Since the launch of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) on the occasion of World Food Day 2015 at Expo Milano, the collaboration continues between the FAO and the members of the MUFPP, which includes the city of Birmingham and other 166 across the world. […]

The Birmingham-based company will now compete with other UK businesses to become National Champions and represent the UK in the European-wide competition. International Synergies Ltd has been selected among more than 17,000 companies across Europe and was evaluated by a judging panel in terms of […]

Innovation Birmingham’s Entrepreneurs for the Future (e4f) start-up support programme was shortlisted for a EUROCITIES award at a ceremony which took place in Ghent, Belgium on 27 November 2013. Birmingham was shortlisted in the ‘smart jobs’ category alongside Brighton’s Employability Advice and Careers Hut and […]

Birmingham was the third most bombed place in the UK in the Second World War. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Birmingham Blitz, Birmingham Hippodrome and the award winning arts organisation Metro-Boulot-Dodo presented an evocative multi-media installation to encourage citizens today to remember and reflect upon […]

                           Newsletter #05                                        January 2022        Dear Readers,  Welcome to the fifth Newsletter of the BETTER project! BETTER is an Interreg Europe project that focuses on the promotion of e-Government solutions. With our project we aim to create a win-win situation for everyone by enhancing the […]

Newsletter #04       July 2021        Dear Reader, Welcome to the fourth Newsletter of the BETTER project! BETTER is an Interreg Europe project that focuses on the promotion of e-Government solutions. With our project we aim to create a win-win situation for everyone by […]

Why is the Urban M project of interest to you/ to your organisation?   In my role as Interim Head of Employment and Skills, I am always keen to support projects which address one of our city’s most important challenges:  the low skill level in […]

Jamaican Consulate-Birmingham and Birmingham Commonwealth association jointly organised The Jamaican Athletic Team Dinner/Charity Auction – Friday 28th July 2017 -The Great Hall, Birmingham University 7 pm – 12.00 am   The Jamaican Athletic Team will shortly be at their training camp at Birmingham University  prior […]

Birmingham City Council’ Public Health team has won the ‘Award for the Sustainable Diets and Nutrition category’ at a high profile event in Rome today (14.10.2016) attended by Mayors and senior politicians including Italian PM Renzi, plus Vatican representatives.  The prestigious award was bestowed by […]