Oh, Give It A Rest!
Next Saturday members of the far right English Defence League and their supporters will descend upon Birmingham
Budget Consultations Announced
Birmingham City Council is asking you to tell them how to spend your money.
Smart grids and cloud computing set stage for growth
The latest information technologies being developed for business are being presented at the Digital World Event in Birmingham
Always forward?
Alan Clawley has yet to discover how Birmingham’s City motto – Forward – came to be chosen.
Brum residents advised: ‘Be prepared’
With an icy blast forecast a local warmth scheme is encouraging residents in Birmingham with cold or damp related illnesses to think ahead
Save our Markets: Public meeting
As part of the SAVE OUR MARKETS campaign there will be a public meeting in St. Martin’s Church on Friday 14th October at 2pm – 4pm.
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.
Birmingham Central Library – An open letter to Labour
Alan Clawley, in his capacity as secretary of the Friends of the Central Library has written to Birmingham’s Labour leader Sir Albert Bore
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’
The Birmingham Council myth machine
Here’s how the Council operates. First it decides what it wants to do. Then it fits the facts around its decision.
One City One Voice
Parking information has been issued ahead of Sunday’s community event in Summerfield Park.
Council Leaders Appeal For Calm
Leaders of the three main parties on Birmingham City Council have issued a statement in the wake of last night’s tragic incidents.
City Park Development Update
Further work has begun on the new Eastside development in Birmingham.
Birmingham University To Build 50m Swimming Pool
Birmingham’s long quest for a 50-metre swimming pool appears to have taken a major step forward
Retirement Village to Spring Up
Plans for the former Lucas site in Acocks Green have been revealed.
Markets for sale
Birmingham City Council has had its eye on the 21 acres of prime development land occupied by the Wholesale Markets for some years. Bleak future ahead, reckons Alan Clawley.
The Master Planners
The Master Planner’s plans are oft foiled by circumstances beyond their control. Birmingham has suffered as a result.
Staffordshire Hoard Goes Transatlantic
Plans to take the collection to the USA have been announced.
Birmingham’s care homes lose legal battle
Owners of Birmingham’s private care homes have lost a legal battle to force a judicial review of the city’s council payment freeze to look after elderly patients.
‘Connectivity’ in Birmingham
The ‘connectivity’ argument will be exposed as the latest attempt by the council to justify the sacrifice of a sound and useful building, writes Alan Clawley
Just click to support a local school
The Birmingham Press has received a plea for help from a local school and is happy to assist where possible.
Paradise lost?
Alan Clawley raises questions concerning the redevelopment plans for Birmingham’s Paradise Circus
Late accounting for Birmingham Council
Councillors should be scrutinising the process leading up to major decisions not reacting to decisions that have already been made when it is too late to change them.
Bodies in the Library: time’s ticking
“…all the more reason to take the chance and have a wander round Architect John Madin’s radical design.”
Birmingham City Council come clean on plans for the Martineau Centre
Birmingham City Council’s plans to sell off a much loved local community facility are at an advanced stage
People ‘POhWER’
Television’s Lorraine Kelly will be at the Town Hall in Birmingham City Centre tomorrow evening to help celebrate the 15th anniversary of the creation of the national advocacy charity, POhWER
‘Handouts’ or ‘Investments’
Alan Clawley writes… ‘Surely state financial support should be used to underpin social and environmental objectives not to subsidise wealthy corporations’
City Tourist Numbers Up
Visitor figures in Birmingham have continued to rise despite the economic picture.
Health through warmth
Summer might have been a long time coming for most of us, but one Birmingham couple hasn’t been affected by the cold thanks to help from a local warmth scheme.
Eat up your Greens
Birmingham’s most eco-friendly eating places have been recognised in the council’s latest awards scheme