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As a final act, old Birmingham Water Works Board OKs $3 million job contract for longtime lawyer
The Birmingham Water Works Board gave a contract worth more than $3 million to its longtime lawyer just before it ceased to ...
Birmingham City Council accused of 'vilifying' striking bin workers ahead of 'new pay offer'
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham claimed council 'incompetence' and the intervention of the Government was 'holding the ...
Unite’s Sharon Graham admits ACAS talks over Birmingham bin strike were a fraud
Defiant pickets of loaders and refuse truck drivers have continued to face a strike breaking operation involving which has ...
Pride uncertainty- Birmingham's biggest annual event without a home next year
This weekend marks the last time Birmingham Pride will take place at the Smithfield site in Digbeth. | ITV News Central ...
Ninety per cent of Brummies 'wouldn’t accept bin worker-style pay cuts' - union poll
More than two-thirds said they would go on strike if their employer tried to impose similar pay cuts, according to Unite ...
Landmark residential tower proposed for Smithfield Regeneration Zone, as developer responds to CPO decision
Digbeth development to deliver circa 300 new apartments and ground-floor commercial space in one of Birmingham's most ambitious regeneration projects ...
'Every night there is banging on our walls'
A mother of two says she has endured persistent antisocial behaviour from neighbours in Birmingham for two years.
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Residents 'should get council tax back' over missed bins says angry woman
Ex-Brighton and Hove City councillor Dawn Barnett, who lives in Hangleton, has slammed the council for missed bin collections ...
'We're the smoking capital of the Midlands' - Black Country borough where almost one in five light up
Sandwell Council and health partners in the borough say they are doing all they can to help people become smoke free after ...
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Shaping Birmingham's future: huge developments approved this year including HS2 revamp and Edgbaston expansion
This year has already seen some huge Birmingham developments given the green light by planners at the city council.
Sandwell council and health chiefs determined to cut down on smoking figures in the borough
Sandwell Council and health partners in the borough say they are doing all they can to help people become smoke free after ...
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ADA Upgrades Mean More Is in Store for Birmingham’s Rickwood Field
Rickwood Field, a tourism gem in Birmingham, is set for a polish. The Birmingham City Council last week approved $900,000 in ...