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More damning findings on Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council
Interim progress report six months after being given a year to improve paints a bleak picture for Europe's largest local authority
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Park Central plans for 335 apartments set for go ahead
Construction
City council expected to rubber stamp final element of long-running regeneration of the former Lee Bank Estate
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Birmingham city council call centre still not up to scratch
Birmingham City Council
Backbench councillors said satisfaction levels remained too low and have launched a further inquiry into the service.
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School teachers in Birmingham among highest paid at £55,000 a year
Schools
Teachers at a school in Birmingham are among the best paid in England.
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Sutton Coldfield votes overwhelmingly for own town council
Birmingham City Council
More than two thirds of royal town's residents say 'yes' to having a new body to oversee local issues
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Post and Mail tower block plan set for approval
Birmingham city centre
Planning officers say the proposed 14-storey tower on the former newspaper printworks site should be approved
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Business leaders gather to celebrate mentoring programme
Post People
Dozens of business leaders gathered in Birmingham to mark the end of a ground-breaking coaching and mentoring scheme.
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'Inadequate' rating from Ofsted for Birmingham school
Education
Golden Hillock was one of five city schools placed into special measures during the Trojan Horse scandal
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More pressure for elected mayor to lead West Midlands Combined Authority
Politics
Ministers spell out that region needs mayor to win significant new powers but West Midlands council leaders draw up proposals for system without clear leader
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Birmingham to be 'City of Sanctuary' for refugees
Politics
Councillors keen to distance city's policy from the national debate on immigration and stress it will apply to those who are legally granted asylum
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City council loses wheelie bin battle
Perry Barr
Victory for pensioners who struggled to lift heavy bins down steps and called for reinstatement of bin bag collection service
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Why allowing the public to have their say is not always a good idea
Politics
Calls for a referendum on a combined authority are misguided as direct democracy only works when the public are fully engaged
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£5m Budget boost for Midlands transport project
Network Rail
Initiative to connect better the West and East Midlands has been handed a welcome shot in the arm by Chancellor George Osborne
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Despite Chancellor's talk of Northern Powerhouses and Midlands Engine for Growth there is little evidence of genuine devolution says KPMG
Politics
Ahead of budget there are calls for Chancellor George Osborne to back his devolution talk with hard cash
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Great Charles Square secures funding for new £55m apartment development
Jewellery Quarter
London-based Long Harbour makes first investment into Birmingham to support construction of 350-unit block
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Pictures: Stirchley Baths to re-open as community hub
Stirchley
Work on regeneration of the Grade II former swimming pool will see it welcome community groups, activities and live music
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West Midlands Combined Authority under fire over name choice
Politics
MP hits out at decision to omit Greater Birmingham from title of new super-council and more reaction following body's official launch
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Sir Albert Bore says no dissent over 'Greater Birmingham' authority name
Sir Albert Bore
Leader of Birmingham City Council insists everyone was on board when coming to the decision to name new body West Midlands Combined Authority
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Trojan Horse school's governing body to be removed
Moseley
Leaders of  Springfield Primary School in Moseley under fire from government inspectors following latest visit from watchdog Ofsted
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John Lewis and New Street opening dates announced
John Lewis
Developers confirm when new department store and Grand Central shopping centre will open in addition to completion of new-look railway station
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Liam Byrne vows sit-in if HS2 railroads deal to use land for jobs
High Speed 2
Birmingham MP Liam Byrne has condemned HS2 Ltd for failing to listen to the concerns of Birmingham City Council and MPs.
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Public services in Birmingham are in decline, but is improvement on the way?
Birmingham City Council
The city council's annual performance report threw up the sad fact that 62 per cent of key targets were missed in 2014/15 - Neil Elkes looks at the issues
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Friends of the Earth launches bid for Birmingham zero waste strategy
Birmingham City Council
Campaign group is lobbying the city council to adopt a more hard-line approach to waste recycling
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New bid to prevent another Trojan Horse
Education
Education Secretary outlines plans to combat homophobia and extreme views among schoolchildren
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