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Jun 27 2008
CITY councillors have been reassured that everything is being done to learn the lessons of the tragic death of Khyra Ishaq....
Jun 25 2008
OFFICERS in a controversial city council department have spent more than £20,000 of taxpayers’ cash on fact-finding missions to Hong Kong, Jamaica and the United States in just two and a half months....
Apr 23 2008
BINMEN today broke an all-out council strike as they accused city bosses and trade union leaders of behaving like "schoolchildren"....
Feb 7 2008
THE revival of Birmingham City Council, recently classified as failing in housing and social services, continued with a three star award today....
Feb 7 2008
BINMEN across Birmingham today appeared ready to accept an overtime bonus of almost £100 each to clear away rotting rubbish left uncollected in this week's pay strike....
Feb 4 2008
BIRMINGHAM was today bracing itself for the biggest strike in more than 20 years - with binmen branding a bid to buy them off as a "sham and a farce"....
Jan 29 2008
A POLL of shoppers in the city centre revealed most people would back striking council workers despite the prospect of bin bags piling up and street lamps going on the blink....
