Paul Dale - Birmingham Mail

Birmingham News: Alert over healthcare plans in Birmingham schools

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:55:00 GMT

City council officials said they have agreed to review the comments and claim to have held an “amicable” meeting with the worried heads.

Birmingham News: Birmingham City Council leader Whitby slams BBC over job cuts in Brum

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:30:00 GMT

CITY council leader Mike Whitby has slammed the BBC for its “appalling” treatment of Birmingham following the corporation’s decision to axe 150 jobs at its Mailbox headquarters.

Birmingham News: Birmingham libraries to escape closure but hours will be cut

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:59:00 GMT

ALL of Birmingham’s 39 community libraries will remain open despite harsh Government spending cuts, the city’s leisure chief vowed.

Birmingham News: West Midlands pensioners win free rail and tram travel pledge

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:45:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S public transport chief has poured cold water on suggestions that pensioners might have to pay for rail and tram passes which are currently free.

Birmingham News: Pensioners may have to pay for rail and Metro travel

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:30:00 GMT

MIDLAND pensioners may have to pay £25 a year for rail and tram travel which is currently free.

Birmingham News: 32,000 Brummies did not pay council tax this year

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:58:00 GMT

A STAGGERING 32,000 residents failed to pay their council tax bills this year, landing Birmingham City Council a further £25 million black hole in its finances.

Birmingham News: Birmingham City Council faces unequal pay claims runnning into tens of millions

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:45:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM City Council may have to pay compensation running into tens of millions of pounds to cooks, cleaners and care staff after losing a groudbreaking equal pay case.

Birmingham News: Birmingham strikes: I won't appeal to teachers - Coun Les Lawrence

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT

THE Tory politician in charge of Birmingham’s schools is refusing to call on teachers not to walk out on strike tomorrow.

Birmingham News: Joseph Rowntree Foundation report: Aston white community feel snubbed and ignored

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:01:00 GMT

A WHITE working class community in Birmingham feels its rights are being harmed by “political correctness”, according to research published today.

Birmingham News: Underground car park plan for Birmingham's Eastside and High Speed Two station

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:58:00 GMT

ENGINEERS are investigating the possibility of building a vast underground car park close to Birmingham’s planned high speed rail station.

Birmingham News: Erdington residents oppose plans for housing estate on disused playing fields

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

AN attempt to build a housing estate on disused Birmingham playing fields has infuriated local residents.

Birmingham News: 6,600 children acting as full-time carers for their parents in Birmingham says ciy council

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:00:00 GMT

AT least 6,600 children in Birmingham act as full time carers for their parents or relatives, according to shocking new figures.

Birmingham News: Jesus Army bid for Jewellery Quarter drop-in centre set to collapse

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT

PLANS to open a Jesus Army drop-in centre for prostitutes and drug addicts in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter are on the brink of collapsing.

Birmingham News: Birmingham City Council bailiffs 'worse than loan sharks'

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:55:00 GMT

BAILIFFS being employed by Birmingham City Council “use scare tactics worse than loan sharks” to demand money owed to them, a councillor has claimed.

Birmingham News: Plans for Jewellery Quarter drop in centre for drug addicts set to be approved

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The proposal to convert offices in Lionel Street into a church, meeting rooms and cafe resulted in objections from the owners of up-market bars, restaurants and hotels who fear their businesses will suffer from an increase in anti-social behaviour.

Birmingham News: Police pledge on more Bimingham riots arrests

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT

POLICE are set to carry out another swathe of arrests as the search continues to bring to justice thugs involved in the Birmingham riots.

Birmingham News: Rich need to dig deeper to fund cluture, minister warns

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

RICH people will have to dig deeper into their pockets to help fund arts organisations in Birmingham, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has warned.

Birmingham News: MP John Hemming speaks after wife's kitten theft

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM MP John Hemming has revealed his hopes that his wife Christine will avoid jail for stealing a kitten from the home of his mistress.

Birmingham News: Special report: Frosts on the way... with happy memories from the 1960s for one Birmingham couple

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:57:00 GMT

ONE night back in 1960 certainly proved to be an enchanted evening for Ivor Smith and Pamela Voake after the couple’s eyes met for the first time at a dance in Birmingham.

Birmingham News: Engineers battle to frost-proof central heating boilers in council houses before winter sets in

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT

ENGINEERS are in a race against time to frost-proof thousands of Birmingham central heating boilers before the winter sets in.