Huge Birmingham bin strike update as council leader makes dramatic move
Birmingham City Council leader John Cotton has said he wants a meeting with Unite ‘as soon as possible’…
I went to the Peaky Blinders movie premiere in Birmingham and one thing dampened my spirits
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man hits Birmingham cinemas this weekend before streaming on Netflix. At a star-studded ceremony,…
Birmingham City Council granted bin strike protestors ban
BREAKING – The city council has been granted a High Court injunction baning anyone from protesting outside its…
Emerging practice JBVJ wins approval for 215-home Birmingham retrofit
The plans, submitted by JBVJ and developer Beyond Property Group , will add five storeys to the existing…
Senior Birmingham Labour councillors withdraw from election campaign in new blow to party chances
Two senior members of Birmingham City Council’s Labour group have withdrawn from the imminent local elections, citing personal…
Tributes to Birmingham politician Waseem Zaffar after sudden death aged 44
Tributes and messages of shock were today flooding in following the announcement of the sudden death of Birmingham…
Birmingham’s bin collections cancelled ahead of megapicket as council says ‘not safe’
All bin collections in the city will be cancelled tomorrow because of a threatened ‘megapicket’ outside the main…
The massive Birmingham skyscrapers set to transform city skyline
Birmingham’s ever-changing skyline could soon get some new additions Alexander Brock Local Democracy Reporter 05:30, 04 Jan 2026…
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…