Oct
2009
Articles from 5th Oct 2009
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Social Services report: Birmingham Post comment
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Veteran Conservative councillor Len Clark was an inspired choice to lead a city council scrutiny inquiry into the reasons behind the continuing failure of Birmingham children’s social services. Read
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Social Services report: The recommendations the council must act on
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
These are the recommendations made in the Birmingham City Council report into social services: Read
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Social Services report: Councillor Len Clark's summary
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
This is the summary presented by Cllr Len Clark at the front of his report into the failings of Birmingham Social Services. Read
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Sparkbrook MP demands retractable floodlights at Edgbaston
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council should only support the expansion of Edgbaston cricket ground if retractable floodlights are installed, a city MP has claimed. Read
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Social Services Report: Key findings into the failings of Birmingham Social Services
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
This is the report of the key findings from the Birmingham City Council report into its social services department. A link to the full report can be found at the bottom of this article Read
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Families enjoy Carnival fun as Birmingham Town Hall's birthday celebrations begin
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Stilt walkers, musicians and a big scary monster were along the performers celebrating Birmingham Town Hall’s birthday at the weekend. Hundreds of families attended the free Birthday Carnival Open Day yesterday which was the first in a series of anniversary events running until Christmas. Among the guests were Maison Foo Theatre Group actors Kathryn Lowe and Bethany Sheldon, from the planet Flipflop. Town Hall Birmingham is one of the oldest concert halls in the world and has been at the centre of British musical life since opening in October 1834. For details of the 175th anniversary series visit www.thsh.co.uk/175th or phone the box office on 0121 780 3333. Read
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Council leader keen to develop trade ties with Jamaica
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham is set to foster further trade links with Jamaica, council leader Mike Whitby has said. Read
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Custody death woman Linda Burt 'had fresh hand wound,' inquest in Sutton Coldfield is told
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Ambulance workers told an inquest a Birmingham woman who died in custody had a fresh graze on her forehead and a puncture wound on her hand when they arrived to assist her. Read
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West Midlands Chief Constable Chris Sims explains why protecting the public is often a behind-the-scenes business
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
In the first of a five-part series looking behind the scenes at some of the specialist units at West Midlands Police, Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan speaks to Chief Constable Chris Sims about the importance of protective services. Read
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Mock riots give police the tools to keep in control
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
It’s the side of police work that can terrify both police and public and which since the G20 protests has courted significant controversy. Will Oliphant looks at tactics West Midlands Police use to control potentially violent crowds. Read
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Birmingham Social Serves report: Groundhog day never gets better in Birmingham
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Journalists sitting through yesterday’s Birmingham City Council briefing on the findings of an inquiry into children’s services could be forgiven for thinking they had stumbled across a re-worked screening of the hit movie Groundhog Day. Read
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Inquiry into Birmingham City Council's children's social care department is due to report today
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
An inquiry into Birmingham City Council’s children’s social care department is set to deliver its verdict later today. The inquiry, headed by City Councillor Len Clark, was launched after Ofsted had branded the council’s ability to keep children safe as ‘inadequate’. Read
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Sparkbrook MP Roger Godsiff wants Birmingham City Council to demand retractable floodlights at new-look Edgbaston
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council should only support the expansion of Edgbaston cricket ground if retractable floodlights are installed, a city MP has claimed. Read
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Damning report into Birmingham social services is published
Oct 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Children’s social services in Birmingham are riddled with poor practice, unfit for purpose and failing youngsters most in need of help, a damning report reveals today. Read
