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Birmingham City Council

HSBC move to Birmingham will 'send ripples across Europe'
HSBC
Banking giant's relocation to Birmingham from the capital will be an anchor tenant for the city and not just Arena Central
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'Trojan horse school' interim head axed after two months
Economic Development
Dr Rashida Sharif's departure from Nansen Primary – placed in special measures last year – was confirmed after a damning Ofsted report found violence, racism and wasted funds.
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Sterling confident on Lumina and Great Charles Square
Commercial Property
Head of property firm behind key regeneration sites is bullish over their futures but keen to pin down pre-let on Lumina
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Landmark vision for Three Snowhill unveiled
Snow Hill
Long-awaited office scheme will offer 360,000 sq ft of grade A offices over 16 storeys, along with 40,000 sq ft of leisure and retail space and parking spaces
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Trojan Horse pupils let down by Ofsted and DfE, claim MPs
Economic Development
MPs said exam results had fallen in schools at the centre of claims some governors and teachers had attempted to impose an Islamic identity on them
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Birmingham children's care crisis was 'deeply ingrained in city'
Economic Development
Lord Norman Warner said issues with staff recruitment, poor quality work and the failure to deliver change had persistently 'held back the council's children's social care department'
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Green light for One Park Square office scheme in Longbridge
St Modwen
Latest phase of the £70 million town centre regeneration could see hundreds of new job created with developer eyeing major corporate occupier
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White Birmingham boys still lowest achievers at city schools
Economic Development
City council vows to give more help to schools after report reveals white British boys are lagging behind their peers.
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Let's break up Birmingham into two or more councils, says former MP
Economic Development
Birmingham Peers have clashed over plans to cut the number of councillors and introduce single-member wards
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City council scraps BID charge
Economic Development
U-turn by authority after warnings that Birmingham's business improvement districts could be pushed into the red by so-called 'shoppers' tax'
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Launch of B1 app for young job-seekers in Birmingham
Enterprise
A unique recruitment and training app was officially launched at the Lighthouse Young People’s Centre in Aston.
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Bureaucrats like it neat, but the real world is not like that
Opinion
Birmingham City Council is struggling to get through to people in its bid to be more open and transparent after Kerslake review
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NatWest Tower developers hit out at council after plans refused
Commercial Property
A Sterling Property Ventures director said he was "extremely disappointed" after proposals to demolish the tower were turned down by councilors
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A good question really deserves a better answer
Opinion
Council bosses chose to ignore the suggestion that Smithfield, from a marketing perspective, might not be the best name for City's newest development
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Midland Metro route through Digbeth chosen
Midland Metro
Public picks tramline which will take in High Street Deritend and service Custard Factory and coach station
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City's cycling revolution 'could create congestion'
Economic Development
Tory group leader hits out at £30m investment into cycling which he claims will cause more road blockages rather than free them up
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John Hemming loses 'garden tax' High Court bid
Economic Development
Yardley MP could be ordered to pay nearly £20,000 for cost of bringing case against Birmingham City Council to court
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Councillor accuses government of rushing out credit system
Economic Development
Universal credit due to come to Birmingham next a month, a year ahead of schedule, prompting broadside from Labour's deputy leader
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City's road dispute with Amey worsens
Politics
Birmingham councillors describe driving through city as 'like being at sea' as Amey launches counter-claim over quality of roads in 2010 when contract started
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Estelle Morris to lead Birmingham Education Partnership
Economic Development
Former MP and school teacher takes on role aimed at improving performance at city's schools
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Why straight talking Max is happy to call the council's bluff
Opinion
Birmingham's councillors told to forget the bluster and posturing and come up with hard evidence if they wish to keep their 120 seats
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Rising academy numbers leave Birmingham 'unable to plan ahead'
Economic Development
City councillor says increasing number of free schools and academies opening up is making authority's job impossible regarding pupils places
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£12m plan to boost Birmingham education standards
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council's schools strategy and improvement plan is now to go before the cabinet on Monday.
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Birmingham City Council's Children's services 'still need to improve'
Economic Development
Birmingham is one of just seven local authorities across the country to have a children's services department deemed to be "inadequate"
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