Tag: Birmingham City
Media Watch - March 6
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Serious case review launched into toddler’s death (widespread local and national coverage) A drug addict who killed her 23-month-old son by feeding him methadone to make him sleep has been jailed for six years after being convicted of his manslaughter. The multi-agency Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board has launched a serious […]
Media Watch - March 4
Top Birmingham City Council Stories Protesters disrupt meeting as councillors clash over cuts (Birmingham Mail) Rowdy protesters stopped Birmingham City Council’s annual budget meeting three times as councillors clashed over £105million cuts to services. Parents lie, cheat and even change their religion to win their children a place in school, say experts (Birmingham Mail) Anxious […]
Media Watch - Feb 27
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Brum sees record numbers in market for German fun (Birmingham Mail, Midlands Today, ITV Central, BBC online, Travel Daily UK) A record number of visitors flocked to Birmingham at Christmas for the annual German market, new figures show. Quotes Cllr Ian Ward, who also did an interview with ITV Central. […]
Media Watch - Feb 20
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: New Brum library’s photo archives ‘still at risk’ claim (Birmingham Mail) The Library of Birmingham’s renowned photographic archives remain at risk despite a council U-turn on proposed budget cuts, it has been claimed. Quotes director of the Library of Birmingham, Brian Gambles. HME wins BIP funding for DT drive (Midlands […]
Media Watch - Feb 17
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Council leader warns over improvements (Birmingham Mail) Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore has told a meeting of the authority’s cabinet that the ‘writing is on the wall’ for the council if it does not rapidly improve performance following the Kerslake review. Council opposes free school opening (BBC Local […]
Media Watch - Feb 16
Top Birmingham City Council Stories £11k Handsworth fake cigarette stash uncovered in hidden compartment in shop roof (Birmingham Mail) Criminals with a fake fag empire set up a James Bond-style hidden compartment in their shop behind a false roof – which was lowered via a hidden switch. Trading standards officers uncovered Birmingham’s second biggest retail […]
Media Watch - Feb 13
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Councillors in battle to stop cut in their number (Birmingham Mail) Birmingham’s 120 councillors are gearing up for a clash with the Local Government Boundary Commission over plans to cut their numbers, with talks between the council and the Commission over a major shake-up of local elections now under way […]
Media Watch - Jan 30
Top Birmingham City Council Stories Ministers ignored “Trojan Horse” school concerns for years, Labour claims (Birmingham Mail) Labour has accused the Government of failing to protect Birmingham children after it emerged Ministers heard warnings about extremism in schools. ‘Counter-extremism’ boost in schools (BBC) Tackling the threat of extremism in England’s schools is to be made […]
Response to Nicky Morgan's comments on Birmingham schools
Response to Secretary of State for Education’s comments on Birmingham schools Cllr Brigid Jones, cabinet member for children and family services, said: “Birmingham City Council has been calling for some time now for the Department for Education to accept the failings in both the department and its academies, and publish a plan to address them, as […]
Media Watch - Jan 27
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Booting up in Birmingham (Estates Gazette) Report from a Question Time-style event in Birmingham looking at its investment potential. Sir Albert quoted Cockroaches cost boss of city pizza parlour £2,900 (Birmingham Mail) A pizza parlour (Pizza Pan) closed temporarily following a prosecution by Birmingham City Council Whole of council to […]
