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A total of 280 medals will be awarded to successful athletes this summer. Sports sessions within the Birmingham 2022 schedule invite you to the highly anticipated medal matches and finals as well as t...

The council-led project was named as Residential Regeneration Project of the Year at the Insider’s Midlands Residential Property Awards 2022 at a ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday 23 June.

Plans to help Birmingham tourism recover from the pandemic and further promote the city as a national and international destination are to go before the council's cabinet.

Four projects are being put forward by the city council for funding consideration should the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games be delivered under budget.

UK Athletics has today confirmed it has officially submitted a joint bid with Birmingham City Council to host the European Athletics Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium in 2026.

Four new providers join the sponsor family in time to deliver an exciting Games

Funds totalling more than £1million have been given to 247 projects in the second round of awards for a council programme designed to help people celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will visit all ten of the city’s Parliamentary constituencies during the final two days of its 294-day journey.

Birmingham City Council has appointed a major design and engineering firm to deliver the next phase of Our Future City Plan which will look at the city’s development to 2040.

Acivico has announced a series of senior appointments to drive growth against a backdrop of changing legislation and increased demand for its services.

A fully funded business support programme is calling for businesses trading in Greater Birmingham & Solihull and Coventry & Warwickshire LEP areas to take part in its final cohort of 2022.

A virtual conference held on: Thursday 9 June 2022,

Sabrina Bridge in Worcester has won a top civil engineering award for improvements made as part of its major refurbishment.

Digital bank Chase has today been unveiled as the Official Banking Partner of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Since construction work on the project began in June 2020, the majority of the key elements have been successfully completed.

Almost three years of work to redevelop the city’s Alexander Stadium has reached its most significant milestone yet.

City of Wolverhampton’s new i9 development has been shortlisted

Medals for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games revealed for the first time

Birmingham 2022 has unveiled the official medals which will be awarded to athletes at the Commonwealth Games this summer.

A major scheme to help manufacturing and engineering businesses in the West Midlands adopt cutting-edge digital technology to help them grow celebrated a successful first year at a charity gala dinner...

The inaugural Medilink Midlands Innovation Day is being held on Thursday, 12th May at The DoubleTree by Hilton, Coventry with around 180 delegates and exhibitors drawn from life science companies of a...

A giant St George flag, adorning the side of Birmingham’s Town Hall building and measuring 52.25m wide by 8.2m high, was the centrepiece of a special celebration staged in the city today (23 April).

British Army athletes helped put a redeveloped venue for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games through its paces yesterday (20 April).

As the region ‘Gets Set for the Games’, now is the perfect time to start planning so that you’re ready too.

With 100 days to go until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games begin, Paralympic swimmers and an Olympic diver tested out the facilities at the newly completed Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

A Birmingham-based workforce solutions specialist has led a campaign which will see over a hundred Easter eggs donated to the city’s Central Foodbank.

Former CEO, Darren Clark, to become Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors

Interns studying subjects such as artificial intelligence, computer science and data science met with several West Midlands manufacturing businesses ‘TechFutures Made Smarter Internship Event’

A briefing on preparations being made by the Proud Host City for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was given by the council during a visit to Birmingham by the US Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim Philip T. Ree...

Lendlease has announced that more than five hundred jobs have now been created during construction of the Perry Barr Residential Scheme in Birmingham.

Birmingham City Council has announced the second set of transport schemes to be developed and delivered from its new Local Improvement Budget.

To celebrate Commonwealth Day, former, current and future stars of athletics in Birmingham tried out the track at the newly transformed Alexander Stadium

Over 100 community groups across Birmingham are to stage their own festival events and projects as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival thanks to funding from Birmingham City Council.

Birmingham City Council has appointed Equans to deliver planned and responsive repairs, maintenance and refurbishment works to more than 40,000 council-owned properties in the city, in a two year deal...

Birmingham City Council has been awarded nearly £5m in Government funding to fund works on Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

The Birmingham 2022 Festival has announced its six-month long cultural programme taking place across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

Works to improve Birmingham City Council’s CCTV network around the city centre – which would see 24 new cameras installed and 30 existing cameras upgraded are due to begin next month (March 2022).

Funds totalling £300,000 have been given to 65 projects in 36 wards during the 1st round of awards for a city council programme designed to help people celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Birmingham City Council’s plans to improve facilities and capacity at a cemetery and crematorium in south Birmingham have been unveiled ahead of next week’s Cabinet meeting (1 March).

Today’s announcement that popular BBC television series MasterChef is relocating to Birmingham has been hailed as a boost for long-standing plans to regenerate the Digbeth area of the city.

20 of 500 selected Birmingham residents collected a free bicycle today - 17 February 2022 - courtesy of Birmingham City Council's 'Big Birmingham Bikes' scheme.

Public consultation begins on the City of Nature 25-year plan to grow Birmingham’s green spaces from 600 to 1000.

Birmingham City Council is announcing the first set of transport schemes to be developed from its new Local Improvement Budget fund.

Up to 99 more affordable homes are being made available for first-time buyers at the Perry Barr Residential Scheme (PBRS).

The Smethwick to Birmingham Corridor Plan is going to cabinet for approval. It promotes a co-ordinated approach to regeneration and development.

A coalition of leaders from across Birmingham have come together to urge the Prime Minister to work together and back investment in the city to deliver the levelling up agenda, helping to get an addit...

Almost three million pounds to support the arts sector and cultural activities in Birmingham for 2022/23 is set to be approved by cabinet.

The final version of the Perry Barr 2040: A Vision for Legacy masterplan is due for adoption by Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet on 8 February.

Businesses across the West Midlands have a golden opportunity to meet some of the contractors looking to engage with local businesses in delivering their contracts for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth...

An exciting virtual reality experience in Birmingham will be part of a networking event pairing aspiring interns with engineering and manufacturing firms looking for expertise.