(Some) good news on jobs
Some good news on the job front this month, with two recent announcements set to lead to a number of …
Tag Archives: regeneration
Cabinet agrees Sutton Town Centre Framework
The council cabinet has agreed the development framework for Sutton Coldfield Town Centre, setting out the vision for its long-term …
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 …
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 …
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, …
We need a City Region Scrutiny Committee
Unemployment in Birmingham was a huge problem even before this recession, with levels at 20% in some wards in the city. …
AWM Funding Cut and ‘Business Support’
It’s hardly surprising, given the dire state of the economy, that AWM is having to cut funding for a number of projects …
£500m Govt aid not helping jobless
Interesting article in the Birmingham Post today about how the public sector led approach to tackling unemployment doesn’t actually appear …
Culture bid worth it even if we lose
If a serious bid is put forward for Birmingham to become the first UK City of Culture in 2013, and …
UK’s ‘City of Culture’ 2013
Ben Bradshaw, the Culture Secretary, has announced that a competition is to be held to find the UK’s first ‘City of Culture’: “Culture is …
