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ITV News broadcast on Ladywood
Below you can see the recent news story, by Lewis Warner of ITV, talking to a mix of residents, researchers, and Ladywood Unite members regarding the impacts the upheaval is having on people’s lives and health. https://www.itv.com/news/central/2025-07-28/85-year-old-faces-losing-home-again-in-2bn-ladywood-regeneration
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Letter and Request to Shabana Mahmood MP
Ladywood Unite Raises Concerns Over Displacement, Transparency and Equality Two members of the Ladywood Unite Executive Committee met with Shabana Mahmood MP on Saturday, 26 July 2025. Although brief, the meeting was constructive, with all key points addressed. Shabana Mahmood has committed to responding in due course and has requested further information regarding what appears…
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Questions for the council: Community charter – another survey
BCC invited further feedback on the draft of the Community Charter. While the newsletter sent on August 28 referred to the survey, council officers in contact with Ladywood Unite have failed to mention the survey in their communications. This omission is a serious shortcoming. The survey will close on December 2. You can fill the…
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The Forgotten People:A Challenge To A Caring Community Norman Sandiford Power 1965
Thank you to Althea Draper (Power) for providing permission to reproduce the text below, which is about how Ladywood was previously turned into a wasteland by Birmingham City Council in the 1960s. History is set to repeat itself. The Forgotten People:A Challenge To A Caring Community Norman Sandiford Power 1965 Contents: Published c1965 by Arthur…
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Questions for the council: the community charter – some questions to ask
Here are some comments and suggested questions you can raise in the upcoming charter workshops. These comments and suggestions are ordered according to the structure of the charter itself. A summary of the list of questions can be found below for download 1. Welcome Sharing Power Powered by People is an official BCC policy. In…
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Meeting notes – Joe Holyoak, Colette McCann, Nick Matthews, 23 May 2024
Brief notes on the online meeting to discuss the Ladywood regeneration project, 23.05.24. Present: Joe Holyoak, Colette McCann, Nick Matthews. Colette McCann added two paragraphs in clarification to my notes, which I have added verbatim to the text in red italics. JH Joe Holyoak Amended 05.06.24
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Statement on MP candidates
Ladywood Unite is not a political group but specifically about shaping of the Ladywood regeneration. We do not represent or support any particular party or candidate. Instead, we aim to encourage all candidates to share with us their views on the Ladywood Regeneration and what they can do to support residents.
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