Birmingham have certainly spent lots of money in their quest to return to the Championship at the first attempt – more than any other side at this level, even Wrexham, could match. Their spending last summer was understood to have topped £25m to bring in 17 new players, including paying seven-figure fees for Emil Hansson,...
Gavin Kermack BBC News, West Midlands PA Media The health secretary Wes Streeting said it was “not acceptable” that the bin strike was causing “unsanitary conditions” on the streets of Birmingham As Birmingham’s bin strikes enter their fifth week, the health secretary has said he is concerned about the impact of the walkout on public...
Birmingham residents have been queuing up in their cars for miles in order to dispose of their rubbish. This comes as bin strikes enter a fifth week, as a major incident is declared by the city council. Reporting from a collection point in Billesbey, BBC Midland’s David Lumb described the stench as “thick in the...
EPA Rubbish has been piling up on Birmingham’s streets during an ongoing bin strike Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner met Birmingham council leaders on Saturday to discuss ways to clear the “waste backlog” that has piled up during an ongoing bin strike. Birmingham City Council declared a major incident last week amid industrial action by...
Shannen Headley BBC News, West Midlands Residents queue to unload rubbish during bin strike Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish. There were traffic delays around Woodgate Valley Park on Friday after Birmingham City Council opened a mobile site at 07:45 BST....
David Schaffer BBC News, West Midlands PA Media Unite’s general secretary has told government leaders they “can no longer pretend” the bin strike, which has lasted for more than three months, is nothing to do with them The government is sitting on its hands over the Birmingham bin strike as negotiations in the dispute descend...
A major incident has been declared by Birmingham City Council over the ongoing bin strikes, which has left 17,000 tonnes of waste on the streets . Council leader John Cotton said the action had been taken in response to rising concerns about public health as the authority struggles to clear the rubbish. Read full article...
