http://www.birminghampost.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Post no Authors Authors http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/iron-angle-birmingham-cc/2008/11/21/neville-gets-a-glimpse-of-hell-65233-22312585/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/iron-angle-birmingham-cc/2008/11/21/neville-gets-a-glimpse-of-hell-65233-22312585/ Neville Summerfield, the cabinet member for regeneration-lite, arrived early for his interrogation by scrutiny committee. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/11/21/crackdown-on-birmingham-council-sick-levels-65233-22307580/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/11/21/crackdown-on-birmingham-council-sick-levels-65233-22307580/ ‘Sick’ social services staff sacked for ‘unacceptable’ absenteeism http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/20/birmingham-muslims-tell-of-feeling-constantly-watched-65233-22298729/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/20/birmingham-muslims-tell-of-feeling-constantly-watched-65233-22298729/ MUSLIMS across Birmingham believe the police and security services are constantly monitoring their movements and feel “imprisoned in their own city”, a performance report into government anti-terrorism projects claims today. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/20/birmingham-city-council-slammed-over-christmas-party-costs-65233-22298713/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/20/birmingham-city-council-slammed-over-christmas-party-costs-65233-22298713/ SENIOR officials at Birmingham City Council are planning to spend almost £7,000 of taxpayers’ money on a lavish Christmas party. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/19/high-street-slump-alarms-birmingham-regeneration-chief-65233-22289560/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/19/high-street-slump-alarms-birmingham-regeneration-chief-65233-22289560/ The politician responsible for boosting the Birmingham economy has warned that high street spending is slumping at unprecedented levels. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/11/19/birmingham-social-services-defend-abolition-of-charge-capping-65233-22290239/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/11/19/birmingham-social-services-defend-abolition-of-charge-capping-65233-22290239/ SOCIAL services managers in Birmingham have defended a decision to abolish a £100 a week maximum charge for home help services, insisting that the change will only affect elderly people who can afford to pay. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2008/11/18/73-per-cent-rise-in-birmingham-businesses-being-wound-up-65233-22278214/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2008/11/18/73-per-cent-rise-in-birmingham-businesses-being-wound-up-65233-22278214/ The number of Birmingham businesses closing their doors for trading rose by 73 per cent in the third quarter, the government has announced. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/11/18/birmingham-city-council-slow-to-collect-its-debts-after-voyager-problem-65233-22278850/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/11/18/birmingham-city-council-slow-to-collect-its-debts-after-voyager-problem-65233-22278850/ Council slow to http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/11/18/birmingham-council-managers-face-sack-if-they-ignore-buying-rules-65233-22278849/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2008/11/18/birmingham-council-managers-face-sack-if-they-ignore-buying-rules-65233-22278849/ Officials at Birmingham City Council accused of wasting millions of pounds of public money by refusing to use centrally-negotiated contracts when ordering goods and services are likely to face disciplinary action and could be sacked. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/18/birmingham-councillors-help-edgbaston-cricket-ground-plans-65233-22279216/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/18/birmingham-councillors-help-edgbaston-cricket-ground-plans-65233-22279216/ Birmingham City Council is ready to use legal powers to force owners of properties standing in the way of a £30 million refurbishment of the Edgbaston county cricket ground to sell the buildings to developers. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/17/business-leaders-split-over-support-for-birmingham-metro-tram-system-65233-22277493/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/17/business-leaders-split-over-support-for-birmingham-metro-tram-system-65233-22277493/ Business leaders in Birmingham are divided over support for the Snow Hill-Five Ways Midland Metro tram extension and are beginning to openly question whether the business case for the £180 million project stands up. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/11/17/council-and-nhs-row-hits-care-for-birmingham-s-disabled-65233-22270978/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/11/17/council-and-nhs-row-hits-care-for-birmingham-s-disabled-65233-22270978/ Severely handicapped adults are being denied social services care following a dispute between Birmingham City Council and the NHS over who should foot the bill for looking after some of the most vulnerable people in society. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/iron-angle-birmingham-cc/2008/11/14/troubled-firms-still-waiting-for-neville-s-big-rescue-plan-65233-22270839/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/iron-angle-birmingham-cc/2008/11/14/troubled-firms-still-waiting-for-neville-s-big-rescue-plan-65233-22270839/ It is almost four weeks since the announcement-that-never-was detailing Birmingham City Council’s “rescue package” for firms hit by the slump. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/14/no-backing-for-metro-extension-65233-22254449/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/14/no-backing-for-metro-extension-65233-22254449/ The chances of a £180 million Midland Metro extension from Snow Hill to Five Ways received a major setback yesterday when the leader of Birmingham City Council refused to give the project his personal backing. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/11/birmingham-ranked-18th-behind-bristol-in-britain-s-most-sustainable-cities-65233-22223260/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/11/birmingham-ranked-18th-behind-bristol-in-britain-s-most-sustainable-cities-65233-22223260/ Birmingham left trailing in table of Britain’s most sustainable cities http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/11/too-costly-to-weed-out-japanese-knotweed-65233-22223167/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/11/too-costly-to-weed-out-japanese-knotweed-65233-22223167/ IT would be too costly and time-consuming to completely remove fast-growing Japanese Knotweed from canals, river beds and the hedgeways of Birmingham, a year-long city council investigation has concluded. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/mps-demand-urgent-investigation-into-management-of-birmingham-children-s-hospital-65233-22217149/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:02:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/mps-demand-urgent-investigation-into-management-of-birmingham-children-s-hospital-65233-22217149/ MPs demanded an urgent investigation into management at Birmingham Children’s Hospital last night after experts condemned a “third class” service which they claimed was putting patients’ lives at risk. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/eco-town-under-threat-from-commuters-65233-22216989/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/eco-town-under-threat-from-commuters-65233-22216989/ Rural road concern for new town http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/birmingham-is-major-recruitment-centre-for-al-qaeda-65233-22216988/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/birmingham-is-major-recruitment-centre-for-al-qaeda-65233-22216988/ Birmingham http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/birmingham-marks-remembrance-sunday-65233-22216578/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/11/10/birmingham-marks-remembrance-sunday-65233-22216578/ Remembrance Sunday had special significance yesterday, marking the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.