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No public inquiry into Birmingham City Council collapse is wrong move and Labour will pay price
No public inquiry into Birmingham City Council collapse is wrong move and Labour will pay price

A promised public inquiry into the financial chaos and failures that have dogged Birmingham City Council will never happen if local leaders and the Government have their way. That's a mistake. Read more

Birmingham Live - Dec 28
Contentious issue sparked most popular online petition to Dudley council in 2025
Contentious issue sparked most popular online petition to Dudley council in 2025

Dudley Council hosts e-petitions on a variety of subjects and if enough people sign them the issue can be debated in the council chamber Read more

Birmingham Live - Dec 28
Staffordshire County Council efficiency review to save £2.67 million
Staffordshire County Council efficiency review to save £2.67 million

Savings will be made from the mobile library service, voluntary sector contracts and concessionary fares as part of the ruling Reform UK group's efficiency review Read more

Birmingham Live - Dec 27
Erie Town Council settles Redtail Ranch lawsuit, approves revised housing development plan
Erie Town Council settles Redtail Ranch lawsuit, approves revised housing development plan

The Erie Town Council voted 4–3 to settle a lawsuit with developer Stratus Redtail Ranch LLC and approve a preliminary plat for a residential neighborhood on land long contested over oil and gas activity and nearby landfills. Read more

Boulder Daily Camera - Dec 24
Same bid to create ‘overcrowded’ HMO resubmitted after council rejection
Same bid to create ‘overcrowded’ HMO resubmitted after council rejection

A petition with nearly 100 signatures was submitted against the previous plans which led to Sandwell Council rejecting the application over the potential for parking problems Read more

Birmingham Live - Dec 21
City Council sends alternate budget to Mayor Brandon Johnson — will he veto it?
City Council sends alternate budget to Mayor Brandon Johnson — will he veto it?

Johnson calls the alternate budget “morally bankrupt” and unbalanced by $163 million. But a veto would inch Chicago closer to the reality of a government shutdown. Read more

Chicago Suntimes - Dec 20
Council house tenant slams 'disgusting' trolls who call her 'scrounger' and 'beggar'
Council house tenant slams 'disgusting' trolls who call her 'scrounger' and 'beggar'

A student nurse targeted with abuse for her TikToks on renovating her council house has hit back at the haters who call her a 'scrounger', pointing out that she doesn't get to live there for free Read more

Dailystar Co Uk - Dec 19
Opinion split on latest finance settlement for midlands council
Opinion split on latest finance settlement for midlands council

Dudley politicians divided on value of latest Labour government payout for local councils, borough leader says the devil is in the detail Read more

Birmingham Live - Dec 19
Midlands council leader says ‘I have nothing to hide’ over failed deal
Midlands council leader says ‘I have nothing to hide’ over failed deal

Dudley Council leader says delays of nearly a year to the publication of a report on a failed sale of the former Dudley Leisure Centre is down to 'a bureaucracy issue' Read more

Birmingham Live - Dec 19
City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency
City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency

The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans. Read more

The New York Times - Dec 18