Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Father: I lied about porn (Birmingham Mail, October 9, page 2) Continued coverage of the court case featuring former Birmingham deputy headteacher Derek Wootton, who is accused of possessing indecent images.
City defends library plan (Birmingham Mail, October 9, page 6) The council has put up a defence following comments made by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment that were critical of the £193 Library of Birmingham scheme.
Roads shut for half marathon (Birmingham Mail, October 9, page 11) Preview coverage of the Birmingham Half marathon, including details of road closures and some of the entrants running for good causes. Also featured on BBC Midlands Today.
Dangerous things, chairs (Birmingham Mail, October 9, Hancock column, page 17) Unison reps are reported to have complained about new chairs at Lancaster Circus be “dangerous in untrained hands”, while council bosses have issued a reminder on how to sit properly.
Our little bit of paradise (Birmingham Post, October 9, page 14-15) A feature on the housing tenants of Birmingham that making sure that their gardens blossom through the Birmingham in Bloom contest.
Staffordshire Hoard – final days (BBC Lunchtime News, October 9, 1pm, Central News, 1.50pm) A look at the Staffordshire Hoard which is entering the final days of its display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Reference made to the campaign to keep the collection in the Midlands region.
Regional Headlines
A £14million swipecard ticketing system for the region’s buses has been delayed by computer problems according to Centro (Birmingham Mail).
Jurors have been shown graphic CCTV footage of the moment Craig Hodson-Walker was shot during a raid at a Worcestershire post office (BBC Midlands Today, Central News).
Regional postal workers have continued their industrial action today (Central News).
National Headlines
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