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Sir Bob Kerslake calls for Birmingham City Council to 'get the basics right'
Birmingham City Council
The author of a key report into the city also revealed that he had turned down the chance to become Birmingham City Council’s chief executive in 2002
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New name for £500m Paradise Circus project as start date confirmed
Economic Development
City centre regeneration scheme to be called 'Paradise' as demolition and infrastructure work set to start on Central Library site next month
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Kingsway cinema regeneration set for go ahead
Economic Development
Plans are afoot to bring derelict Kings Heath building back to life as an apartment and retail complex
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Tender launched for Birmingham tower demolition
Economic Development
Norfolk Tower to be razed as part of wider £26m housing improvement programme announced by city council three years ago
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Fresh Icknield Port Loop hope as search for partner begins
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council and the Canal & River Trust have instructed international real estate advisor Savills to secure a joint venture partner for Icknield Port Loop
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Damning reports and massive cuts leave us in a real pickle
Opinion
It has been a difficult week for Birmingham City Council as two national reports have prompted yet more negative headlines and another wave of budget cuts unveiled.
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Library of Birmingham director Brian Gambles to leave after cuts
Library of Birmingham
The director praised for steering the project through its development over the last decade, will retire early next year
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Great Charles Estate in Birmingham to be sold within days
Commercial Property
The estate, which comprises seven buildings on a prominent site opposite Paradise Circus, is under offer with a deal looming, it is understood
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Birmingham City Council given 12 months to improve or else
Economic Development
Beleaguered local authority faces dire consequences if it shows no progress within a year and could be broken up and taken over by central government
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Ofsted probe as West Midlands' pupils failed by secondary schools
Economic Development
Investigation launched by government watchdog which will see a study published next year after newly published report highlights shock state of education
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Library of Birmingham, parks and care services cut in crushing council budget
Birmingham City Council
About 100 of the Library’s 188 staff will go as opening hours are cut from 73 to 40 per week and extra services for the public are stopped
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Unions blame Government over latest Birmingham City Council job cuts
Unison
The Library of Birmingham and a plethora of leisure services are among those to be scaled back to trim tens of millions of pounds off Birmingham City Council’s budget
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Job threat as Library of Birmingham opening hours to be slashed in city budget cuts
Library of Birmingham
Less than two years after the £188 million library opened, about 100 staff could be made redundant as opening hours are cut from 73 to 40 hours per week
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Birmingham City Council 'failing the city and holding it back' says Kerslake
Economic Development
Sir Bob Kerslake pulls no punches in his damning report on the council as local government correspondent Neil Elkes assess its key findings
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Birmingham Council boss urges staff to stay "tough" as they face week of hell
Birmingham City Council
Damning review into council failings to be followed by redundancy plans and critical Ofsted report
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Eric Pickles: Birmingham has been dysfunctional for too long
Birmingham City Council
Local Government secretary gives Birmingham City Council 12 months to improve following the Kerslake Review
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Sir Bob Kerslake: Birmingham's poorest are being let down
Birmingham City Council
A damning report commissioned by Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has warned Birmingham of City Council to stop making excuses for its failings, and to change the way councillors are elected
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Birmingham City Council to hand over children's homes to outside operator
Economic Development
Authority to face backlash from trade unions over mooted move as it battles to repair beleaguered children's services department
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Sir Bob Kerslake set to call for major changes to Birmingham City Council
Economic Development
D-Day has arrived for a prominent civil servant to give his recommendations on the future of Europe's largest local authority
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Birmingham councillors grumble over loss of free parking
Economic Development
City's leaders will no longer be able to use underground car park from next year to make way for Paradise Circus development project
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Tristram Hunt: Combined councils could help prevent Trojan
Economic Development
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has welcomed moves to form a combined authority for the West Midlands.
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U-turn on Sparkhill library building sale after backbench pressure
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council deputy leader Ian Ward agreed to withdraw the Sparkhill council building from auction after local councillors pleaded for it to be offered for community use first
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Birmingham's Council Chamber shows steady resolve to rise up and fight sexual exploitation
Opinion
Councillors are adamant that Birmingham needs to come together to get a grip of child sexual exploitation.
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'Muncher' makes light work of New Street station project
Economic Development
Natural light bathes passenger concourse for first time in almost half a century as new pictures reveal progress ahead of grand opening next year
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