'Jaw-droppingly bad' council criticised in report
A "crippling" failed attempt to implement an IT system and "inadequate" housing services were among the problems that plagued ...
‘I feel ashamed’ - Birmingham councillors react to damning report on council’s financial turmoil
Birmingham councillors were left shocked and "ashamed" after a damning report laid out the reasons behind the city council’s financial turmoil. External auditors Grant Thornton highlighted mistakes ...
The 'grim' fate of the old Birmingham WH Smith seven years after closure
The fate of the old, awkwardly laid-out shop unit was, at that time, unknown. Now, seven years later, the future is still a ...
Birmingham mayor updates city council on crime commission recommendations
More than half of the recommendations from the independent Birmingham Crime Commission are either in planning, development, ...
Birmingham council crisis timeline as cuts confirmed in another painful budget
It’s been just under a year and a half now since Birmingham City Council declared itself effectively bankrupt. What followed ...
Birmingham bars and nightclubs we really miss: Our top 5
The metro area has loved and lost many nightspots over the years, from Brothers Music Hall to Bottletree Cafe.
Auditor blames Birmingham's bins service for millions in equal pay claims and dirty streets
Birmingham City Council must press on with getting rid of specialist role on bin trucks, despite strike threat, says auditor ...
After downtown shooting, Birmingham mayor has ‘no confidence’ new bar will be safe
After a Thursday night shooting on First Avenue North, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this morning stated his opposition to the opening of PRVLGE, a new bar in a trouble spot where the Birmingham ...
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Fabulous pictures from Nottingham's gay scene in the 1990s - featuring Take That
A photographer who captured Nottingham's gay clubbers having a ball in the 1990s is returning to the city to share ... to have the biggest gay scene, Nottingham or Birmingham." ...