The average homeowner in the UK moves every 20.2 years… That average in the 1970’s and 80’s was around every 10 to 11 years; in the 1990’s it increased to the mid-teens (in terms of years) and in the early part of the Millennium, it dropped again to the low teens.
Love live music, delicious street food and a great vibe? The Solihull Summer Fest is back for the fourth year running on Saturday 27 July and promises to be a fun-filled weekend for the whole family!
Struggling for ideas to keep your little ones busy over the summer break? Well, you’re not alone! Here are six summer camps in the city to keep your kids productive, while also giving you a well-deserved break!
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.
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.
This week Frank McKenna says that it’s not just additional powers our metro mayors need – it’s more cash too.
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 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.
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.
This week Frank McKenna focusses on two politicians whose career’s appear to be heading in very different directions – Boris Johnson and Chuka Umunna.
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.
Festival of Happiness is back by high demand for the second year in a row at The New Bingley Hall on 29th June!
