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 6 August
Birmingham Bulletin
Welcome to Birmingham Bulletin with the latest news, events
and competitions from Birmingham City Council.
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News
The Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel,
which has been monitoring the council’s progress, has
advised that it should now ‘suspend operations’, due to the council’s good
prospects for improvement. Read
the council’s response to the news.
The council’s Cabinet has approved a raft of measures to address
the housing shortage in Birmingham with three specialist housing
reports.
Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Police have launched
a Rough
Sleepers Task Force, bringing key organisations together to address
city centre rough sleeping.
Private
hire firms in Birmingham could be rated in a similar way to food businesses
if a new ratings scheme is approved, subject to consultation.
Keep up to date with the latest news on the city's waste collections here.
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Events
Get set to enjoy a day full
of live music, classic vinyl records, scrumptious street food and family fun at
the Custard
Factory’s Summer Jam on 12 August.
The Botanical Gardens 2017
outdoor theatre season draw to a close with a new adaptation of Pride
and Prejudice on 16 August. Feel free to bring along a picnic!
Travel
to the moon and back at the Museum
of the Moon
art installation at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, until 20 August.
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Competitions
Win a family ticket to Müller
Grand Prix Birmingham
The
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham will be one of the highlights of the athletics
season, as we welcome the stars of the World Championship, including Sir Mo
Farah, to the Alexander Stadium on Sunday 20 August.
For
your chance to win a family ticket (two adults and up to four children), simply
answer this question:
Which
four time Olympic Champion appeared in his final indoor track race at the
Barclaycard Arena in February 2017?
A:
Martyn Rooney
B: Andrew Pozzi
C: Mo Farah
Send your answer and contact
details to bulletin@birmingham.gov.uk by 13 August.
Put Grand Prix in the subject field. The winner will be notified by
midday on Monday 14 August. If you don’t win, you can still buy tickets here.
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