Local Democracy Reporting Service

A National Express West Midlands bus outside the Selfridges building in Birmingham

Birmingham bus shake-up: full list of timetable changes from Sunday

A heap of rubbish in Kitchener Road, Birmingham is cleared by refuse workers on Thursday, April 24

The rubbish mountains had gone - but an eye-watering stench is back

One of the key concerns raised during public consultations was the effect a new housing site would have on the Grade II Listed building Berkswell Windmill

Decision due on major 250-home plan near historic windmill

Mark Wild, the CEO of HS2 Ltd, at Birmingham's Curzon Street Station

The delays and challenges facing HS2 as boss orders reset

Applicant Ali Zafran originally applied in 2022 to change units 1, 2 and 3 in Station Road, Marston Green, from planning class E ‘retail’ to A5 ‘sui generis’ – which allows for a hot food takeaway.

Fight over crime and litter ends in village getting another takeaway

A visualisation of the proposed Lidl store next to part of Northfield Shopping Centre which would have been retained

Plans to demolish Wilko for Lidl refused - despite huge benefits

Mark Wild, the CEO of HS2 Ltd, at Birmingham's Curzon Street Station

HS2 is 'harder than thought' as struggles mount with no end in sight

A Birmingham resident in a rat costume at a full council meeting at Birmingham City Council House on Tuesday, April 8.

Surreal moment giant rat crashes meeting to praise rubbish mountains

Fly-tipped rubbish being collected by a grabber on Phillimore Road in Alum Rock on April 8 2025. The estimated 9-ton mountain is across the road from Hamd House nursery. Rubbish continues to pile up on Birmingham streets as bin strike misery continues. The industrial action has now entered its fifth week as experts warn potentially fatal diseases could be spread.

Firefighters say it's laughable to think they'd start collecting bins

The ‘cross-city’ route would build on existing bus services between Dudley and Druid’s Heath in Birmingham via Smethwick, Cape Hill and Bearwood in the Black Country

Bus upgrades to transform routes by cutting delays and congestion

CGI of the proposed Birmingham city centre development

Skyline revolution: five new tower blocks to completely transform area

Claire Rinet who runs CDC Dance Ltd and Joe Fearn, who runs Circus Mash, at Kings Heath Station site

One thing is exciting these city businesses after a decade of talk

Mayor Richard Parker assessing work being carried out at Kings Heath Station

New target date to have three new railway stations finished

With enormous mountains of rubbish blighting neighbourhoods and attracting rats, many residents are wondering when exactly the situation will improve when the trucks can leave the depots on time.

When major clean-up of city could happen after months of chaos

Former Prince of Wales pub set to be demolished for new £9 million care home

Exciting and stunning vision for derelict pub moves a step closer

A visualisation of the proposed Lidl store next to part of Northfield Shopping Centre which would be retained if the plans are approved

Lidl wants to demolish Wilko at shopping centre for a shiny new shop

Solihull Council has set out its planned highways maintenance programme for the coming financial year

Full list of the 94 Solihull roads to be fixed and improved

An enormous pile of bin bags and rubbish in Balsall Heath on Tuesday, April 1

I've met the people forced to live next to revolting rubbish mountain

Whitefields Crescent, Solihull, where the new home is proposed

Furious residents slam new house as it will ruin their lovely crescent

A visualisation of what the Martineau Galleries in Birmingham city centre could look like

Enormous project to transform unsafe shopping centre closed for good

A pile of bin bags in the Selly Park area of Birmingham

Striking bin workers face compulsory redundancy in divisive ultimatum

The Arden Triangle site where the new homes are proposed

Huge new housing estate to move forward despite locals' fears

Artists impression of the new look Mell Square

12 stunning pictures show how incredible new look for shopping centre

A pile of bin bags in the Selly Park area of Birmingham as the bin strike continues

Resign! We're now Squeaky Blinders and our great city a laughing stock

Rubbish piled up on Cannon Hill Road, Balsall Heath, during the ongoing Birmingham bin strike

Bin strike: council's message to union over picket line violence claim

Rubbish piled up on Percy Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Bins boss argues strike isn't damaging city's reputation

An artist's impression of the proposed Birmingham tower for Gas Street Basin named The Narrowhouse

Eye-catching tower design splits opinion - from cool to absolute tripe

Tom Barber, operations director at The Barn, Berryfields Farm, Meriden, stood on the site of the future hotel

My plan to turn barn into hotel for NEC and airport is a no-brainer

An artist's impression of the new look Mell Square shopping centre, Solihull

Incredible revamp to completely transform shopping centre

Kings Heath Railway Station being constructed on land off the High Street

Major roadworks for weeks as area gets ready for new train station

If the PSPO comes into effect, it would prohibit a number of behaviours within certain areas in the city centre, including Victoria Square

The city centre areas where you will be banned from doing these things

There are fresh calls to tackle the ‘culture of dangerous driving’ in Birmingham

We must tackle dangerous driving and stop so many laws being ignored

An artist's impression of the proposed Birmingham tower for Gas Street Basin named The Narrowhouse

I want to make my huge pioneering canalside tower vision a reality

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham ahead of the 'all out strike'.

Bin collection and fly-tipping targets being missed even before strike

Trains from Birmingham have been criticised

I fear rammed trains are a danger to life and I hate being squashed in

Limpton Close in Druids Heath, Birmingham

Five ways forgotten estate could change forever

A visualisation of what the development in the Birmingham Smithfield scheme could look like

Once in a generation scheme to revamp city centre beyond recognition

Bordesley Railway Station has just one service a week

Railway station in Birmingham with just one train a week to close

Hawida Osman local resident standing next to rubbish on Percy Road in Sparkhill Birmingham ahead of Tuesday's 'all out strike'.

Call to stop major bin collections overhaul as strikes hit city hard

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Bin strikes: crisis point alarm over rats, cockroaches and disease