Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Care chiefs ‘should go’ (Birmingham Mail page 6): Labour demand resignation of Cllr Les Lawrence and Tony Howell at yesterday’s Full Council in wake of Scrutiny Report into Children’s Social Care. Cllr Lawrence criticises members for making “political capital” of situation and says focus should be on improving service. Cllr Zoe Hopkins and Cllr Len Clark also quoted.
Confusion over £1m big screen (Birmingham Post, page 6): Cllr Ian Ward quizzes Cllr Martin Mullaney at Full Council over why big screen has not been resolved after two years. Claims Cllr Mullaney pledged to sort out the screen when he came to office. Cllr Mullaney quoted saying it was still going through planning committee.
Farewell to gold display (Birmingham Mail, page 11) Massive queue as public flock for last look at Staffordshire Hoard before it leaves Birmingham’s Museum and Art Gallery. Simon Cane quoted.
Regional Headlines
Pay award sparks fury (The Birmingham Mail, page 18): Centro criticised by Tax Payers’ Alliance for awarding its chief exec Geoff Inskip a £24,000-a-year pay rise. Total salary is now £155,000.
Party leaders face defiance (The Birmingham Mail, page 6)): Midland MPs threaten to challenge expenses inquiry for being “riddled with errors”. Lynne Jones, Adrian Bailey, Lorely Burt and Peter Luff quoted.
Region is worst for unemployment (BBC Midlands Today/ITV Central): West Midlands has highest unemployment rate in country. Report quotes 281,000 people are out of work. More than ten per cent (10.4 per cent) unemployed in Birmingham with under 24s worst hit (one in three are now unemployed in this age group). Jim Knight interviewed on ITV saying focus of effort is on young people.
Staffordshire Hoard leaves Birmingham (BBC Midlands Today): Treasure is on the way to London to be evaluated. More than 65,000 people came to see it at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
More soldiers to be sent to Afghanistan (ITV Central): Prime Minister sending a further 500 troops to Afghanistan. So far 17 soldiers from the West Midlands have died since July.
National Headlines
UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan
UK unemployment growth slows
Father to be jailed over hammer attacks
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