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
Update: Labour councillors vote to cut library services for 5th time. 13th February 2025 Labour councillors have voted to uphold their devastating cuts to library services , despite a cross-party call-in challenging their decision. This means... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Demand Transparency Over Child Safeguarding Risks Following Birmingham Council Budget Cuts 9th February 2025 Cllr Adam Higgs (Con, Highters Heath), Shadow Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Families, has written to Cabinet Member for Children, Young People &... Articles
Council Leader Caught Misleading Residents 3rd February 2025 On the 13th of December, after seeing the local government settlement, Councillor John Cotton and his Labour Administration personally asked for council tax to... Articles
Bankrupt Council holds back nearly £40m in schools’ funding 30th January 2025 Almost 9 out of 10 requests for additional support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEND) are turned down whilst the Council sits on a pile of cash... Articles
Labour scupper attempts to protect family homes and tackle badly run exempt accommodation 28th January 2025 On the 28th of January, a motion was brought to Birmingham City Council’s meeting of Full Council by opposition councillors calling for the acceleration of the... Articles
Brummies hit with ANOTHER double whammy of fewer services for higher council tax. 21st January 2025 Today at Birmingham City Council Cabinet Committee, the Council has confirmed council tax is going up by 10% again next year. The Labour Cabinet also revealed... Articles
Over a decade after first calls for legendary rock band to be honoured - Black Sabbath to be awarded Freedom of the City 21st January 2025 Freedom of the City is a prestigious honour bestowed by a local council, celebrating the exceptional service of individuals or groups to their community. This... Articles
Unite Binmen to Strike 19th December 2024 Responding to the news that residents face yet another bin strike under the Labour Administration of Birmingham City Council, Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington)... Articles
45,000 council houses don't meet Decent Homes Standard 10th December 2024 Birmingham’s social housing crisis continues to deepen, with just 26.6% of council houses now meeting the Government’s Decent Homes Standard according to... Articles
We will not compromise on what it means to be an independent and sovereign nation 7th September 2020 National News
Start Up Loan Scheme passes 75,000 mark 26th August 2020 The UK Government-owned British Business Bank has issued its 75,000th loan through its Start Up Loans programme, marking more than £623 million invested in... National News
