Region: West Midlands

Apr 22, 2013 13:04 BST HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) An independent tax advisor from Birmingham, who stole £400,000 of taxpayers’ money in a VAT and income tax fraud, has been jailed for 18 months at Worcester Crown Court.

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Feb 05, 2013 11:42 GMT Kingsbridge Following several months of deliberation about the future of the ‘Holders Lane & Pebble Mill Playing Fields’, Birmingham City Council officials have put residents minds at rest by stating that their intention is no longer to “sell off or lease the site”, but rather to “safeguard its future for the benefit of the community.”

Aug 30, 2012 23:32 BST Kingsbridge London 2012 Olympics vision to 'Inspiring a Generation' breathes fresh courage into a South Birmingham Community's attempt to save their local playing fields.

Aug 24, 2012 15:39 BST Birmingham Children's Hospital

Jun 08, 2012 07:00 BST Kingsbridge The 2012 Olympics could yet deliver a lasting legacy to Grass-Roots Projects like Kingsbridge Community Sports. In the year when sport is the subject on everyones lips, communities across the UK as never before need to stand together and ensure that the provision of grass-roots sports facilities in increased to meet the demands of current and future generations.

Jun 01, 2012 00:10 BST Kingsbridge University College Birmingham's ambitious plans to expand its student campus, almost succeeded in derailing the Kingsbridge Project- a local grass-roots community project, in Birmingham. Birmingham City Council had commenced a Community Asset Transfer of the Holders Lane Playing Fields to the Kingsbridge, but in May 2011 everything suddenly changed. Now Kingsbridge has discovered why...

Apr 27, 2012 11:49 BST Kingsbridge Birmingham City Council prides itself on being progressive, hence the tag-line 'Forward'. Its recent policies include Birmingham's Big Society Prospectus and Sports Strategies including a new model of Community Sports Hub, yet earlier this year the Council appeared to have back-tracked on its good intentions of Community Asset Transfer of Holders Lane Playing Fields to a Grass-Roots Sports Group.

Apr 05, 2012 21:18 BST Kingsbridge Kingsbridge uncovers plans submitted to Birmingham City Council for a Student Campus Development at Holders Lane. Senior Officials at the Council have been aware of these plans for sometime- but kept them from the public! Now we can all see why. This huge 4 storey building proposed by UCB would dominate the open landscape with its suite of class-rooms, staff-offices, and grandiose student bar.

Apr 03, 2012 22:49 BST Kingsbridge On the 1st of February, Kingsbridge Community Sports Launched its 'Save Our Playing Fields' campaign. On Tuesday 3rd April a petition of 820 signatures was submitted to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham . The petition caused quite a reaction from many local people but the question remains, what exactly is it that UCB are planning to build on the site? And why is the Council so reluctant to tell people?