The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Birmingham’s River Cole, which is part of the Kingfisher Country Park, is showing disturbing signs of a “chemical” leak at the section near the Small Heath Highway where construction work is underway. The water of the river has turned blue and local residents are concerned about danger to fish and wildlife.
The Birmingham City Council shadow cabinet member for parks visited Small Heath Park today (August 5) to inspect an environmental catastrophe taking place in the beauty spot’s lake, as an alarming number of dead birds and fish have been distressing local residents. Cllr Deirdre Alden (Con, Edgbaston) visited Small Heath Park to inspect the lake after reading reports about…
Residents are demanding immediate action to save the wildlife that inhabits the lake in Small Heath Park after another dead duck was seen floating in the ‘filthy’ water on Saturday (31 July). Small Heath residents took to social media to vent their anger at the lack of action by authorities after pictures emerged showing another…
Isobel Lines, the current Miss Black Country who has worked tirelessly for charities during the pandemic, was nominated for the ‘Unsung Hero Award 2020’ at this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony. The 20-year-old from Wednesbury, who is a former Sports Scholarship student studying Sports Science at the University of Worcester, has been…
Private cars are to be banned from driving through Birmingham city centre under new plans to cut pollution. Set out in a newly published transport plan, vehicles are expected to be able to drive into the city but would have to turn back out to the ring road to access other areas. Additionally, the city council is considering a 20mph…
A new study has revealed that Birmingham is the third most toxic city in the UK, with one of the highest carbon emission rates, number of power stations and number of substations when compared to other UK cities. The study, conducted by property buyers Good Move, analysed carbon emissions, active power stations, sewage treatment plants,…