Birmingham bin collection figures ‘completely collapsed’ in weeks before major incident
Birmingham City Council failed to meet its own bin collection and fly-tipping targets in the first three months…
Britain’s migrant crisis being fuelled by Putin’s Russia and other hostile states in secret plot to destabilise UK
RUSSIA is pushing migrants to the UK to overwhelm border defences and sow division, security sources warn. Vladimir…
Birmingham council leader says ‘moral duty’ to welcome Afghan refugees despite backlash from opposition
The Birmingham Conservative Group said the council ‘should focus on housing Brum residents’Birmingham Council leader John Cotton/Conservative group…
Has Brexit has been a success? Take our poll as UK marks nine years since referendum vote
As the UK marks nine years since the Brexit referendum, we want to know whether you think leaving…
Cuts blamed as quiet neighbourhood near Bristol becomes ‘weekend party town’
The police station closure and removal of street marshals were referencedChipping Sodbury in South Gloucestershire, near Bristol(Image: Sophie…
Daniel Hannan’s Brexit predictions have not aged well
Two days before the Brexit referendum, the news analysis website Reaction published a now-infamous article by the Brexiteer Daniel Hannan…
Pretty market town near Bristol ‘plagued by antisocial behaviour’
A South Gloucestershire councillor has launched a petitionHanging baskets on the High Street(Image: Sophie Grubb/ Bristol Live) A…
Pension tax raid slammed as Rachel Reeves must face ‘blunt truth’, ex-Conservative minister warns
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to remember a “blunt truth” before considering a tax on pension savings…
Birmingham councillors trade barbs over ‘arrogant’ vision for city as election tensions escalate
Birmingham City Council’s leader hit back at criticism by saying Brummies ‘will not accept politics built on negativity’Coun…
No date for switch-on of Centenary Square fountains as temperatures soar
Birmingham City Council said the fountains were in need of repair workCentenary Square in 2020(Image: Graham Young /…