Author Archives: Deirdre Alden

It’s one year since the Labour Party took control of Birmingham Council, and Councillors and candidates from across the city have been out reminding people of some of the unpopular things Labour has done in just 12 months, including: Announced … Continue reading →

Tonight I attended the May meeting of the Edgbaston Housing Liaison Board. At the meeting, I saw the minutes from the City HLB meeting which had received the same wheelie bin presentation as was made to the District Committees. According … Continue reading →

The AGM of Birmingham City Council which incorporates the annual Mayormaking ceremony was due to take place on Tuesday May 21st. However, due to the ill health of the Lord Mayor Elect, Cllr Mike Leddy, it has been delayed until … Continue reading →

The May meeting of the Edgbaston District Tasking Committee took place yesterday at the Woodgate Valley Fire Station. The meeting was chaired by the local Police Inspector and issues in all four wards were covered. Cllr Hutchings and I attended … Continue reading →

It was a case of deja vu when I saw that a pilot scheme of a new car share club is due to be launched in Birmingham on May 8th – well almost deja vu, anyway! A similar scheme operated … Continue reading →

The regular monthly Woodview Residents’ meeting was held (unusually) on a Tuesday this month – to allow the Labour Cabinet Member to answer questions on wheelie bins (he couldn’t come last Thursday). The invitation came about after residents raised a … Continue reading →

Good meeting of the Calthorpe Business Alliance this lunch time at the Jaguar Suite at Edgbaston County Ground. Good turn out and an excellent venue with interesting speeches and good networking opportunities. And being at the cricket ground made me … Continue reading →

I could hardly believe my eyes (or my luck!) when I saw yesterday’s City Council press release on the subject of wheelie bins (which you can read on the Chamberlain Files website). I have no idea who was responsible for … Continue reading →

Today I visited St Paul’s School for Girls in Vernon Road, Edgbaston and met with their School Council. I talked to them about Birmingham City Council and how it is run, and they in turn told me about their School … Continue reading →

Happy St George’s day! It was good to see the flags flying when I was leafletting in Basrsham Close this afternoon.