http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Mail http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/23/race-against-time-over-birmingham-sewer-threat-97319-21389930/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:47:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/23/race-against-time-over-birmingham-sewer-threat-97319-21389930/ A SEWER underneath Handsworth Park is in imminent danger of leaking giving rise to fears that raw sewage will be spilled across a large area. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/23/birmingham-s-flapper-and-firkin-faces-demolition-97319-21388474/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/23/birmingham-s-flapper-and-firkin-faces-demolition-97319-21388474/ A BIRMINGHAM pub famous for its live music is facing the bulldozer under plans for the next stage of the city centre’s redevelopment. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/22/smokers-face-street-ban-in-birmingham-97319-21381960/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/22/smokers-face-street-ban-in-birmingham-97319-21381960/ SMOKERS could soon be banned from lighting up in the streets of Birmingham city centre, under new plans unveiled today. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/17/second-day-of-council-workers-strike-97319-21356686/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/17/second-day-of-council-workers-strike-97319-21356686/ THOUSANDS of council workers today staged the second day of a 48 hour strike which is bringing many public services to a standstill. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/16/new-street-station-development-will-create-11-000-jobs-97319-21349333/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/16/new-street-station-development-will-create-11-000-jobs-97319-21349333/ THE £600 million scheme to transform New Street Station will create 11,000 new jobs in Birmingham – more than double the figure originally forecast. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/14/kings-heath-to-get-a-public-square-97319-21336335/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:11:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/14/kings-heath-to-get-a-public-square-97319-21336335/ A PUBLIC toilet, graveyard and lay-by in Birmingham are set to get a £900,000 transformation into a vibrant village green. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/14/families-join-birmingham-mail-family-race-day-97319-21335597/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/14/families-join-birmingham-mail-family-race-day-97319-21335597/ FAMILIES packed their picnics and got under starter’s orders to join in the Birmingham Mail Family Race Day. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/waste-collection-pilot-scheme-rejected-97319-21313419/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/waste-collection-pilot-scheme-rejected-97319-21313419/ CITY chiefs have ruled out putting wheelie bins on the streets of Birmingham, slamming their introduction as a Government plot to charge people for what they throw away. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/councillor-we-can-bank-at-the-post-office-97319-21310358/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/councillor-we-can-bank-at-the-post-office-97319-21310358/ BIRMINGHAM City Council’s £3 billion bank account should be handed to the Post Office in a bid to halt branch closures, a councillor said. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/grandson-s-kidney-failure-prompts-lord-mayor-to-campaign-97319-21310151/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/grandson-s-kidney-failure-prompts-lord-mayor-to-campaign-97319-21310151/ BIRMINGHAM’S Lord Mayor is giving his backing to a campaign to get more people, particularly Asians, to sign up as organ donors. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/guide-dog-named-after-city-leader-97319-21309170/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/09/guide-dog-named-after-city-leader-97319-21309170/ CITY leader Mike Whitby met his match when he came face to muzzle with... Whitby the guide dog. CITY leader Mike Whitby met his match when he came face to muzzle with... Whitby the guide dog. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/04/council-joy-as-pollutants-fall-by-86pc-in-year-since-ban-97319-21264875/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/04/council-joy-as-pollutants-fall-by-86pc-in-year-since-ban-97319-21264875/ THE air pub regulars breathe in Birmingham is 86 per cent cleaner since the ban on smoking in public places was introduced a year ago, it was claimed today. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/04/city-slashes-phone-lines-from-450-to-1-97319-21264372/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/04/city-slashes-phone-lines-from-450-to-1-97319-21264372/ BIRMINGHAM people are set to get a single phone number for council services in a “customer-friendly” move. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/01/noise-dampeners-ordered-at-parties-97319-21208817/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/01/noise-dampeners-ordered-at-parties-97319-21208817/ AN HISTORIC hotel has been told to keep the noise down at wedding receptions and parties after being given the green light for a new marquee. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/27/birmingham-city-council-pledge-on-lessons-of-khyra-ishaq-tragedy-97319-21164026/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:36:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/27/birmingham-city-council-pledge-on-lessons-of-khyra-ishaq-tragedy-97319-21164026/ CITY councillors have been reassured that everything is being done to learn the lessons of the tragic death of Khyra Ishaq. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/27/planners-rap-natwest-tower-s-replacement-97319-21160636/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/27/planners-rap-natwest-tower-s-replacement-97319-21160636/ A NEW glass-fronted tower block will “stick out like a sore thumb”’ in Birmingham’s historic city centre according to planning chiefs. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/birmingham-receives-global-recognition-97319-21156155/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/birmingham-receives-global-recognition-97319-21156155/ BIRMINGHAM’S city centre has achieved global recognition after beating entries from Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Genoa to an international regeneration award. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/25/council-leader-in-cash-pledge-97319-21149449/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/25/council-leader-in-cash-pledge-97319-21149449/ CITY leader Mike Whitby today pledged that Birmingham would not be left “lagging behind” despite rejecting Government calls to pilot congestion charging in the city. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/25/fight-to-save-rating-for-food-inspectors-97319-21149408/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/25/fight-to-save-rating-for-food-inspectors-97319-21149408/ BIRMINGHAM’S army of food hygiene inspectors are furious at Government plans to re-design their “scores on the doors” rating system for restaurants, snack bars and supermarkets. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/shabana-mahmood-defends-her-selection-as-labour-candidate-for-ladywood-97319-21125932/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/shabana-mahmood-defends-her-selection-as-labour-candidate-for-ladywood-97319-21125932/ THE woman hoping to succeed popular Birmingham MP Clare Short signalled today that she plans to be just as passionate and outspoken as her famous predecessor.