Birmingham City Council has confirmed that its plans to introduce temporary sites for travellers as part of a pilot programme have been pushed back. The authority has said it is committed to ...

A Birmingham City Council meeting descended into turmoil on Tuesday afternoon as anger over the bins strike rumbles on. Council leader John Cotton in particular faced fury from the public gallery in a ...

Birmingham City Council is set to auction off another round of surplus properties in July, continuing efforts to plug a major budget gap through the sale of assets from its £2.4bn investment ...

A bull spotted trotting through city streets – after apparently escaping from an abattoir – has been given a new home by an animal sanctuary. The stray bovine, thought to be around two years old, was ...

"We were made aware of a bull in the road near New Bond Street in Birmingham at just before 9.30am today (Fri). "We're liaising with Birmingham City Council to ensure the animal is taken to a safe ...

Strikes began in January after Unite said the Birmingham City Council told the bin workers they would face pay cuts of up to £8,000 – a quarter of their wages for some.

Birmingham City Council says it has cleared 100 per cent of the large piles of waste in hot-spot areas and 85 per cent of rubbish from the rest of the city. But grim images show overflowing bins ...

Birmingham Council has defended an “ambitious” plan for the city’s future despite the vision being slammed as “devoid of reality”. The local authority’s corporate plan sets out the ...

Mountains of rubbish piling up on Birmingham's streets became a common sight A long-running strike by bin workers in Birmingham could last until December, according to union Unite, after members ...

Birmingham Council has defended an “ambitious” plan for the city’s future despite the vision being slammed as “devoid of reality”. The local authority’s corporate plan sets out the ...

Mountains of rubbish pile high across Birmingham as residents plead: 'We don't want rats' Latest series of dramatic images from across Birmingham as council makes offer to binmen in a hope to ...

23 May 2025 Unite union General Secretary Sharon Graham has admitted that its talks with Birmingham City Council (BCC) were a sham. Graham stated in a Unite press release on Wednesday 21, “The ...