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Neil Elkes: New year, same old arguments at Birmingham City Council

Birmingham Post — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Another mammoth six hour meeting of the city council this week was very much a case of different year, same old arguments.

John Lines selected as Birmingham Lord Mayor

Birmingham Post — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:35:00 GMT

A senior Birmingham Conservative has been selected as the city’s next Lord Mayor.

Housing shortage puts West Midlands at crisis point, reports NHF

Birmingham Post — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:01:00 GMT

The West Midlands is building half as many new homes as needed each year, housing associations have warned.

Birmingham pressing ahead with evicting looters from council houses

Birmingham Post — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:06:00 GMT

Birmingham is pressing ahead with plans to evict tenants who were involved in last week’s riots.

Birmingham City Council defends £1million spent on consultants

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Birmingham’s housing department has spent more than £1 million hiring just three consultants to managed “short term projects” which ended up lasting six years.

Birmingham's call centre slammed over poor housing performance

Birmingham Post — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Managers operating Birmingham City Council’s call centre are to be quizzed over its poor performance.

Iron Angle: Seconds out for Tilsley v Lines

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:01:00 GMT

A heavyweight contest worthy of world championship status took place in Birmingham the other day. Sadly, the showdown between cabinet housing member John Lines and deputy city council leader Paul Tilsley was staged behind closed doors so that those of a nervous disposition should not be unduly alarmed.

Birmingham forced to pay £400m to help other councils' housing debts

Birmingham Post — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:05:00 GMT

Birmingham will be ordered to borrow almost £400 million to help pay off debts built up by councils in London and Manchester, under reforms to council housing finance proposed by the Government.

Iron Angle: It's Christmas and everyone's a winner

Birmingham Post — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A carefully-selected judging panel embracing the very best of FIFA’s ethical approach to such matters has been burning the midnight oil cogitating over Iron Angle’s 2010 awards, and here are the results of their deliberations.

Birmingham and Wolverhampton pull out of legal agreement to house refugees

Birmingham Post — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:57:00 GMT

Birmingham and Wolverhampton city councils have been attacked over their treatment of refugees after they became two of the first cities in Britain to withdraw from a legal agreement to provide council houses for asylum seekers.