Birmingham Local Conservatives Propose 10-Year Local Connection to Prioritise Social Housing for Local Families. Friday, 13 February, 2026 Birmingham Local Conservatives have announced a new policy proposal to increase the minimum period of local connection required to qualify for social housing in Birmingham to 10 years. The proposal is designed to ensure that scarce council housing is prioritised for long-standing Birmingham residents, families, key workers, veterans and vulnerable individuals to whom the Council owes a clear legal... ArticlesLocal News
Cllr Alex Yip Open Letter: Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel 26th March 2019 Open Letter: Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel: This week we have seen the Birmingham City Council issued with its third auditor warning showing a clear... Articles
Conservatives select Birmingham Northfield parliamentary candidate 21st March 2019 Gary Sambrook has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Birmingham Northfield for the next General Election. He was selected by members of the... Articles
Conservative alternative budget put to Council Chamber 28th February 2019 Conservative alternative budget put to Council Chamber The Conservative Group on Birmingham City Council have launched their alternative to the 4 year budget... Local News
Birmingham Bin Mess 29th January 2019 Birmingham Labour is failing Birmingham They have failed once again to end the bin dispute. Meaning more chaos. More bins uncollected. And more rubbish on our... Articles
Introducing a brand new railcard, reducing rail fares for 16 and 17-year-olds 2nd January 2019 The Conservative Government are introducing a brand new railcard, which will halve all rail fares for 16 and 17-year-olds The railcard will give 16-17 year olds... Articles
Cllr Mosson & Cllr Ewan Mackey were delighted to join Pupils from Little Sutton Primary School at Birmingham Trees for Life's 3rd December 2018 Cllr Mosson & Cllr Ewan Mackey were delighted to join Pupils from Little Sutton Primary School at Birmingham Trees for Life's (BTFL) tree planting event at... Local News
Arts organisations across Birmingham are bracing themselves for a 33% cut in council funding 3rd December 2018 Arts organisations across Birmingham are bracing themselves for a 33% cut in council funding as they are told the Labour-run Council is set to renege on its pre... Local News
Andy Street has led the region to win over £1.7billion of extra funding from the Government. 31st October 2018 Working together as a region and by taking a business approach Andy Street has led the region to win over £1.7billion of extra funding from the Government. That... Local News
Birmingham’s Labour council still using fax machines 29th October 2018 Birmingham’s Labour council has questions to answer after it was revealed that the council still runs on antiquated fax machines. Responding to a Freedom of... Local 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
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
