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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

Birmingham council's controversial computer system 'paying off' - claim

A BIRMINGHAM City Council computer system that failed to work properly when it was installed has undergone a remarkable transformation and is on course to save taxpayers £46million this year, it has been 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

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

Pensioners’ care shock

ACTION has been demanded after it emerged that vulnerable Birmingham pensioners waiting for stairlifts or bathroom showers to be fitted were facing waits of up to 18 months.Read

Edgbaston cricket ground £30m bis to save tests

TEST matches may never be played in Birmingham again unless city planners give the go-ahead for a £30 million makeover for the Edgbaston ground, Warwickshire County Cricket club has warned.Read

Edgbaston cricket ground £30m bis to save tests

TEST matches may never be played in Birmingham again unless city planners give the go-ahead for a £30 million makeover for the Edgbaston ground, Warwickshire County Cricket club has warned.Read

Big screen in Victoria Square has cost £1m

TAXPAYERS have stumped up an “obscene” £1 million for Birmingham City Council NOT to switch on a giant television screen.Read

GOLFERS who fancy a quick nine holes on one of Birmingham’s council-run courses face an eye-watering 25 per cent jump in green fees.

The massive rise is part of a controversial shake-up in the city’s charging policy for its sports facilities.Read

GOLFERS who fancy a quick nine holes on one of Birmingham’s council-run courses face an eye-watering 25 per cent jump in green fees.

The massive rise is part of a controversial shake-up in the city’s charging policy for its sports facilities.Read

Price hike for Birmingham golfers

The massive rise is part of a controversial shake-up in the city’s charging policy for its sports facilities.Read

BIRMINGHAM’S long-awaited £60 million Olympic-size swimming pool is set to come complete with white-knuckle fun rides, leisure chiefs revealed today.

Coun Ray Hassall said the water park would be one of the best in the country with “scary rides only teenagers would dare to use”.Read

BIRMINGHAM’S long-awaited £60 million Olympic-size swimming pool is set to come complete with white-knuckle fun rides, leisure chiefs revealed today.

Coun Ray Hassall said the water park would be one of the best in the country with “scary rides only teenagers would dare to use”.Read

Brummie Bonds plan to pay for new Birmingham library and swimming pool

BIRMINGHAM’S new library and 50-metre Olympic swimming pool could be paid for by selling city council loans on the money markets if the Conservatives win the next General Election.Read

City council denies Birmingham's private care homes face fees cut

CONFUSION reigned today as care home bosses clashed with council officials over fears of a cut in funding.Read

£153m unspent by health trusts and hospitals

HOSPITALS and health trusts in the West Midlands underspent by £153 million last year, the nation’s official spending watchdog revealed today.Read

Delays hit Birmingham Council's £175million computer upgrade

A £175 MILLION Birmingham City Council computer upgrade will enable benefit forms to be filled in on-line - but applicants still face a two-week wait if they want to discuss their problems face-to-face.Read

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