Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Illegal car clampers made £100k in fines (Birmingham Mail) Four car clampers have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud over their involvement with a city centre car clamping scheme that raked in more than £100,000 from at least 300 motorists. The crooked operation came to light after hundreds of angry drivers complained to Birmingham City Council trading standards.
New city child death probe (Birmingham Post.net, BBC, ITN, Sky News, Mirror, Star, PA Newswire, Birmingham Mail) Birmingham City Council is to launch a Serious Case Review into their dealings with Iman Yousef – who killed her three-year-old daughter by stabbing her and pouring acid on her hours after their social workers visited her. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=13659
Floozie to start flowing once more (Birmingham Mail) The three-month £300,000 facelift of one of Birmingham’s most famous ladies is set to be completed next week.
Return of the king (Birmingham Mail) A statue of King Edward VII, paid for by readers of the Birmingham Mail, will return to the city centre next week after an absence of almost 60 years. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=13626
Search to find the city’s best balti (Birmingham Mail) The competition is on to find Birmingham’s best balti. The contest, organised by Birmingham City Council, is looking for the perfect balti. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=13641
Disabled staff in jobs cut threat (Birmingham Mail) Talks are underway to save jobs at a firm backed by Birmingham City Council which employs severely disabled people to make windows and doors.
City writers get big boost (Birmingham Mail) Birmingham writers are to benefit from a new collaboration between the Library of Birmingham and regional literature development agency, Writing West Midlands.
New tsar to boost economy (Birmingham Mail) A business tsar is to be appointed for Birmingham and Solihull after the Government backed plans for a new enterprise agency to boost the local economy.
Suppliers asked to cut their costs (Local Government Chronicle) Birmingham City Council has asked 900 of its suppliers to cut the cost of goods and services they supply.
City elected mayor vote set for mayor (Birmingham Mail) A ballot on whether to create a directly elected mayor for Birmingham could be held on May 5 next year, under new laws proposed by the Government.
Book now for Birmingham Christmas Market (Coach and Bus Week) Millions of visitors are expected to attend Birmingham’s world famous Frankfurt Christmas Market which returns to the city for its 10th anniversary next month. http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=13492
Regional Headlines
High speed rail threatens West Midlands economy, warns business expert (Birmingham Post.net) High speed rail could cause more harm to Birmingham’s economy than help it, a business academic has warned.
Rastafarian lawyer’s prosecution anger
The country’s first black Rastafarian solicitor has said his career and reputation have been destroyed after he found himself in the dock facing a possible jail sentence. Jeffrey Atkinson is a well respected Birmingham lawyer and a jury last month found him not guilty of charges of conspiracy to obtain passports by deception.
Group backs CCTV camera removal in Birmingham
The organisation behind more than 200 surveillance cameras installed in mainly Muslim areas of Birmingham has agreed to their removal.
National Headlines
Fine threats over child benefit
Higher rate taxpayers could be fined if they fail to declare their partner receives child benefit.
British Airways in first profit for two years
British Airways (BA) has reported a half-year profit of £158m ($252m), its first in two years, as the company prepares to merge with Iberia of Spain.
FTSE 100 executive pay rises 55%, survey says
The pay received by chief executives of the companies listed in the FTSE 100 rose 55% this year, a survey has found.
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