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Former West Bromwich Building Society chief executive help council on bank plans

FORMER West Bromwich Building Society chief executive Stephen Karle is helping Birmingham City Council develop its plans for a municipal bank.Read

Birmingham councillor vows to resist plans to sell off part of Joseph Chamberlain's estate at Highbury Hall

THE politician heading the trust which runs Highbury Hall said controversial plans to sell part of Joseph Chamberlain’s historic estate will only go through “over my dead body”.Read

CITY political leaders have blocked public debate on government plans to give Birmingham a greater chance of being run by a directly-elected mayor.

Proposals by ministers to reduce the number of signatures required on a petition to force a referendum on the mayoral issue from 36,000 to 15,000 should have been discussed at a city council meeting yesterday.Read

City wait on elected mayor talks

CITY political leaders have blocked public debate on government plans to give Birmingham a greater chance of being run by a directly-elected mayor.Read

Death probe

DETECTIVES were today continuing to probe the unexplained death of a man at a house near Bromsgrove.Read

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Probe into man’s death

DETECTIVES were today continuing to probe the unexplained death of a man at a house near Bromsgrove.Read

Ray of light in Brmingham Mail campaign for elected mayor

BIRMINGHAM council leaders could be forced to hold a referendum on whether the city should be run by a directly elected mayor if just 14,000 people sign a petition under a new government plan.Read

City boss Mike Whitby claims Birmingham golf courses offer value for money despite fee increases

GOLFERS think Birmingham’s municipal courses offer great value for money despite huge increases in green fees, city boss Mike Whitby has claimed.Read

Birmingham City Council to drop apostrophes from road signs

NEW road signs and place names in Birmingham will no longer have apostrophes, city leaders have decided.Read

Delay over start on new Birmingham library

THE start of building work on Birmingham’s new £193 million library in Centenary Square has been delayed, the city council confirmed.Read

27 month delay in Birmingham Council replying to petitions

RESIDENTS who sign petitions urging action from Birmingham City Council can wait an astonishing 27 months and still not get a reply, shocking new figures have revealed.Read

Pensioner cut price haircuts face legal threat

THE days of pensioners being able to have cut price haircuts could be numbered.Read

Council leader targeting investment from Gulf states

BIRMINGHAM Council leader Mike Whitby is off to the Middle East to drum up investment for the city.Read

Putting travellers on the right track

COULD this be the answer to the city’s congestion problems?Read

Crunch hits city budget

BIRMINGHAM City Council may have to increase its borrowing levels dramatically after the credit crunch bit deep into its finances, officials have warned.Read

Rebel Tories label Birmingham City Council debate on Gaza crisis a waste of time

A BIRMINGHAM City Council debate on the war in Gaza was a waste of time, rebel Tories claimed.Read

Rebel Tories label Birmingham City Council debate on Gaza crisis a waste of time

A BIRMINGHAM City Council debate on the war in Gaza was a waste of time, rebel Tories claimed.Read

Rebel Tories label Birmingham City Council debate on Gaza crisis a waste of time

A BIRMINGHAM City Council debate on the war in Gaza was a waste of time, rebel Tories claimed.Read

Improvements to New Street Station and Birmingham International Airport will generate a £1.5 billion boost

REFURBISHING New Street Station and extending the runway at Birmingham International Airport will pour a massive £1.5 billion into the regional economy in the first 12 years of operation, new research has found.Read

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