Historic Birmingham bin collection change confirmed as it’s branded ‘madness’
Birmingham City Council is planning to transform its waste service next summer – regardless of what’s happening with…
New 30mph speed limits come into force on 27 Birmingham roads
It represents a major change on Birmingham roads 08:32, 05 Dec 2025Updated 10:26, 05 Dec 2025 New 30mph…
Councillor ‘knocks out’ bystander during accident at Sparkhill cricket lane opening event
Cricket fan and cabinet member for transport and the environment, Councillor Majid Mahmood, accidentally struck a ball into…
Revealed – Birmingham City Council pays out ‘around £250 million’ in thousands of equal pay claims
Exclusive – the extent of Birmingham City Council’s equal pay claims revealedBirmingham City Council House (Image: Local Democracy…
Man dies after ‘attack’ at Birmingham nightclub
Two men have been charged in connection with the incident in Lower Tower StreetLower Tower Street, Hockley, Birmingham(Image:…
Major Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery full reopening update revealed
But the renowned site will have been either partially or fully closed for an astonishing 11 years if…
Birmingham bins boss quizzed over city’s ‘appalling’ recycling rates
Today marks six months since Birmingham’s bins strike went all-out – and recycling collections remain suspendedCllr Majid Mahmood,…
Recycling rates plummet in Birmingham to just 15 per cent as kerbside collections abandoned
A shocking knock-on impact of the bin strikes has been a huge drop in recycling, with the city…
Pete Doherty in fight with Birmingham City Council over ‘crushing’ new rule
The Libertines frontman is taking on the council, lending his support to a new petition to overturn the…
Birmingham City Council to take Unite to court over bin truck ‘blocking’
Breaking – Birmingham City Council claims union has ‘persistently breached’ court orderBin lorries staffed by agency workers are…
Number of Birmingham City Council staff earning more than £100,000 triples
New accounts reveal how many staff at the struggling council now earn six-figure salariesBirmingham Council House in Victoria…
Former CEO of broke Birmingham City Council picked up £469k ‘golden handshake’ package
Deborah Cadman left the council in March 2024 after a tumultuous three years in which the council was…