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The official Twitter account for the Leader of Birmingham City Council Cllr John Cotton.
Birmingham, England
Joined November 2015
Fresh average speed cameras being rolled out across Birmingham's main roads https://t.co/PFMxm5126n As my cabinet colleague @CllrMajid says, far too many collisions on our roads involve excessive speed.
birminghammail.co.uk
The cameras will form part of a fresh speeding crackdown by city council bosses
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🏫 Starting secondary school in 2026? Applications are OPEN — apply before 31 October 2025! 💡 Help is available for all families, including translated guidance. #SchoolAdmissions #Secondary2026 #BirminghamFamilies
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Congratulations to Birmingham's Joe Fraser, who became the first British gymnast to win a World Championships medal in the high bar this weekend, collecting a bronze medal in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Government Regional Investment Summit cements transformative bold vision for city https://t.co/zzgrcAOwJG
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‼️ Cracking down on fly-tipping in Birmingham 🕵 We prosecute where there is evidence 👀 If you see it, report it Let’s act together against fly-tipping https://t.co/be3ke2ddLk
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🏙️ This week we begin a 6-week consultation on the Birmingham Local Plan. 🏘️ The plan will guide where homes, jobs, services & infrastructure are built across Birmingham until 2044. This will have a massive impact on our city & we want to hear from YOU. https://t.co/0lKhnJaDnm
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Join us and Act on Energy for a free, friendly drop-in event to help you stay warm and well this winter ❤️ 📍 St Martin’s Church, Edgbaston Street, B5 5BB 🕚 Monday 27 October, 11am-4pm Everyone is welcome!
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📣Our new waste fleet is now fully operational across the city This £30m investment is our commitment to deliver a reliable & efficient service for everyone ✅ The video shows the fleet's advanced safety features - comprehensive camera system, improved operation safety &
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🗣️ Consultation on school admission arrangements: The proposed 2027/2028 arrangements for Birmingham Community and Voluntary Controlled schools are on our website. 🗓️ The consultation is open until 17 Nov 2025. Read more and give us your views 1/2👇
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🏙️ Today we begin consulting on the Birmingham Local Plan for the next six weeks. 🏘️ The Local Plan will guide where homes, jobs, services, and infrastructure are built across Birmingham until 2044. This will have a massive impact on our city, which is why we want to hear from
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The West Midlands Investment Prospectus highlights how HS2 is driving regional growth. Since Parliament approved the building of HS2 in 2017, we've seen a significant increase in regeneration and investment activity in the region including: 🏘️ 41,000 planned new homes 💼 30,835
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As the WM Regional Investment Summit showcased, our city is at the heart of growing sectors like life sciences, thanks to fantastic projects like #Birmingham Health Innovation Campus and the pioneering work of partners like @unibirmingham, @BW_SciTech and @PHTA_Ltd
#InvestInBrum
Ahead of the WM Regional Investment Summit today, here's what Minister for Investment @jstockwood said about his visit to Birmingham Health Innovation Campus & @PHTA_Ltd a new facility within Birmingham Health & Life Sciences District, of which this University is a key player👇
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As my cabinet colleague @mariamkhan29 says, this is testament to @ForwardCarers passion, dedication and the real difference they’re making in people’s lives every single day. It is also a recognition of the amazing work done by unpaid carers across the city. 👏
📣 Birmingham @ForwardCarers has won a nation award for their work support unpaid carers across the city Funded by the city council, they won the Outstanding Carer Service award at the Car UK awards 💙 It is also testament to the amazing work done by unpaid carers every day👏🏼
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spoken of how the government wants to bring more investment and growth to the West Midlands. https://t.co/gqea2CCw6v
#InvestInBrum #Birmingham
bbc.co.uk
The chancellor says she wants growth and prosperity in Birmingham and areas from Dudley to Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent.
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Banging the drum for Brum at today's Regional Investment Summit. The fact that we were chosen to be the first city outside London to host the event, underlines the fact that Birmingham is one of the most investable cities, with some of the biggest opportunities in the country.
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Regional Investment Summit delivers almost a thousand jobs for UK communities after over 10 billion in investments were announced at today's #Birmingham event.
gov.uk
Nearly a thousand jobs are to be created in a major boost to communities across the UK after over 10 billion in investments were announced at today’s first Regional Investment Summit.
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‘Digbeth will be bigger, better and bolder than Manchester’s Media City’ - new projects aim to turn the post-industrial neighbourhood into the UK’s top destination for creative industries https://t.co/jpTnce5xUF
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Happy Bandi Chhor Divas to everyone celebrating around the UK! From all of us at Labour.
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📢 Wraparound Childcare is growing in Birmingham! Parents could get: 💷 Tax-Free Childcare – up to £2,000 per child (£4,000 for disabled children) 💷 Universal Credit – covers up to 85% of childcare costs for eligible parents ✅ Safe & fun for kids ✅ Affordable & reliable for
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Cllr Brennan said: “Birmingham is investing in its future, and housing is a cornerstone of that ambition. Over the next two decades, we’re delivering more than 30,000 new homes across targeted schemes, designed to meet the needs of our growing communities.”
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