Here you will find all the information you need on how you can make yourself, your family and business better prepared for emergencies. We work hard to ensure Birmingham is a safe place and we are prepared to respond to major emergencies, but when a disaster does happen, resources have to be focused on helping the most vulnerable people. By being prepared, you can help look after yourself, your family, colleagues and neighbours, leaving us free to look after those who most need our help.
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Yellow Warning of Rain West Midlands
The met office have issued a Yellow Warning of Rain for West Midlands Yellow Warning of Rain for West Midlands : Herefordshire & Worcestershire valid from 1200 Tue 14 May to 0600 Wed 15 May The Met Office advise that the public should be aware that persistent and often heavy rainfall spreadin More...
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Cyber Attacks Increasing and Hitting Small Firms
The gov.uk government website writes: Research commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), revealed that the number of cyber attacks hitting businesses has increased over the last year. The Information Security Breaches Survey found some attacks caused more than £1 mil More...
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New Street Station Gateway – changes from 28th April
On Sunday 28th April 2013, everything changes at New Street as the project reaches the half way point. The concourse and the existing entrances you use today will close and three new entrances will open into the first half of your new station. Although the atrium won’t be unveiled until the More...
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World Health Organisation (WHO) Risk Assessment – Human infections with influenza A(H7N9) virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a risk assessment on the Influenza A(H7N9) virus. Extract from the WHO website as follows: “In the past few weeks, WHO has received from China reports of human infection with influenza A(H7N9) virus. The influenza A(H7N9) virus is one subgroup amon More...
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Weathering the storm – the CMI 2013 Business Continuity Management Survey
For the fourth consecutive year, winter weather was a major cause of organisational disruption in 2012, affecting 77 per cent of organisations. Of those managers affected by snow this winter, an average cost of £52,770 was experienced by their organisation. The report, published in association with More...
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Met Office Warnings for all Regions
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:35:00 GMT
Yellow Warning of Rain for SW Scotland, Lothian Borders : Dumfries and Galloway & Scottish Borders valid from 0530 Sat 18 May to 2100 Sat 18 May -
Met Office Warnings for all Regions
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:35:00 GMT
Yellow Warning of Rain for North East England : Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland,...
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