Police at Birmingham bin strikes ‘cut from picket lines’ as waste trucks delayed again
The number of West Midlands Police officers patrolling the Birmingham bin strikes ‘have been cut’ at picket lines.…
Anger as Birmingham fountains in flagship square switched off for 18 months
Birmingham City Council has said the city centre fountains were turned off back in October 2023Birmingham Centenary Square…
Civil service jobs exodus to Birmingham in ‘levelling up’ move
Plans to move more government jobs out of London to Birmingham and other regional hubs welcomed by civic…
Birmingham Council accused of ‘Scrooge mentality’ as divisive park plans take step forward
Birmingham City Council has plans to introduce new parking charges at Sutton Park, Lickey Hills Country Park and…
Residents use recycling centre in Birmingham as bin strike continues
As the Birmingham bin strikes enter their eleventh week, residents are having to queue to use a Birmingham…
Birmingham bin strike latest as ‘inequality exposed’ in tenth week of disruption
All-out strike has been blighting Birmingham for nine weeks – as we approach week ten, is there any…
Revised plans for Sutton Park parking charges labelled ‘outrageous’ or ‘substantial improvement’
The proposed car parking charges in Sutton Park and at two other city sites have been tweaked with…
I visited Birmingham’s bin strike ‘megapicket’ and saw why they were fighting
The Birmingham ‘megapicket’ at Lifford Lane depot disrupted bin collections and drew support from across the countryProtesters at…
Aldi submits revised Sutton Coldfield plans in bid to get new store built
German supermarket giant, Aldi, has submitted a further application to make the final tweaks to the site before…
New home for Ladywood community project after intervention by developers
Developers have made first positive move in battle to win trust of local people ahead of 20 year…