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Leader John Cotton responds to explosive council report
Birmingham City Council was revealed to have a "deep-seated blame culture" and lack of trust among staff in a damning report

New deadline for £300m cuts to BCC services
Birmingham City Council's section 151 officer Fiona Greenway says 'every effort must be made to commence delivery of savings as soon as possible'

We will not host Games again, says Mayor
There have been calls to base the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham permanently, after Victoria in Australia cancelled plans to host them in 2026

Mayor defends reliability of bus services
Mayor Andy Street defends reliability of West Midlands bus services

Warwickshire Young Lions Tazeem Ali, Hamza Shaikh and Theo Wylie have been selected in England's ICC Under-19s World Cup squad.

481 apartment plan for Digbeth factory
Two huge apartment blocks have been proposed at the bottom end of Digbeth's High Street in Birmingham

Good Ofsted for city's biggest school
The school was officially opened in September 1957 as Great Barr Comprehensive School

Fears average council tax could rocket by £286
The leader of Birmingham City Council has already told taxpayers that 2024 will be bleak with more worrying announcements to come

Kebab-munching rats taking over student area
Council chiefs have been out reminding students in Selly Oak to keep their streets clean amid the amount of rubbish and fly-tipped waste that is sprawling across certain roads

Leader grilled over £200m council crisis
John Cotton admits tough times are on the horizon for residents in Birmingham with the council having to save £200m across the next two years

Dale End police patrols stepped up
It's been a week since West Midlands Police upped its presence in Dale End following the issue of a dispersal order amid schoolchildren causing disruption between 3pm and 10pm

Rotting buildings in 'uber-cool' Digbeth
We ventured into the heart of Digbeth to see if it really is one of the best places to live in 2023, as said by The Sunday Times

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