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Birmingham mother and son selected to fight seats at general election

Birmingham Tories have selected a unique mother and son combination to fight seats at the next general election.Read

King Edward VII statue set for £114k makeover

A STATUE of King Edward VII paid for by Birmingham Mail readers is set for a £114,000 restoration before being returned to the city centre after an absence of almost 60 years.Read

Bankruptcy forces Birmingham Respect councillor to stand down

A BIRMINGHAM city councillor has resigned because he is facing bankruptcy proceedings.Read

Bankruptcy forces Birmingham Respect councillor to stand down

A BIRMINGHAM city councillor has resigned because he is facing bankruptcy proceedings.Read

Birmingham Council has been forced to hire private human resources experts to deal with appeals against a controversial pay and grading review

BIRMINGHAM City Council has been forced to hire private sector human resources experts to deal with an avalanche of appeals against a controversial pay and grading review.Read

Birmingham preparing bid for Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM is preparing an audacious bid to bring the Commonwealth Games to the city.Read

£90m pools investment backed but funding problem remains

THE biggest investment in Birmingham’s council-run swimming pools for decades has received political backing.Read

£90 pools investment backed but funding problem remains

THE biggest investment in Birmingham’s council-run swimming pools for decades has received political backing.Read

£90 pools investment backed but funding problem remains

THE biggest investment in Birmingham’s council-run swimming pools for decades has received political backing.Read

£625,000 extra bill for access road at Sheldon care centre

SOCIAL services bosses were hit by a £652,000 bill after Birmingham City Council failed to put money aside for a road to allow elderly people to get in and out of a new special care complex.Read

Revealed: The simple symbol delaying the launch of Birmingham City Council website

THE launch of Birmingham City Council’s new website, which was supposed to make it easier for people to pay bills and keep track of council tax payments, has been delayed by months after red-faced officials discovered the new system refused to recognise pound signs.Read

Local architects are set to design new housing stock for Birmingham council

TWO firms of Birmingham architects will design the city’s first new council houses for more than 25 years.Read

English Heritage backing bid to stop Birmingham housing plan

RESIDENTS of one of Birmingham’s most historic suburbs have won the backing of conservation watchdog English Heritage after forcing it into a major u-turn to fight a new housing development.Read

English Heritage backing bid to stop Birmingham housing plan

RESIDENTS of one of Birmingham’s most historic suburbs have won the backing of conservation watchdog English Heritage after forcing it into a major u-turn to fight a new housing development.Read

New licence for Midland strip club despite complaints

A BIRMINGHAM city centre strip club has been granted a new licence after residents who said they were disturbed at the sight of scantily-clad women smoking outside failed to attend a public hearing to register their complaints.Read

Police lose fight for bouncers at Moseley kebab shop

POLICE have failed in an attempt to force a Birmingham kebab store owner to hire bouncers to deal with “alcohol-fuelled” customers.Read

New licence for Midland strip club despite complaints

A BIRMINGHAM city centre strip club has been granted a new licence after residents who said they were disturbed at the sight of scantily-clad women smoking outside failed to attend a public hearing to register their complaints.Read

Centre to help black firms set up goes bust

AN ORGANISATION set up 27 years ago to help young black Birmingham entrepreneurs set up their own businesses has gone into administration.Read

Bid to protect Birmingham's trees

EXPERTS have carried out safety checks on more than 140,000 trees owned by Birmingham City Council during the past seven years.Read

Birmingham Library to get new plans

FRESH drawings showing how the new £193 million Library of Birmingham will look are to be published next month.Read

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Paul Dale has been writing about local government in the West Midlands for more than 20 years. The Post's public affairs editor, he is a previous political editor of the Coventry Evening Telegraph and Local Government Correspondent of the Oxford Mail.

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