Union leaders are stepping up their campaign against compulsory redundancies at Birmingham City Council, accusing the Conservative-led authority of deliberately refusing to put in place strategies to avoid sacking workers.Read
Charges for residents in Birmingham City Council care homes have rocketed by up to £183 a week – days after the local authority said it could only afford a 49p increase in the amount it pays for elderly people to be looked after in private sector residential homes.Read
One of the owners of a private residential home has challenged social services bosses to explain how she is expected to provide a decent standard of care for the £49.34 a day Birmingham City Council is prepared to pay her to look after elderly people with dementia.Read
Dear Editor, You asked for comment from shareholders in West Bromwich Albion Holdings Ltd following the letter on 18th December from C Nickless – “Small shareholders in Baggies losing out “.Read
Britain’s biggest care home operator Southern Cross Healthcare has issued a clarification about its occupancy rates after reports alleged it had miscalculated its occupancy rates.Read