Oct
2009
Articles from 20th Oct 2009
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Giant screen could win temporary switch-on in Victoria Square
Oct 20 2009 | Politics News
Council officials are working on a compromise deal to finally get Birmingham’s £1 million big screen switched on. Read
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Birmingham council’s £100,000 communications chief Debra Davis attacks own department
Oct 20 2009 | Politics News
Birmingham City Council’s £100,000 director of communications launched an astonishing attack on her own department’s failings, claiming that the unit lacks strategic planning and has no idea whether what it does works or is value for money. Read
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Michael Fabricant comment
Oct 20 2009 | Politics News
On Friday, we reported how Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant had called for House of Commons officials to be investigated over the way they dealt with MPs’ expense claims. Read
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Turnover high in Birmingham's criticised childres services
Oct 20 2009 | Politics News
Almost a quarter of staff at Birmingham’s much-criticised children’s social services department are quitting their jobs each year, new figures show. Read
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Freebies – from Riviera trip to a pen – put out in the open by Sandwell councillors
Oct 20 2009 | Politics News
A trip to the French Riviera, tickets to see the Baggies at home, perfume and a framed Second World War RAF print – they all figure among a list of freebies accepted by Sandwell councillors over the last two years. Read
