Birmingham Litter Pickers deserve better – share your experience Friday, 13 November, 2026 Across Birmingham, litter picking volunteers give up their own time to clean our streets, parks and green spaces. But instead of being properly valued and supported by Birmingham City Council, too many volunteers are being let down. Now we want to hear from you so we can continue to push the city council for improvements. Recently, volunteers have been emailed by the council and told there was no... Local News
Labour's secret plan to attack library use exposed! 18th April 2024 Labour administration’s secret plan to use public consultation to generate ideas to attack the use of public libraries. Birmingham Local Conservatives have... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Announce Candidate for Bournbrook & Selly Park By-Election 9th April 2024 The ruling Labour Administration at Birmingham City Council, who previously announced they have run up a £867 million equal pay bill and spent over £130 million... Articles
Improvement & Recovery Plan must focus on culture change and delivering services for residents. 4th April 2024 Today the Cabinet agreed on the draft Improvement & Recovery Plan (IRP). This is the first stage of a longer-term IRP. It is the latest in a long line of glossy... Articles
Government Household Support funding for Birmingham welcomed 4th April 2024 Today Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet welcomed the government's £12.79 million Household Support funding for Birmingham. This comes less than a year after... Articles
45% of Exempt Accommodation in Birmingham fails to meet quality standards, as Labour Administration continue to fail on housing. 22nd March 2024 Yet again this Labour administration is found wanting with residents living in the City. A recent report has highlighted that 45% of the exempt accommodation in... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives respond to Cabinet Member for Finance resignation 22nd March 2024 Cllr Brigid Jones (Lab, Bournbrook & Selly Park) announced her resignation from Birmingham City Council yesterday. Cllr Jones was the Cabinet Member for finance... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives’ response to the announcement of the exit of Chief Executive from Birmingham City Council 13th March 2024 Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington), Leader of the Opposition and Birmingham Local Conservatives said, “We thank Deborah Cadman for her service in her time in... Articles
Labour Cabinet no-show meeting to help address the financial crisis at Birmingham City Council. 1st March 2024 Thursday's Cabinet-property meeting was suspended as the required number of Labour members to be quorate failed to attend. With both the Leader and the Cabinet... Articles
Tenants charged for non-existent communal areas 1st March 2024 Social Tenants across the city have been served a notice of increases to their social rent which included an unexpected item. A charge for “communal area... Articles
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
