Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Minister accuses city council over jobs fund (Birmingham Post) The Government launched an outspoken attack on Birmingham City Council last night, accusing the local authority of dragging its heels and not moving quickly enough to help 50,000 unemployed people hit by the recession. Deputy Leader Paul Tilsley quoted.
Arena Central could be another 20 years (Birmingham Post) The property market slump means that Birmingham’s £500million Arena Central project might not be completed until 2030.
Six-week festival plan as part of culture title bid (Birmingham Post) A Birmingham autumn arts festival, on a size and scale to rival Edinburgh and Paris, could be launched in 2013 as part of the drive to become the UK City of Culture. Cllr Martin Mullaney quoted.
Loan approved if legal hurdle cleared (Birmingham Post) Birmingham City Council has approved a £20million loan to redevelop Edgbaston Cricket Ground as long as legal challenges are overcome.
Judges decide council does not have to translate letters (Birmingham Post) The country’s top judges have backed Birmingham City Council’s decision not to translate letters sent to people whom it knows cannot speak English.
Regional Headlines
Unions call summit of MPs over JLR closures (Birmingham Post) Angry unions have called a high level summit of MPs to an emergency meeting at the House of Commons to preserve thousands of West Midlands jobs feared under threat at Jaguar Land Rover.
Host Corporation tumbles into administration with £2.5m debts (Birmingham Post) A West Midlands leisure complex boasting one of the largest all-weather golf driving ranges in Europe has left a trail of debts of around £2.5 million.
Develop online solutions to city problems – expert (Birmingham Post) Birmingham’s problems like youth unemployment, low education levlels and social inclusion could be a catalyst to drive its creative economy, according to innovation expert Charles Leadbetter.
Hundreds pay tribute to city’s vital war role (Birmingham Post) Hundreds of people gathered at Birmingham Town Hall to mark the city’s ‘unsung’ role in the war effort.
National Headlines
RBS and Lloyds in major shake-up
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group are to sell off bank branches in another major shake-up of the UK banking industry.
Royal Mail to face legal action
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is going to the High Court on Friday to seek an injunction preventing Royal Mail from using 30,000 agency workers.
E Guinea ‘grants pardon for Mann’
Former British soldier Simon Mann, sentenced to 34 years for a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, has been pardoned, government reports say.
Plea to spread Madeleine message
Internet users around the world are being urged to spread a new video message aimed at reaching a key witness to Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
Aspirin ‘only for heart patients’
The use of aspirin to ward off heart attacks and strokes in those who do not have obvious cardiovascular disease should be abandoned, researchers say.
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