Still time to vote for Hunt!
11/07/2019
This week Jim urges Tories who may not have voted, to support Jeremy Hunt after Boris Johnson’s betrayal of our Washinton envoy. He also criticises Labour’s latest policy on Europe.
Blankety Blank on policy, Johnson heads to Downing Street
11/07/2019
As Boris Johnson marches towards victory and 10 Downing Street, does he have a clue what to do when he gets there? He seems a bit short on detail, but he’s not the only one argues Frank McKenna in his latest Downtown blog.
Show me the money
04/07/2019
This week Frank McKenna says that it’s not just additional powers our metro mayors need – it’s more cash too.
13.6% of all Properties Sold in Birmingham City Centre are New Builds
04/07/2019
Of the 26,100 houses and apartments sold in Birmingham City Centre (B1) since 1995, 2,970 of those have been new homes, representing 13.6% of property sold.
100 years on from Versailles
03/07/2019
100 years ago the Versailles Treaty shaped the modern world we live in. But Vladimir Putin says liberal democracy is dead. Jim agrees there are certainly worrying signs.
Birmingham Council House Waiting List Drops by 61.1% since 2011
27/06/2019
In 1979, more than 4 in 10 British people lived in a council house, yet today that figure is only 1 in 12, whilst according to Shelter 65% of families on the Council House waiting lists had been on those lists for more than a year and 27% had been waiting for more than five years.
Will Boris be that bad? – Part 2
27/06/2019
This week Frank McKenna focusses on two politicians whose career’s appear to be heading in very different directions – Boris Johnson and Chuka Umunna.
Summer Events at Martineau Gardens in Edgbaston
27/06/2019
Located just two miles away from the city centre on Priory Road, Edgbaston, Martineau Gardens is one of the longest running Community Gardens in Birmingham.
Come on down and learn how to be your happiest self at The Festival of Happiness!
27/06/2019
Festival of Happiness is back by high demand for the second year in a row at The New Bingley Hall on 29th June!
The JQ Festival is back for the 5th year running and organisers promise it will be the best Festival yet!
27/06/2019
On the 29th and 30th of June, the JQ Festival is back for the fifth year running. The festival is a free celebration of all things Jewellery Quarter, with a programme of live performances, history walks and street food.
Gove to champion North Powerhouse?
27/06/2019
Has the Northern Powerhouse had a power cut and will it be safe in the hands of the new Prime Minister? This was the question at a Downtown event this week and our Political Editor Jim Hancock was there to give you a full report.
Will Boris be that Bad?
20/06/2019
Frank McKenna asks if Boris Johnson will be as bad a Prime Minister as many of us fear in his latest Downtown blog.