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Support our markets: Sign the petition to save Birmingham’s Bull Ring Markets

The Mail host a petition to prevent closure of the wholesale markets: "And if the wholesale markets go down, stallholders on the remaining markets would be left with crippling bills to travel and pick up their fresh produce in other cities, they say. Traders fear that would kill off their businesses and they are adamant that city council assurances over the future are hollow."

Council Introduce museum charges

Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall, Soho House, Weoley Castle, Sarehole Mill – from April 1 will cost adults £4.

The Arts are Biting Back, apparently.

"Biting Back is a one day event from Birmingham City Council, mac and Sampad that will address how arts sector professionals and individual artists can learn from examples of successful partnerships in austere cultural landscapes." So far, so worthy but possibly dull arts conference. Not sure the council will be too happy with how it's portraying them tho… Biting Back indeed.

BrumiLeaks, CCTV and the Attempted Murder of Democracy | Disinformation

Massive post about the Moseley etc CCTV cameras

Birmingham Council fail to acknowledge misleading parking signs

This has the hallmarks of s campaign that will run: Pete Millington parks on the street up by Holloway Head, buys a ticket but still gets fined. "I had paid my fee at a machine which belonged to a private company and not at a Council machine. I expressed surprise at this as the machine was on the pavement not on a car park and the officer pointed out that the pavement was the private car park!"

A Letter to the Council

Mark lives over Selly Oak way and has suddenly had a letter from the Council asking for nearly 6 big ones for "MAJOR WORKS SERVICE CHARGE ARREARS". This should be fun…

Birmingham Council Spending Data: The Good, The Bad, and The Downright Obstructive —guardian.co.uk

The council have released their spending data for August, not in the most usable format or with much contextual information. Chris Taggart explains. (It does reveal over £600, 000 to various Capita companies, however — but is that good or bad, we don't know).

Localisation? Council Constituencies and Power

Cllr Philip Parkin points out a proposal and consultation on shifts of power around Birmingham City Council… with possibly more power centralised:

Our Digital City is an online digital snapshot of Birmingham in 2010

Be interesting to see people really take this on and uploads all sorts of stuff.

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