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Leading figures from television, sport, professional services and the arts will come together for the next edition of Brumbassadors, a Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce initiative created to champion the city.
Visitors are invited to explore the city's innovation legacy through unique archival materials, artefacts and architectural treasures, as well as a guided campus tour, at a special event hosted by Aston University during Birmingham Heritage Week.
- 17th August 2026
Birmingham City Council’s Planning Committee have agreed that five historic city sites – including The Electric cinema – will be added to Birmingham’s Local Heritage List.
The first details of an extraordinary programme celebrating people, places and culture have been revealed ahead of the city's annual International Day of Birmingham.
Some of Birmingham’s historic sites - including a medieval moat, quirky café bar and a beloved cinema – could be added to Birmingham’s Local Heritage List next week.
People will now have more choice of how to pay for parking in Birmingham when the city council goes live on the National Parking Platform (NPP).
People illegally subletting social housing in Birmingham will be identified and may be removed from the property, following a new data-sharing partnership between the Cabinet Office and Airbnb.
Birmingham City Council’s tenancy fraud team has saved nearly £5 million for the public purse through robust tenancy fraud investigations over the last year.
A partnership between Birmingham City University (BCU) and Canal & River Trust (CRT) has resulted in the installation of new Accessible Mooring bollards to the UK’s canal network.
Birmingham shoppers were left doing a double take when Mr and Mrs Wormwood were spotted in the Bullring.