Birmingham City Council urged to halt wasteful spend on Parks charging scheme ahead of May 2026 Monday, 19 January, 2026 Birmingham City Council’s Labour Cabinet approved on Friday 16 January their decision to impose car parking charges at Sutton Park, Lickey Hills and Sheldon Country Park, following the publication of last year’s consultation results. The consultation results included in the Cabinet decision showed that 92.5% (1,099 objections) of responses opposed charges at Lickey Hills, 94.1% (5,184 objections)... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Call for Injunction to Halt Asylum Hotels and Dispersed Accommodation 20th August 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives are intensifying their call for the Home Office to cease all asylum accommodation placements in the city, including both hotels... Articles
Calls on Labour to focus on cutting down flyposting, not our national flags 14th August 2025 St George’s Cross and Union Jack flags have appeared across the Northfield area in recent weeks. Beginning in Weoley Castle, the scene juxtaposes other areas of... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Write To Home Secretary With Urgent Concerns Regarding Asylum Seeker Accommodation 7th August 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives have written to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, calling for an immediate halt to the expansion of asylum accommodation in... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives call to extend "stitch up" consultation on parks 6th August 2025 Birmingham Labour’s rushed consultation on introducing car parking charges at Sutton Park, Lickey Hills, and Sheldon Country Park has sparked growing concern... Articles
One year on, but what have Labour actually done on road safety? 1st August 2025 Friday, the 1st of August, marks the first anniversary of Birmingham City Council’s declaration of a Road Safety Emergency. The Council’s strategy to tackle... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Pledge to Scrap Kings Heath LTN 22nd July 2025 Today, Birmingham City Council decided they will plough ahead, spending £2m making the Kings Heath & Moseley LTN (Places for People scheme) permanent. This is... Articles
Labour’s Weekend of the Long Knives as Summer Purge deselects sitting Labour Cllrs en masse 14th July 2025 The London-based Labour Party National Convention, who are imposing Councillor selections on Birmingham Labour branches, has been deselecting sitting Labour... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives warn Labour’s Equal Pay Crisis isn’t over despite Labour claims as GMB look set to join Unite in strike action 2nd July 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives express deep concern over the GMB Union’s announcement of a consultative vote on strike action regarding unresolved equal pay... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives demand guarantees to end bin strike without new equal‑pay risks 30th June 2025 Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives, Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington) has today written to Council Leader Cllr John Cotton (Lab, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross)... Articles
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
