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Andy Burnham £555 council tax rise on table for band A households
New figures seen by The Telegraph show the Treasury’s total council tax take is set to increase by 43 per cent by 2030
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Andy Burnham confirms HMRC income tax from next spring for every household
Changes kick in next spring
Andy Burnham £100 monthly charge plan for people earning £39,000
The ambitious social care reform from the Labour Party Prime Minister has led to reports of how Mr Burnham may fund such a shake-up.
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Cradley Heath shop stripped of licence after 'blatent disregard' as police say 'no intention'
The shop had already been hit with a three-month closure order by magistrates
Universal Credit, ESA, Pension Credit claimants must act by August 23 or risk losing £150
Claimants could miss out on a £150 winter energy payout unless they take one simple step before an August deadline
Birmingham streets 'overrun' with 'exempt' homeless hostels
The number of people living in 'exempt' supported housing properties in Birmingham has tripled since before Covid, with more than 33,900 people now living in 12,166 properties funded by enhanced housing benefits
Andy Burnham £150 cost of living payments confirmed for people on 4 DWP benefits
People receiving means-tested benefits are on course to be handed the £150
Aston's amateur inventor who took to the skies 30 years before Birmingham Airport opened
Alfred P Maxfield, a motor engineer from Victoria Road in Aston, reportedly climbed to 50 feet in his homemade flying machine at Castle Bromwich in 1909 — three decades before Elmdon Airport officially opened its doors to Birmingham.
HMO plans for former Walsall ambulance depot refused
Walsall Council said the proposal would require a full planning application
'I've got a new council houseand don't have to share a bedroom with my daughter anymore'
Lucy Whetton is one of the residents of 17 new council houses
Wednesbury teacher 'slapped autistic boy's bare bum after he urinated in ball pit'
Tsvetelina Kaliszan has been banned from teaching after placing the boy over her knees and 'spanking' him
Midland farmer avoids jail after dead animals found on her land
Jennifer Bennett, 30, was sentenced to a 14-week suspended jail sentence and 12 months of community service
Andy Burnham and John Healey giveaway for state pensioners - but millions excluded
State pensioners have been handed a record tax bill of almost £30bn because of the “constant freezing of thresholds”.
The blueprint for the city's future that every Brummie must read
The Local Plan sets out how Birmingham will look in 18 years. It's vital every Brummie reads it and has their say - before it's too late.
Birmingham fortnightly bin collection U-turn for one type of property - 'we'll keep listening'
The council has performed a U-turn on one type of property in its waste pilot scheme, which will now revert to how collections were in December 2024
'This has to stop' - Birmingham gym owner speaks out against 'idiot drivers'
Yusaf Khan called for action against drivers after a student suffered a suspected broken leg
Walsall man, 45, killed in horror three-car crash 'after taking cocaine and cannabis'
Painter and decorator Stephen Armstrong could not be saved and died at the scene
New update after hundreds sign Birmingham petition to change 'big problem'
More than 400 residents signed a petition demanding action against parking around the Bournville Masjid and Community Centre
Surprise as new dad decides to break the law on M6 'immediately after wife has baby'
The 26-year-old was caught by police while driving his poorly mother back home after a visit
Birmingham man punches girlfriend in face during row over him 'not getting breakfast'
Jordan Gayle, 45, of Acocks Green, was sentenced after assaulting his partner during a domestic row