Birmingham Mail - Tag - john lines

Heating firm Morrisons kept on by Birmingham City Council despite poor performance

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT

A BOILER repair firm accused of leaving families without heating in the run-up to Christmas has won a stay of execution despite still being behind on repair targets.

Birmingham council house central heating contractor given final warning over poor performance

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

A CENTRAL heating contractor which has kept more than 1,000 Birmingham council tenants waiting for boiler repairs has been told it has until the end of January to improve its performance.

Plans for Birmingham's latest Florida-style retirement village are revealed

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:58:00 GMT

THIS is the first image of Birmingham’s fourth Florida-style retirement village – set to be built at a cost of £43 million.

Birmingham's housing chief hits back at Labour claims children are risk

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S housing chief is demanding the resignation of a senior opposition councillor over his claims that red tape is stopping domestic violence victims from finding secure homes in the city.

Birmignham's Council gas firms warned on boiler repairs

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT

GAS boiler repair firms blamed for failing to fix council tenants’ heating during the freezing winter have been told to make rapid improvements – or risk losing their lucrative contracts.

Bartley Green cleaner quit after 'abusive' phone call

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT

A DISABLED cleaner quit his job after he said the city’s housing boss threatened he would get him suspended over an abusive phone call.

Birmingham's asylum seeker homes policy slammed

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:58:00 GMT

THE decision to stop offering 190 Birmingham council homes to asylum seekers has been slammed as ‘shameful’ by an opposition politician.

Anger over Birmingham councillor's chauffeur-driven travel costs

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Cabinet member for housing Councillor John Lines, used executive cars to make regular trips to the capital, including a £470 trip to an evening function at the Natural History Museum.

Birmingham Tory boss welcomes removal of house building target

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM will not have to cram thousands of new homes into its boundaries unless local politicians demand it under new government plans.

Birmingham council house tenants saddled with £279 million debt

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S 68,000 council house tenants will be saddled with almost £300 million of debt under a proposed shake up of housing funding, it has emerged.