Art in Empty Spaces
The Arts Council has launched a £500,000 initiative to help turn empty shops into creative spaces. With the Local Government Association warning that high …
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Councillors marginally more trusted than MPs
Research by The Standards Board has found that the public believe local councillors to be more trustworthy than local MPs. The Board’s …
Birmingham Central Library and the inverted ziggurat
The debate rages on about Birmingham’s most famous carbuncle, with Andy Foster, chairman of the Friends of Central Library, continuing …
Amey win Highways PFI contract
Amey has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver Birmingham’s 25 year Highways PFI contract. The 2.7bn deal will …
Total Place and Accountability
Birmingham is to be one of the pilot areas for the government’s new ‘Total Place’ initiative . This is, by all accounts, …
