Alexander Brock

5 days ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Alexander Brock

Birmingham residents living in the Selly Oak area recently criticised the council's “blanket acceptance of HMOs”Labour MP Al Carns(Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)Selly Oak’s MP has said tackling the ‘brewing problem’ of HMOs and exempt accommodation is one of the key challenges he wants to tackle in the coming years.

6 days ago | expressandstar.com | Alexander Brock

The council’s corporate plan, set to be discussed next week, sets out some of the key issues currently facing residents across the city. On health in particular, it says people living in Birmingham experience challenges every day that can have a direct and indirect impact. “These challenges can lead to far-reaching consequences that may limit their independence and autonomy,” the plan went on to warn.

1 week ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Alexander Brock

The proposed Birmingham event's application says "only ladies will be allowed in the pool for safety reasons"The car park site for the proposed pool party event in Newtown, Birmingham(Image: Google Earth)Police have described a proposed ‘pool party’ in an inner-city car park in Birmingham as “dangerous”. The individual behind the plans said the event on June 14 would feature “guest DJs" while a “maximum of 25 ladies” would be in the pool with water guns.

1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Alexander Brock

The Labour-run council passed through another painful budget earlier this year, which included a huge raft of ‘savings’ and cuts to services, as well as a council tax hike for a second successive year. The consequences of the authority’s financial turmoil have been far-reaching, impacting bin collections, libraries, culture, street lighting, parks, adult social care day centres, pest control charges for rats and much more.

1 week ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Alexander Brock

Birmingham City Council has plans to introduce parking charges at Sutton Park, Sheldon Country Park and Lickey Hills Country ParkCoun Roger Harmer, leader of the Liberal Democrats at Birmingham City Council/Coun Adrian Delaney (Conservative, Rubery and Rednal) at Lickey Hills Country Park(Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)Opposition councillors are fighting back against plans to introduce new parking charges at three Birmingham beauty spots.