Birmingham to enter 5th year with no fully functioning finance system as Labour Council Misses Another Deadline as Birmingham’s £170m Finance System Crisis Deepens Thursday, 8 January, 2026 Birmingham City Council has announced yet another delay to its troubled replacement Oracle finance system, confirming that the re‑implementation will not be completed in time for the April 2026 deadline. The earliest it will now be ready is the Summer of 2026, but this could also move depending on how tests go in the coming months. The Council first decided to replace its ERP system in 2015. The... Articles
Monica Hardie listening to your views on crime 7th March 2016 Last Friday Monica Hardie Candidate for Selly Oak Ward Conservative invited Les Jones Police and Crime commissioner Candidate to Selly oak special social event... Local News
Local campaigner leads Jewellery Quarter litter pick 7th March 2016 Saturday 5th March - Local campaigner Rob Coleman led local residents in a ‘Clean for the Queen’ litter pick at the Warstone Lane Cemetery in the Jewellery... Local News
Press release:- Conservative budget proposals will present vision for a city of aspiration 29th February 2016 Leader of the Conservative Group Cllr Robert Alden (Erdington Ward) will present a budget amendment to the City Council tomorrow which will set out a different... Local News
Let's catch these mindless vandals 28th February 2016 Mindless vandals have painted over an attractive mural in Stirchley Park with silver paint. Local News
McIntyre's keynote speech to plant-health conference 19th February 2016 West Midlands MEP Anthea McIntyre delivered the keynote speech at a national conference on plant health organised by the Horticultural Trades Association. Articles
Birmingham remains a beacon of innovation 15th February 2016 Birmingham and the West Midlands were famously the birthplace of the first industrial revolution, our rich industrial landscape and miles of canals that connect... Articles
Child Rescue Alert Campaign - Sign up and help save children's lives 15th February 2016 Kenilworth, 15th February - A major UK initiative to help detect missing children is being backed by Daniel Dalton MEP, who said it could also assist the 1... Articles
Blocked drains on the Bournville Green 15th February 2016 The local Conservative team doesn't just talk, they roll up their sleaves and get stuck in. Your local Conservative team are seen struggling to clear the... Local News
Conservative Group unveils first Local Election Poster with pledge to save our School Crossing Patrols 11th February 2016 Birmingham Conservatives have announced they will keep all of Birmingham's School Crossing Patrols, should they win control of the Birmingham City Council in... Local News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
