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Birmingham City Council in action

Coverage of Birmingham City Council’s meeting this afternoon can be found here starting at 13:30 today, apparently.

25 June, 2013 in Birmingham, Open Government.
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Central Library not bursting at the seams

Loads of space in the new library of Birmingham, but what’s it for? wonders Alan Clawley.

30 January, 2013 in Architecture, Birmingham, Comment, Local history.

Rallying to restore confidence in construction

A national Rally to Restore Confidence took place last week to encourage professionals working across all platforms within the built environment that 2013 is a year for positivity

23 January, 2013 in Architecture, Birmingham, Business, Environment, Motoring, Transport.
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Budget cuts

Alan Clawley wades through the gloom and doom of budget cuts and asks why Sir Albert Bore is predicting the end of local government as we know it.

11 January, 2013 in Birmingham, Democratise, Politics.
New park

The new city park

Alan Clawley scans a Birmingham landscape with a highly critical eye.

28 December, 2012 in Birmingham, Business, Environment, Property Press.

Birmingham City Council celebrates top employees

The winners have been announced in Birmingham City Council’s (BCC) internal awards programme – the Chamberlain Awards

15 November, 2012 in Birmingham.

Social worker named as finalist in local heroes award

A social worker has been nominated for a community award in Birmingham City Councils’ (BCC) annual recognition initiative, the Chamberlain Awards.

8 November, 2012 in Birmingham.

Minister attends Property Breakfast Briefing

Brandon Lewis outlined the Government’s proposed changes to planning regulations at a Breakfast Briefing

30 October, 2012 in Birmingham, Business, Property Press.

Public Meeting: No private profits from policing

The West Midland Police Authority is developing a Business Partnering for Policing Programme. What does this mean for West Midlands residents?

25 September, 2012 in Birmingham, Business, Police, Politics, What's on.

Birmingham’s financial ‘black hole’ questioned – Part 2

Martin Mullaney was a LibDeb councillor until last May. He’s waging a campaign against the Labour administration’s claim that Birmingham finances were found to have a £21m hole in them when they came to power.

16 July, 2012 in Birmingham, Democratise, Politics.

Birmingham Council’s financial ‘black hole’ claim rebutted by LibDem

Former LibDem councillor Martin Mullaney takes issue with Birmingham’s Labour administration claim of a £21m hole in the council’s budget.

11 July, 2012 in Birmingham, Democratise, Politics.

LEP welcomes £1.5bn City Deal for Birmingham

Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership welcomed the Government’s City Deal for Birmingham – that has, it is claimed, the potential to create nearly 11,000 new jobs.

9 July, 2012 in Birmingham, Democratise, Politics, Solihull.

Mayors: Birmingham Does NOT Decide

There has never been any evidence in Birmingham of a desire for a referendum on elected mayors.

12 April, 2012 in A mayor for Birmingham?, Birmingham, Comment, Most recent, Politics.

Christmas trees turned into cash

Over 420 tonnes of green waste was collected throughout January for which Veolia Environmental Services donated £5 for every tonne.

29 February, 2012 in Birmingham, Christmas, Environment.

Sustainability Spring Fair

A family day of fun and a chance to learn about sustainability issues.

28 February, 2012 in Birmingham, Environment, Exhibitions, Festivals, What's on.

What paradise will be like

Alan Clawley has seen Paradise and would prefer it stayed lost.

26 February, 2012 in Architecture, Birmingham, Comment, Environment, Property Press.

No plans to demolish brutalist library

Alan Clawley reveals that a Brutalist public library opened in 1977, the foundation stone of which was laid by Harold Wilson in 1975, is not facing demolition.

16 February, 2012 in Architecture, Birmingham, Environment.

Elected Mayors: A Constitutional farce

Steve Beauchampé is appalled that the electorate will be asked to vote next May without knowing what for.

24 January, 2012 in A mayor for Birmingham?, Birmingham, Comment, Coventry, Open Government, Politics.

PROFILE: City TV’s Debra Davis

Ros Dodd talked to City TV’s Debra Davis – Birmingham City Council’s former public affairs chief.

22 November, 2011 in Birmingham, Business, Features, Television.

Birmingham Library: Moving house

Alan Clawley writes on the problems of moving home – when related to libraries shifting location.

11 November, 2011 in Architecture, Art and Leisure, Birmingham, Books, Comment, Features, Local history.

Cutbacks to Birmingham Central Library opening hours

Birmingham Central Library is to end its decades-long tradition of evening opening by introducing a 6pm weekday closing time, possibly as early as December.

11 November, 2011 in Art and Leisure, Birmingham, Books, Politics.

Making do

It’s not a very exciting slogan but ‘making do’ is probably what we will all be doing more of given the almost universal slowdown in economic growth.

5 November, 2011 in Architecture, Art and Leisure, Birmingham, Features, Local history.

The Self-Importance of Being….

Dave Woodhall wonders whether local Tories know what they’re doing – or whether they know exactly what they’re doing.

26 October, 2011 in Birmingham, Comment, Politics.

Budget Consultations Announced

Birmingham City Council is asking you to tell them how to spend your money.

18 October, 2011 in Birmingham, Business, Open Government, Politics.

Birmingham’s John Madin designed library: Demolishing arguments

Alan Clawley continues to rebut the critics of the Birmingham Central Library that architect John Madin designed.

17 October, 2011 in Architecture, Birmingham, Business, Comment, Environment, Local history, Property Press, The Debate.

What we’re good (and bad) at – a message to Birmingham City Council

No person, company, local council, or financial institution, even in ‘advanced’ post-industrial societies like ours, can be good at everything.

5 October, 2011 in Birmingham, Business, Comment, Local history, Politics.

Stage set for Birmingham’s ambition to transform healthcare globally

How can the region get the best return on a major investment in healthcare?

30 September, 2011 in Birmingham, Business.

Rings of Aluminium

“But it is just possible that what impresses the public about the new library is simply that it is very expensive”, reckons Alan Clawley

23 September, 2011 in Architecture, Birmingham, Books, Comment.

The Battle for Stirchley

There’s a power struggle going on in Stirchley, the up-and-coming suburb of South Birmingham that many people are touting as ‘the new Kings Heath’

9 September, 2011 in Architecture, Birmingham, Business, Comment, Farming, Property Press, Shopping, Stirchley, Style and Design.

Birmingham’s hidden treasures

Alan Clawley has been delving in the warehouse that stores the hidden treasures of Birmingham’s remarkable past.

23 August, 2011 in Birmingham, Features, Local history, Motoring.

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