63 m. ago Council slams ‘insulting’ comments on non binary persons’ day Facebook post

Bury council has urged people commenting on its posts to ‘keep the conversation civil’

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7 h. ago Birmingham City Council bins boss quits after just TWO years to move to Australia

Craig Cooper, until recently the council's Strategic Director of City Operations, made the announcement that he is to start work more than 10,000 miles away on LinkedIn.

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3 d. ago City chief embroiled in Birmingham bin strike moves to award

Craig Cooper defended Birmingham City Council's position during the strike dispute, but has left the Midlands to move 10,000 miles away to one of the world's "cleanest" cities, Brisbane

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4 d. ago Lauren Hemp hails first £1m transfer fee as ‘proof women’s footballers are great’

Hemp pleased Arsenal poised to sign Smith for record feeWinger says England’s latest win showed team’s potentialThe England winger Lauren Hemp says the women’s game being on the verge of its first £1m transfer fee is good for the sport and “proof women’s footballers are great”.The Guardian revealed on Thursday that Liverpool had accepted a £1m offer from Arsenal for the Canada forward Olivia Smith, which would break the seven-figure barrier 46 years after the men’s game got its first £1m deal, when Nottingham Forest signed Trevor Francis from Birmingham City. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The truth about Tom Brady at Birmingham: The speech he gave to beat Wrexham, a brand new training regime and wedding

The ping of a smartphone is perhaps the most familiar sound in the life of today's footballer. For Birmingham City players, however, sometimes the man on the other end of the line is Tom Brady.

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5 d. ago Union accuses council of ‘abhorrent’ practices and calls for leader to quit

Unite’s National Lead Officer said workers involved in Birmingham’s bin strike remain in determined mood despite an alleged ‘fire and rehire’ threat.

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5 d. ago Residents in a part of Wales could face big changes to their bin collections

Reduced collections are 'an option within our sustainable resource strategy,' a senior councillor in Powys has said

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5 d. ago Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council reaches ‘absolute limit’ in pay offer

Rubbish is piled up high on streets in Birmingham after nearly six months of a bin strike

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6 d. ago Top X boss Linda Yaccarino QUITS as Elon Musk's feud with Donald Trump escalates

The executive announced the decision to step away from Elon Musk's company on Wednesday morning.

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6 d. ago Paisley resident "too scared" to walk on pavement due to rat infestation

The Well Street resident claims bins aren't being emptied by the council as frequently as they should.

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7 d. ago Apocalyptic scenes in smelly 'Forgotten City' where rats are nicknamed 'Squeaky Blinders'

Shocking photos show the streets of Birmingham drowning in 'apocalyptic' mountains of rubbish six months into the city's unprecedented bin strikes as residents live in misery

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7 d. ago Newlyweds fined £150 by council for putting the bins out just four hours early so they could go on their honeymoon

Leon Wright, 40, returned from holiday with wife Amy, 34, to find an enforcement notice had been posted through the letterbox.

Economics

8 d. ago No end for Birmingham's rubbish apocalypse: Six months on the city's streets are still buried under mounds of bags of garbage as strike continues

Shocking new images show the extent of the litter on pavements including dumped mattresses, boxes, black bags and plastic containers blocking the path.

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8 d. ago Kyogo has no Celtic transfer exit regrets as he shows his true colours by directly addressing Rennes nightmare

The Japanese frontman wants to kickstart his career with Birmingham City after a miserable stint in France

Culture

1 week ago Kyogo nears Rennes transfer hell end game as Celtic hero enters talks over UK return

The Japanese has endured a nightmare spell in France and is now nearing a switch to Birmingham City

Sport

2 w. ago Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Birmingham City, Wrexham and more learn first

Newcastle beat Liverpool in last year's Carabao Cup final, ending their long trophy drought, now the rest of the football pyramid can dream of Wembley glory as the first-round draw is completed

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3 w. ago Macquarie Buys Stakes In Bristol, Birmingham, London City Airports

Macquarie Buys Stakes In Bristol, Birmingham, London City Airports  Aviation Week Network

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3 w. ago Report into lost or damaged bins to be debated by North Lanarkshire councillors

Describing the process of obtaining a new bin as “clunky”, Councillor Allan Stubbs said the council website attempted to charge residents and asked if they had been notified of the issue, even though nobody was contacted.

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3 w. ago Kyogo sparks Birmingham City interrogation as Rennes insider breaks silence on Celtic hero's transfer rumours

Kygo is set to be a target for the EFL Championship big spenders

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3 w. ago Chelsea legend quits as boss of side on brink of Champions League qualification

Damien Duff led Shelbourne to the League of Ireland title last year but the former Chelsea star has made the decision to resign shortly before their Champions League qualifiers next month

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