Media Watch - Oct 31
Top Birmingham City Council Stories:
‘Real Birmingham’ family immortalised in statue (Birmingham Mail, BBC online, Financial Times, Daily Mail) A statue by Turner-prize winning artist Gillian Wearing is unveiled in front of the Library of Birmingham
Black market fags hidden in beer crate at off-licence (Birmingham Mail) An off-licence caught hiding illicit cigarettes has had its licence revoked. Cllr Barbara Dring quoted
Wi-fi for all in 100 buildings (ITV Central, Birmingham Mail) More than 100 public buildings in Birmingham could soon offer wi-fi access to visitors in plans to target deprivation. Cllr Lisa Trickett quoted
Arson hit school safe to re-open (BBC online) Yardleys schools in Tyseley has re-opened following a fire at the end of September
Regional Headlines:
Club apologises for Ebola party - A Birmingham nightclub apologises for “a huge error of judgement” in holding an Ebola-themed party
Queen opens JLR manufacturing centre - The Queen formally opens a £500m Jaguar Land Rover engine manufacturing centre near Wolverhampton
National Headlines:
Abuse victims ‘want Woolf to quit’ - Victims’ groups are expected to tell child abuse inquiry officials that Fiona Woolf should step down as its head as concerns about her suitability persist
Alcohol ‘should have calorie labels’ - Alcohol should have a calorie content label in order to reduce obesity, according to public health doctors
Person missing after fireworks blaze - One person remains missing after a major blaze in a Stafford fireworks factory that left two people needing hospital treatment
