The tornado damaged cars and took entire roofs off some homes

Winds reaching 136mph ripped through the city, injuring 19 people and causing millions of pounds of damage.

The city council has spent �5m but some residents say they still feel progress has been too slow.

The council said it wants to improve the area as well as repairing it and is waiting for news of government funding.

One street is still entirely uninhabitable. The housing association that owns it said this level of damage takes time to repair.

'Jobs created'

One hundred families were displaced and 1,000 buildings damaged.

Ray Gardener still has another three months to go until he can think about living in his home again.

"We as residents are just being treated as though we are second class, even third class it seems," he said.

Some said help after the tornado has been centred on Ladypool Road, home to many of the city's balti curry restaurants.

But councillor Mike Whitby from Birmingham City Council said it has big plans for the whole area.

"After the devastation we do not just want to repair the area we are looking to the future," he said.

"We are going to deliver a report [outlining the creation of] 2,000 jobs, improving an educational facility and the environment."