HS2: new driver needed
Is the Oakervee Review “welcome”, “frustrating” or the end of the line for HS2, asks Kevin Johnson? It was no surprise to see Andy Street prosecuting a positive take on
Dawn goes Down Under
It might appear that Birmingham city council changes its chief executives more regularly than its bins. News that Dawn Baxendale is leaving the local authority after little more than a
130 years on – a council with lessons still to learn
This week, Birmingham has been marking 130 years as a city. It has much to celebrate – looking to both history and the future. But, as Kevin Johnson writes, the
C4 disappointment must lead to focus on skills and local investment
Channel 4’s decision to move to Leeds underlines the need for a long term commitment to creative industries development in the West Midlands, writes Andy Howell in the second part
Location, Location, Location: Leeds wins Ch4 commission
Leeds will be the location of Channel Four’s new National HQ as Birmingham misses out. Bristol and Glasgow will be the locations of its two new Creative Hubs, reports Kevin
Where was the Mayor’s John Hancock?
In the West End district of Boston, Massachusetts, there’s an unremarkable brownstone apartment building with a remarkable address: 42, Lomasney Way. Remarkable, because No. 42 isn’t in the middle of
COUNCIL: High Noon for Ward?
A botched attempt to conclude an industrial dispute effectively brought Cllr John Clancy’s short tenure as council leader to an end. Now, a row with another union and a protracted
West Midlands to become UK’s first large-scale 5G testbed
The West Midlands has been selected to become the ‘innovative home’ to the UK’s first multi-city 5G test bed. The multi-million pound trial of new high speed connectivity will pave
Brum makes 4’s top 3
Birmingham has been shortlisted but Coventry loses out as Channel 4 confirms it is to progress advanced negotiations with three cities across the UK as part of the process to select
Council: ‘time is running out,’ but when?
“Time is running out and we need to see real progress.” So says John Crabtree OBE, chair of the Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel (BIIP), on Birmingham city council in its