Birmingham’s street-cleaning plan “built on wishful thinking”, Conservatives warn Friday, 11 September, 2026 Birmingham’s street-cleaning plan “built on wishful thinking”, Conservatives warn Council officers admit they are “appalled” by current service as questions mount over whether Birmingham is doing enough to clean up its streets Birmingham Conservatives have warned that the city’s plans to tackle dirty streets and fly-tipping risk failure unless street cleaning is made a genuine priority. At... Local News
Labour's partial deal to end strikes overwhelmingly rejected by Unite membership 14th April 2025 It has been reported that Unite members have overwhelming rejected Birmingham Labour's partial deal to end the Birmingham bin strikes. Cllr Robert Alden said... Articles
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF FROM RESIDENTIAL BUNGALOWS (USE CLASS C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE HOME (USE CLASS C2) AT 41A, 41B, 41C AND 41D DEAKIN ROAD 14th April 2025 Erdington Councillor Robert Alden has been contacted by the Planning Department to inform him that a planning application has been submitted to convert the... Local News
Petition launched demanding Inquiry into Council Bankruptcy 11th April 2025 Following the Labour government and Council Leader John Cotton refusing this week to launch promised local inquiries into Birmingham City Council’s financial... Articles
Deals to end the bin strike need finally to draw a line under Equal Pay risks and last long term. 10th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives have cautiously welcomed the announcement of a potential partial deal between Unite and Birmingham City Council to suspend the... Articles
Deputy PM Angela Rayner MP visits the Public Health Crisis that Brum Labour refuse to debate 10th April 2025 Today Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is visiting Birmingham to see the 21,000 tonnes of rubbish and rats that have gone uncollected under Birmingham Labour... Articles
BIRMINGHAM LOCAL CONSERVATIVES SLAM GOVERNMENT AND LABOUR LEADER FOR DODGING ACCOUNTABILITY ON COUNCIL CRISIS 10th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives this week condemned the Labour government and Council Leader John Cotton for their refusal to launch a local inquiry into... Local News
Birmingham Local Conservatives Slam Government & Labour Leader For Dodging Accountability On Council Crisis 9th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives today condemned the Labour government and Council Leader John Cotton for their refusal to launch a local inquiry into Birmingham... Articles
Birmingham Labour refuse to hold a vote on calls for a public health emergency 8th April 2025 Birmingham Labour have today refused to hear a debate or allow a vote on opposition calls for the declaration of a public health emergency. While rare... Articles
Labour councillor tears up membership over Birmingham Labours Rat Tax 8th April 2025 At a meeting of today’s Full Council at Birmingham City Council, a rat stood up and asked the Cabinet Member for Environment & Transport, Cllr Majid Mahmood... 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