‘Why am I still out?’: Alabama town pays two police chiefs as political fight rages
The town of Lipscomb, Alabama is paying both its suspended police chief and an acting chief appointed by the mayor amid an ...
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Birmingham refuse workers reject pay offer amid strikes
Refuse workers at Birmingham City Council have rejected a one-off, non-consolidated cash offer after the council removed the ...
Almost nine in 10 households are facing a council tax rise of at least 5% this year - but are you among the lucky ones who will escape a maximum hike?
Figures for the 139 top-tier councils that have proposed or confirmed increases so far show 85 per cent are planning a rise ...
Last-gasp bid to save Birmingham libraries from cuts that would 'worsen child poverty'
Campaigners have won the right to question every aspect of Birmingham City Council's plan to downgrade and potentially close ...
Major update on Birmingham's latest HMO application as residents fume: 'We're already surrounded'
Residents have complained over drug dealing, anti-social behaviour and even violence from a number of neighbouring HMOs ...
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Birmingham Council Transfers Property to Group Providing Violence Reduction Programs
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to transfer ownership of a property to the nonprofit Offenders Alumni ...
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'It will only benefit all of us': Pelham businesses react to city's plans to buy Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Monday night, Pelham's City Council voted in favor of buying the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre property. Before the Amphitheatre closed in November of last year, concerts would regularly bring new ...
Renovations set for West-Princeton center as funding boosts community outreach efforts
Improvements are on the horizon for Birmingham's Rising West-Princeton community as the city council has approved funding for ...
Birmingham City Council approves property transfer to Offender Alumni Association
The Birmingham Offender Alumni Association (OAA) will soon have a place to call its own after the Birmingham City Council ...
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Birmingham company top contender to build new Mobile Civic Center
News 5 has corrected this article to clarify that a Birmingham company seems to be the top contender for a contract to build ...
'Rats, stench, health hazards’: Fury from Sutton Coldfield headteachers over missed bin collections
A number of schools say their bins have not been collected since the start of the year, coinciding with industrial action taken by refuse workers. | ITV News Central ...
Bin workers in Birmingham reject council's pay off deal to end strikes
Bin workers have said they will not accept a cash offer and instead are set to continue with strike action over the coming months. | ITV News Central ...