Targets, Partnerships & Delivery Challenges
The Government’s new housing targets ‘are a better balance across the country’ with ‘a conceptual possibility’ they can…
Birmingham bin dispute warring sides ‘not speaking’ after six months of all-out strike
Birmingham City Council and the bins union Unite are each refusing to back down in bitter dispute with…
Birmingham bins boss quizzed over city’s ‘appalling’ recycling rates
Today marks six months since Birmingham’s bins strike went all-out – and recycling collections remain suspendedCllr Majid Mahmood,…
Birmingham Council confirms change to key service amid ‘disruption’ from major works
Birmingham City Council has acknowledged several of its libraries are in a “poor state of disrepair”Locals use the…
Moment Birmingham bin strikers chant ‘shame on you’ outside job agency
Job & Talent agency said recent review found ‘no wrongdoing’ after recent allegations of ‘profiteering’ through ongoing bin…
Birmingham anti-racist groups demand ‘immediate removal’ of England flags
Anti racist groups lead call for flags to come downEngland flags flying on lampposts on Genners Lane along…
Full list – 10 Birmingham libraries set for repairs amid safety ‘defects’
Birmingham City Council says its library property portfolio is in a “poor state of disrepair”A man reads a…
‘Terminate now’ – anger as Birmingham bin strike ‘to go into 2026’
Bin workers have voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to extend their mandate for industrial actionBirmingham bin workers are protesting over proposed…
Birmingham dad in mouldy council home for 20 months paid £3,800 compensation after kids fell ill
The dad, who lived in the mouldy council home for nearly two years before his family were rehomed,…
Skint Birmingham Council spending £50k on job involving ‘difficult conversations’ amid ‘reset’ with travellers
Birmingham City Council has acknowledged the disruption and financial costs that unauthorised encampments cause 12:02, 02 Sep 2025Updated…