Street meets Khan in transport summit
Mayors welcome deal for knowledge sharing between West Midlands and London.
Birmingham MPs back Red Cross at parliamentary reception
Call for more public support after record year for emergency organisation.
This is the week that is: Chapter 46
Richard Lutz steels himself for the week ahead.
Campaign group to protest at hospital site
NHS anniversary marked by call for public funding to build unfinished project.
Jeremy Corbyn pays tribute to UB40 at anniversary gig
Approval from the many for Brummie legends.
WMCA award grant to employment support pilot
Scheme to help disadvantaged into work given the go-ahead.
Jeremy on Jeremy
Brian Donaldson talks to comic Jeremy Hardy.
The world of (wrong) facts
Why Everything You Think You Know About the World Is Probably Wrong, warns writer Will Mapplebeck.
Mayor launches Faith Action Plan
Faiths unite to help Mayor tackle key issues.
The Conservatives’ Brexit Dividend
Extending the timescale for Brexit could work to the Conservatives’ electoral advantage suggests Steve Beauchampé.
Alan Clawley – A life less ordinary
Steve Beauchampé pays further tribute to the community activist and Birmingham Press columnist .
Mapplebeck: local stop at the polls
You may have heard, it’s election time again, warns Will Mapplebeck. Beware.
NHS campaigners call for clarity over Midland Metropolitan
Campaigners demand government solution to PFI hospital “fiasco”.
Voter fraud appeal ahead of council elections
Voters in Birmingham reminded to speak up if they suspect fraud.
Anti-bombing protest to be held in city centre
Call for an end to intervention in Syria.
Future world
Will Mapplebeck ponders the future.
Major parties unveil local election manifestos
Housing to be key issue in election fight.
Sir Howard: Spy link shock horror exclusive mystery
Comrade Howard Elstonovitch, our espionage reporter, on the searing questions of the day.
Transport Select Committee visits Birmingham
Whim under the spotlight as West Midlands hosts MPs.
WMCA welcomes Chancellor’s boost for West Midlands housing
£350 million Housing Deal for the West Midlands announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer in Spring Statement.
Eire dynamics
Richard Lutz continues to scratch his head over a right Irish stew.
£20 million pledge for Commonwealth Games Village
WMCA agree to make funding available ahead of 2022.
MPs call for Legal Aid to pub bomb families
Birmingham MPs call on Legal Aid Agency to reverse its refusal of Legal Aid to families of pub bombings victims.
City council contacts local government minister to highlight changes
Improvement Panel and Council to collaborate to tackle improvement challenges.
Women’s strike call
The Birmingham Women’s Strike Assembly explain the reason for their action.
To Beeb or not to Beeb – and other questions of the week
Richard Lutz rifles through another mess of a week. – and a stormy one too
City MP slams length of NHS waiting lists
Waiting lists soar as Birmingham’s NHS faces cash crisis – claim.
Why is Everyone so *&*$£ing Angry?
Is it just me or is everyone getting more pissed off? asks Will Mapplebeck
Bullet points
Richard Lutz looks back balefully on the week.
Midlands Engine Investment Fund launches £100 million equity fund
Launch is latest wave of £250 million Midlands Engine Investment Fund.