Alexander Brock

2 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Alexander Brock

Birmingham City Council said it needed to undertake “unprecedented levels of investment” in its housing stock over the next seven years to fully comply with the decent homes standard. The government benchmark states all social housing should be in a reasonable state of repair and have reasonably modern facilities. According to government-appointed commissioners, sent in to oversee the Labour-run council’s recovery, around 70 per cent of the council’s housing stock was currently “non-decent”.

2 weeks ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Alexander Brock

Project aims to reduce congestion on the A457 Dudley Road - but it's been hit by 'unforeseen inflationary pressures and rising costs'The A457 Dudley Road in 2022(Image: Google Street View)Birmingham City Council has come under fire after it emerged a major road scheme may end up costing at least £7 million more than its original budget. The A457 Dudley Road project is currently under way with the aim of improving journey times and enhancing public transport in the area.

2 weeks ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Alexander Brock

Birmingham City Council says the car free school streets scheme aims to reduce congestion and improve air pollutionThe Oval School in Garretts Green(Image: Google Street View)Three more Birmingham schools could permanently join a council scheme which closes roads outside schools to car traffic at the start and end of the day. Birmingham City Council says the car free school streets scheme aims to improve air pollution, reduce congestion and make it safer to walk or cycle to school.

2 weeks ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Alexander Brock

Construction of the Birmingham facility could start next year if plans are approved, those behind the project have saidA visualisation of what the Birmingham manufacturing facility could look like if approved.(Image: Press release)Major plans for a new manufacturing facility that would ‘support hundreds of jobs in the West Midlands’ have taken a step forward.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tanya Gupta |Alexander Brock

Refuse trucks have been "delayed" in Birmingham because of strike action in the ongoing bin workers' dispute, says the local authority. Birmingham City Council posted on social media that its vehicles had been held up at some depots. The dispute, which saw all-out action begin on 11 March after earlier on-and-off walkouts, will enter mediation talks between the authority and the union, Unite, at conciliation service Acas next week, starting on 1 May.