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Council’s Clive Dutton’s £10,500 expenses in two years selling city

CITY council official Clive Dutton is Birmingham’s global salesman picking up the air miles as he wows overseas investors with the opportunities here in the city.Read

Would-be Birmingham council candidate left angry in racism row

A WOULD-be council candidate has refused to back down after her complaint of racism against a former Labour Lord Mayor was thrown out by Birmingham City Council.Read

Green light for Erdington day nursery extension

A PRE-SCHOOL children’s nursery on a busy dual carriageway can be extended despite fears for the safety of toddlers, city planners have ruled.Read

Dojo Community Project plan to save Muhammed Ali centre in Hockley

A COMMUNITY group was today “optimistic” it could restore Birmingham’s much-loved Muhammed Ali Community Centre and bring it back into use.Read

Anger at £15,000 pay rise for top Birmingham councillors

FOUR top Birmingham city councillors have each been handed a whopping £15,000 pay rise without doing any extra work, it was revealed today.Read

Coalface test for Birmingham carers' chief

BIRMINGHAM’S social services boss went back to the shopfloor to find out what day-to-day life is like for care workers.Read

Residents anger at college revamp in Erdington

THE landmark redevelopment of a ‘shambles’ city school and college site has been slammed by residents angry at plans to put sports pitches next to their back fences.Read

FOUR top Birmingham city councillors have each been handed a whopping £15,000 pay rise without doing any extra work, it was revealed today.

At a time when most people are struggling with rising bills and many face the threat of redundancy, Mike Whitby, Paul Tilsley, Sir Albert Bore and Neville Summerfield have all been given the hefty increase.Read

FOUR top Birmingham city councillors have each been handed a whopping £15,000 pay rise without doing any extra work, it was revealed today.

At a time when most people are struggling with rising bills and many face the threat of redundancy, Mike Whitby, Paul Tilsley, Sir Albert Bore and Neville Summerfield have all been given the hefty increase.Read

Birmingham wins award for cutting numbers sleeping rough

BIRMINGHAM’S housing department has won a major award for slashing the numbers of people sleeping rough on the city’s streets.Read

Tory chief's council house plan wins praise from unlikely quarter

BIRMINGHAM’S straight-talking Tory housing chief last night found an unlikely ally from the left over his launch of mass council house building in the city.Read

Residents only plan for Birmingham rubbish tips

HOUSEHOLDERS dumping their rubbish at a Birmingham City Council tip will have to prove they live in the city.Read

Tory chief's council house plan wins praise from unlikely quarter

BIRMINGHAM’S straight-talking Tory housing chief last night found an unlikely ally from the left over his launch of mass council house building in the city.Read

Tory chief's council house plan wins praise from unlikely quarter

BIRMINGHAM’S straight-talking Tory housing chief last night found an unlikely ally from the left over his launch of mass council house building in the city.Read

Council leisure chief: I still support Central library building

BIRMINGHAM’S new leisure, sport and culture boss has restated his support for the Central Library currently under threat of demolition.Read

Handsworth sculpture green-lit by council

CITY planning bosses decided beauty is in the eye of the beholder after voting through a new eye-catching sculpture dedicated to historic industrialist Matthew Boulton.Read

Handsworth sculpture green-lit by council

CITY planning bosses decided beauty is in the eye of the beholder after voting through a new eye-catching sculpture dedicated to historic industrialist Matthew Boulton.Read

Labour slump into regional third place in European elections

GORDON Brown’s political survival hung in the balance today as Labour suffered a devastating rout in the European elections.Read

Residents win fight to save Birmingham beauty spot

WATER company Severn Trent has been told it cannot run a half-mile road through a city woodland beauty spot following major protests from residents.Read

Municipal Housing Trust to oversee mass building of council houses

COUNCIL tenants representatives today welcomed a new dawn of municipal house building in Birmingham.Read

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