Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Tower set for chop to kickstart city vision (Birmingham Mail) Final preparations are being made to demolish a landmark tower block (Stephenson Tower) and pave the way for the city’s ambitious regeneration plans. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=13119
Family of six move into new council home (Birmingham Mail) A family of six were handed the keys to the first of more than 500 new council houses being built in Birmingham. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=13065
Dad and son face eviction from house they’ve lived in 18 years (Birmingham Mail) A father and son are being forced out of the council house they have lived in for 18 years because Birmingham is using new powers that force tenants to downsize.
More free schools on the agenda for city (Birmingham Mail) A further six ‘free schools’ could be set up in Birmingham, according to the city’s head of children’s services.
Lessons from our own coalition (Municipal Journal) Ahead of the Conservative Party Conference, Cllr Alan Rudge looks at the lessons that can be learned from Birmingham City Council’s Conservative-Lib Dem coalition.
Funding allocated for Birmingham museum construction work (careerstructure.com) New construction jobs could be created in Birmingham after funding was made available for the expansion of a major museum in the city. Birmingham City Council has given the go-ahead for construction work to get underway on the £9.7 million new wing at Birmingham Art Gallery and Museum, which will contain several galleries depicting the development of the city and its population. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=13008
A benchmark for public sector information management? (publicservice.co.uk) Birmingham City Council expects to generate £56.9m in benefits through its new information management programme. The rest of the public sector could learn from their example writes Dr Mirza Ahmad, the council’s corporate director of governance.
Regional Headlines
Man arrested after 29 hours on Birmingham bridge
Police negotiations with a man who was standing on railings on a bridge for about 29 hours have ended safely.
Police remove ‘spy’ cameras from Birmingham
West Midlands Police said it has removed all covert “spy” cameras installed in areas of Birmingham with a large Muslim population.
Two arrested after father-to-be killed in Wolverhampton
Two men have been arrested after a father-to-be was murdered in Wolverhampton.
National Headlines
BMA critical of health service shake-up
An overhaul of the NHS was announced in July The forthcoming shake-up of the NHS in England could undermine its “stability and future”, doctors’ leaders say.
New equality rights in workplace come into force
New streamlined workplace equality rules are due to be implemented, after being approved by the government.
Minimum wage up to £5.93 an hour
The national minimum wage has risen to £5.93 an hour from £5.80 and for the first time people aged 21 will benefit from the rate.
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