Spinning professionals
Alan Clawley is learning to manage the disappointments his dealings with Birmingham City Council engender.
An Elected Mayor: A good move for Birmingham?
The Co-operative Party – Birmingham Branch – cordially invites you to join them for a debate
Birmingham’s future revealed at MIPIM
With MIPIM 2012 now over, civic and business leaders from across the city are unanimous about the success of this year’s event.
It’s MIPIM time again
Alan Clawley just wants clarity. But can he get it?
Earth calling Whitby
Birmingham’s council leader has called his recent meeting with the head of the BBC ‘promising’. Dave Woodhall begs to differ.
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.
BAFTA? Birmingham? Library? Games?
Birmingham City Council has announced the name of the game developer to collaborate on an innovative new gaming experience for the Library of Birmingham
Elected Mayors: A Constitutional farce
Steve Beauchampé is appalled that the electorate will be asked to vote next May without knowing what for.
Never Again
Details have been announced for Birmingham’s commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day
Lakes set for improvement
Work is set to begin on transforming an inner-city nature area.
The making of Stirchley Park
Three workshops will be taking place in Stirchley Park over next month for local people interested in discussing the park’s future.
Apprenticeships not a waste
Twelve apprenticeship opportunities have been created in waste management to support young people into employment and training.
Mediaeval memories
Birmingham’s German Market was a great success but Alan Clawley laments its setting.
BBC: A letter from Yardley
John Hemming has written to the BBC Director General to try to discover what the future holds for the links between the BBC and Birmingham.
Birmingham Carers Centre on the move
Age Concern Birmingham runs Birmingham Carers Centre and on 21st December it will be moving to its new home in Corporation Street.
Birmingham appeals to the BBC
A cross-party group has written to BBC Director General Mark Thompson in the hope of obtaining more production activity in the region.
Lord Mayor visits ‘Jewel in Birmingham’s Crown’
Queen Alexandra College celebrates another successful year with a visit from the Lord Mayor.
Why borrow?
Alan Clawley asks; “How wise then was it for the Council to borrow money on a public library, a statutory service that would produce little or no income stream…”
A library is not just a building
Friends of the Central Library: “Save the building but we’re just as worried about what is happening to the service itself”, writes Alan Clawley.
PROFILE: City TV’s Debra Davis
Ros Dodd talked to City TV’s Debra Davis – Birmingham City Council’s former public affairs chief.
Up The Forum
Alan Clawley questions the openness of The Forum and reminds us ‘public’ spaces are becoming hard to find.
Birmingham Library: Moving house
Alan Clawley writes on the problems of moving home – when related to libraries shifting location.
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.
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.
On mayors and other leaders
Alan Clawley considers what it might mean to have an elected mayor in Birmingham.
Protests pass off peacefully
The EDL and Unity demonstrations in Birmingham city centre have ended with few problems and minimal disruption to the city.
Restrictions in place ahead of protests
Access to parts of Birmingham city centre will be restricted today
Riot Bill “over £25 million.”
The Chief Constable of the West Midlands has been talking about August’s disturbances
Police Ready for City Demonstrations
West Midlands Police confident they will be able to handle any problems which occur on Saturday afternoon.
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.