A LAND bank built up by Advantage West Midlands is to be handed over to a national quango, despite pleas from local business leaders and councillors.Read
GOVERNMENT Minister Eric Pickles could personally choose the next head of Birmingham City Council if the authority’s current leaders refuse to go along with controversial plans to create a city mayor.Read
BIRMINGHAM Council’s deputy leader has spoken of his frustration and exasperation at the ‘draconian’ budget cuts forced on the city by the coalition Government.Read
A DIRECTLY-elected mayor for Birmingham will give the city the same international status as Chicago or Barcelona, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has insisted.Read
LOCAL Government Secretary Eric Pickles has praised Black Country councils as “the future of local government” after they began talks about sharing key staff and managers.Read
Mr Pickles said Birmingham City Council would be able to break free from Government control and enjoy a substantial increase in its powers and funding if a referendum produced a vote in favour of a London-style mayor for Britain’s largest local authority.Read
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