The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Tributes have been paid to a prominent Birmingham-based HIV activist and peer mentor who died earlier this month. Tom Matthews, 74, who was one of the founders of the HIV charity ABplus, died on Wednesday 2 February after surviving acute HIV-related health struggles for several decades.
The single biggest contribution elected mayors can make to cutting global emissions is to focus on transport. This will be the message Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, will deliver to leaders and fellow mayors from around the world at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow today (11 November).
The Government have now confirmed that the Local, Combined Authority Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner elections that were due to take place on 7 May will now take place on 6 May 2021. The West Midlands Combined Authority are still awaiting additional advice and guidance from the Government and Electoral Commission on some of…
West Midlands mayor Andy Street will join members of the Jewish and interfaith community tomorrow to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, ahead of national commemorations. Marking Holocaust Memorial Day in a special virtual event, the mayor will be joined by guest speakers and religious figures from the region, who will be reflecting on the events that took place during the…
Councils from across the West Midlands are joining forces to protect rough sleepers from the bitter cold winter months ahead, following a spate of related deaths on city streets in recent years. As rough sleepers, many of whom are homeless, face the double threat of harsh winter weather and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the region’s local authorities have come…
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is once again joining forces with councils from across the region to protect rough sleepers from the bitter cold winter months ahead. As rough sleepers face the double threat of harsh winter weather and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the region’s local authorities have come together to announce their joint winter…
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has pledged to adopt a new scheme tackling boardroom inequality, following the decision by Birmingham City Council to embrace the same initiative to tackle racial prejudice in the workplace. The new scheme – named the RACE code – aims to encourage race equality in the boardroom and is being piloted by the West Midlands…
Birmingham households have been banned from mixing in new lockdown measures announced to push down the coronavirus rate of infection in the city. Council leaders have said the restrictions will begin on Tuesday, after it was revealed the city now has the second highest rate of COVID-19 infections in England.
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday in response to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases across the country. Currently, the lawful limit on gatherings is 30 people but a new legal limit will ban larger groups meeting anywhere indoors or outdoors for social purposes, according to Downing Street. From Monday,…
The search is on for the unsung heroes of the West Midlands who are making a difference to other people’s lives. Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street today launched the region’s first Community Champion awards, calling on residents to nominate someone who has made a significant contribution to their local area.