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Tamworth Borough Council will honour Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday 27 January, by lighting the castle purple, as we commemorate the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution.

A Tamworth Borough Council councillor and previous mayor, who devoted almost 30 years to serving her community has been honoured by fellow councillors and officers.

Tamworth Borough Council is announcing another major milestone in its ambitious Future High Street Fund regeneration project, following the approval of plans to restore and renovate the historic properties at 26a, 27, and 27a Market Street.

Tamworth Borough Council has confirmed the appointment of Joanne Goodfellow as S151 officer and executive director of finance, after serving as interim executive director for 15 months.

Honorary Freedom of the Borough has been awarded to Rob Bowker in recognition of his tireless commitment to the community, charitable and community work.

Tamworth Borough Council’s gender pay gap is non-existent after targeted action to see equal pay. The council has just released its ninth annual report, continuing to report a consistent decline in the pay gap since first publishing in 2018 (data from 2017).

An exciting variety of independent businesses have been selected to join Tamworth town centre’s brand new retail hub, bringing things like pottery painting, craft workshops and healthy food to the high street.

Tamworth Borough Council is pleased to announce that Motivations, led by Fun Club Hub Youth Charity, has successfully reached its crowdfunding goal of £11,074, joining a growing list of community led initiatives supported by the We Are Tamworth programme in partnership with Spacehive.

Tamworth Borough Council is celebrating the completion of major works in its ambitious £21.65 million Future High Streets Fund regeneration programme, as the final piece of public realm paving work comes together.

Tamworth Borough Council, working in close partnership with Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards and Staffordshire Police, have taken further decisive action to protect the public by securing a closure order on The Vape Shop/Tamworth Mini Market, Victoria Road, Tamworth, making this the second action within two weeks.