News archive
News published February 2021
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Rough sleeping down by 67% in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥
Rough sleeping across ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ has reduced by 2 thirds thanks to the city’s response to the government's call for ‘Everyone In’ which began at the start of the pandemic last March.
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Council Tax Hardship Scheme will provide £275 discount to 61,000 households across ´ºÓêÖ±²¥
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ residents in receipt of Council Tax Support will receive a £275 discount on their 2021/ 2022 council tax bill.
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Fly-tipper jailed for 13 months
A fly-tipper whose activity blighted a Ward End street has today been successfully prosecuted by ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council for his anti-social actions and for consumer protection legislation breaches.
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BAME councillors come together to encourage vaccine uptake
Councillors from BAME backgrounds across ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ have joined together to publish a video promoting the covid-19 vaccine uptake within BAME communities.
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´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council launches Pregnancy and Maternity survey as part of African and Caribbean Health Inequality Review
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council is launching a survey to understand inequalities in experiences of pregnancy and early parenthood among African and Caribbean women.
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More than £4m of further walking and cycling improvements to be delivered across ´ºÓêÖ±²¥
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council has been awarded circa £4.5m as part of the second tranche of funding from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund.
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COVID support grants launched for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ taxi drivers
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council is joining several cities across the country by introducing much needed financial grants to eligible taxi drivers of private hire and hackney carriage vehicles.
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Round two of business support grants launches following first round success
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council has launched the second round of business support grant payments following a round of successful grant pay-outs to struggling businesses.
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Working together to deliver a successful Census 2021 in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥
The Office for National Statistics – which runs Census 2021 – is working with ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council to deliver a successful census and help local ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ to fully meet future needs.
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Empty Homes Week
‘Not pretty vacant’ - ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council highlights the blight of empty homes using a play on popular song titles in advance of #EmptyHomesWeek