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Birmingham and West Midlands to see improved GCSE results, figures suggest Oct 16 2009

Vital exam results have seen another significant boost in the performance of pupils across Birmingham and the West Midlands, according to provisional figures released by the Government.Read

Birmingham's 'ignored' working class areas to get government grants Oct 15 2009

Traditional white, working class neighbourhoods are to be targeted by new Government grants to counter a belief that they have been unfairly ignored.Read

HSE takes Wolverhampton council to court over student village Oct 15 2009

A city council granted permission for a 750-room student village within metres of a potentially explosive gas installation – against the advice of health and safety experts, the High Court heard yesterday.Read

Hostile Redditch voters want anti-sleaze campaigner Bell to oppose exploitative Smith Oct 15 2009

Jonathan Walker and Gregg Evans consider what the future holds for Redditch MP Jacqui SmithRead

West Midlands MP Spelman agrees to pay back £1,600 in expenses row Oct 15 2009

A senior West Midlands MP is repaying £1,600 in House of Commons allowances – after she used the wrong form to submit a claim.Read

Labour calls for resignations after damning report on Birmingham's child services Oct 14 2009

Labour last night demanded the resignation of the Tory politician responsible for looking after Birmingham’s most vulnerable children after an inquiry condemned the department he is in charge of as unfit for purpose.Read

Solihull councillors call for law change after lap club is approved Oct 14 2009

Outraged members of Solihull Council have called for changes to licensing laws that they say meant an application for a lap dancing venue was approved without adequate consultation.Read

Birmingham MPs criticise Commons officials over expenses claims confusion Oct 14 2009

Commons officials responsible for confusion over expenses claims should face the sack, according to a Birmingham MP.Read

Former Home Secretary apologises to Commons over her expenses claim Oct 13 2009

Former Home Secretary and Worcestershire MP Jacqui Smith has been forced to make an apology to the House of Commons after an inquiry found she wrongly claimed more than £60,000 for her family home in Redditch.Read

Council £73.5m adrift in swimming provision Oct 13 2009

Plans for Birmingham’s biggest sports investment for decades, including a 50m Olympic-size pool, were struggling to remain afloat last night after the council leaders admitted they were £73.5 million short of the money needed to transform the city’s public swimming provision.Read

Redditch MP Jacqui Smith to apologise to Commons for expenses Oct 12 2009

Redditch MP Jacqui Smith has been ordered to apologise to the House of Commons after a watchdog found that she had "clearly" breached rules on second home expenses.Read

Japanese knotweed bug would be huge mistake for city Oct 09 2009

Proposals to release an Oriental insect to control the spread of Japanese knotweed, currently devastating Birmingham’s city parks, have been described as “madness”.Read

Social care in city found to 'woefully inadequate' by ombudsman Oct 09 2009

Just 39 social workers are struggling to look after 3,219 Birmingham adults with learning disabilities, an independent study has found.Read

Birmingham City Council not doing enough to tackle unemployment Oct 09 2009

Birmingham City Council is not doing as much as it could to tackle unemployment, the Audit Commission said last night.Read

Government watchdog can’t trust city council on world class £193 million Library of Birmingham Oct 09 2009

A Government architecture watchdog says it could not trust the city council to produce a world-class £193 million Library of Birmingham from plans submitted.Read

Local businesses and jobless targeted as West Midlands MPs meet Oct 09 2009

Regional minister Ian Austin last night called on local MPs to unite and help the West Midlands receive the investment it deserved during the first meeting of the West Midlands Grand Committee.Read

Olympic pool deadline beats cashless Birmingham City Council Oct 08 2009

Birmingham will not have its £60 million Olympic swimming pool by 2012 because the city council cannot find enough money to meet the tight timetable.Read

Bid to bring high speed rail HQ to Birmingham Oct 08 2009

City council leader Mick Whitby launched a bid to make Birmingham the national headquarters of high-speed rail, at a high-profile event during the Conservatiuve Party conference.Read

Tories want worst schools in Birmingham to close Oct 08 2009

The Conservatives will launch a purge of Britain’s worst schools which will mean five Birmingham schools are forced to close and re-open with new headteachers – unless they improve within ten months.Read

Cameron hints cities will get green light on transport schemes Oct 07 2009

Britain’s big cities could receive the green light to press ahead with long-awaited transport schemes under a Conservative government, Tory leader David Cameron has pledged.Read

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