Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Council swoops for major stake in NEC (Birmingham Post) Birmingham City Council is set to take total control of the NEC’s management company.
Conservation rules see homeowners glaze over (Birmingham Post) Householders in one of Birmingham’s newest conservation areas used a legal loophole to avoid tough restrictions on building work. Cllr Peter Douglas Osborn quoted.
Culture minister supports retaining gold hoard for region (Birmingham Post) The campaign to keep the Staffordshire Hoard in the West Midlands received boost yesterday when culture minister Margaret Hodge pledged her support. Cllr Martin Mullaney quoted.
Whitby uses fringe event to propose Birmingham as high-speed rail centre (Birmingham Post) City council leader Mike Whitby launched a bid to make Birmingham the national headquarters of high-speed rail, at a high profile event during the Conservative Party conference.
Olympic pool misses out on 2012 deadline (Birmingham Post) Birmingham will not have its £60m Olympic swimming pool by 2012 because the city council cannot find enough money to meet the tight timetable. Leisure bosses are still committed to delivering the Birmingham Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Ladywood but have accepted that the complex is highly unlikely to be in place to coincide with the London Olympic Games. Cllr Martin Mullaney interviewed by Phil Upton on BBC WM.
Inside home that makes a difference (Birmingham Post) As a report condemns significant levels of Birmingham children’s social services as poor or unacceptable, special correspondent Jo Ind visits a children’s home to find out what it is like to live and work in local authority care.
Gove purge on worst schools means five in city may close (Birmingham Post) The Conservatives will launch a purge of Britain’s worst schools which will mean five Birmingham schools are forced to close and re-open with new headteachers – unless they improve within ten months.
Regional Headlines
Woman, 106, loses care home fight
The family of a 106-year-old woman has lost its campaign to keep her in a Wolverhampton care home, which the council wanted to close to save money.
Theft gang CCTV images released
CCTV images have been released showing what police describe as a gang that carried out a series of burglaries and thefts across the West Midlands.
Jaguar Land Rover gets £175m loan
Jaguar Land Rover has secured further funding worth £175m in the form of a loan from the State Bank of India, the car maker has said.
Minister backs region’s gold call
Calls for the UK’s largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure to be kept in the West Midlands have been backed by the government.
National Headlines
Union expects post strike support
The result of a ballot of 120,000 Royal Mail workers that could pave the way for a second national strike in two years will be announced later.
Cameron to stress brighter future
David Cameron will seek to strike an optimistic note when he delivers his main Conservative conference speech.
New Kingsnorth coal plant delayed
Controversial plans to build a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent have been put on hold for up to three years, energy firm E.On has said.
NHS turns to no win, no fee cases
No win, no fee has been blamed for rising legal fees the NHS pays out
The NHS is turning to no win, no fee legal representation – despite being a persistent critic of the practice.
Organs still short as donors rise
The number of people agreeing to donate their organs after death is growing, but at a slower rate than the number of patients who need them, a report warns.
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