legacy are due before the city council’s Cabinet on 12 February

More than 750 new homes could be constructed on a derelict site on Birmingham’s Main Line Canal after the £165m plans were submitted to the city council for consideration.

IM Properties has launched a £270,000 community fund to assist local projects surrounding the proposed Peddimore employment park

Greater Birmingham’s regional economy has continued to perform strongly in areas ranging from job creation to quality of life, according to data* analysed by the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local En...

For a sixth consecutive year, Birmingham is named as the location of choice for start-up businesses

SevenCapital has been given the go ahead for its scheme that will transform part of Digbeth into a major residential development.

A planning application for Peddimore, a major new employment site in Minworth which could create up to 6,500 direct new jobs and attract leading manufacturing and logistics companies, has been submitt...

Today, 17 January 2019, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), Birmingham City Council’s house-building arm, received planning permission to install its first modular home.

Ian Reid has been confirmed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC), the team organising the largest event ever to be staged in the We...

Birmingham City Council has announced Lendlease as its development partner to deliver the transformation of the 17-hectare Birmingham Smithfield site.

Today marked one year since Birmingham and the West Midlands region was officially awarded the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Birmingham’s preparations to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games sprinted ahead today (December 20) with the approval of the Planning Application for the residential element of the Athletes Village.

BAM Construction has started work on the £80 million tower that will be 26 storeys, with the apex 246m above sea level.

The Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Chair of the region’s HS2 Growth Delivery Board have welcomed the appointment of Allan Cook CBE as Chair of HS2 Ltd.

Birmingham City University has been shortlisted for a National Undergraduate Employability Award, in recognition of the institution’s initiatives to support students on their career journey.

IM Properties is looking to engage with local SMEs and social enterprises to work with them on construction related goods and services for the Peddimore Birmingham Employment Park

The number of new homes built in Birmingham over the last three years has exceeded the annual targets by 108%, showing that confidence in the housing market in the city is continuing to improve.

Designs for the new £60m state-of-the-art Sandwell Aquatics Centre have been unveiled and are out for public consultation.

A Birmingham-based public relations agency has rebranded after achieving a record year and has unveiled plans for "significant growth" over the next three years. Story Comms, which was established fo...

Developer St Modwen has been provided with a £75m loan from Homes England to help build more than 13,000 new homes across England over the next seven years.

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An update to Birmingham City Council’s Social Value Policy and the Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility, are set to go before Cabinet on 11 December