Snowfall: “More needs to be done” by council on homeless plans
Image via Birmingham Live Birmingham City Council has been criticised this week for the number…
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Austerity crisis: “What we’re seeing on the streets is the absolute cost of austerity” council states as the Brum Budget consultation begins
Birmingham City Council Cabinet have launched their Brum Budget Consultation by broadcasting an online livestream…
Erdington young people meet in Erdington Youth Parliament 2018 at Westminster
100 young people from Erdington in Birmingham travelled to London today (October 22nd) to debate…
West Midlands Stories – episode 12
The final episode in this series of West Midlands Stories focuses on the difficult subject of drug and alcohol addiction – listener discretion is advised.
Rough sleeper numbers in the West Midlands are on the rise, studies say
More people are sleeping rough across the West Midlands, according to the latest government figures.…
Special feature: Dudley, the town with the lowest rate of homelessness in England
“I don’t trust anybody. I used to have friends, but not anymore. I don’t trust…
Group launches appeal for donations to help support Birmingham’s homeless this Christmas
The Birmingham Support Group has launched its Christmas outreach programme to collect clothes, food and donations to help the homeless and needy across the city.
One in every 88 people in Birmingham are homeless
Birmingham leads cities in the West Midlands with the highest numbers of homelessness. A report released…