Auditors Grant Thornton have again slammed Labour controlled Birmingham City Council for failing to achieve good value for money. Thursday, 26 November, 2020 The draft Birmingham accounts for the year ended 31st March 2020 were presented to the city’s audit committee yesterday. The auditors have a duty to consider whether a council is providing good value for money with the public funds at its disposal. Two particularly serious instances where the Labour council failed in its duty to provide good value for money were presented to audit committee. The... Local News
Walmley and Minworth Town Councillors Sponsor Free Hair Cuts at the Town Hall 18th October 2020 Cllr Derrick Griffin, Cllr Tony Briggs, Cllr John Cooper and Cllr Terry Wood sponsored free haircuts, on the 9th of October, for approximately 10 people from... Local News
20 Conservative Town Councillors write to Cllr Rob Pocock regarding his comments on the Police and Crime Commissioner. 30th September 2020 Dear Rob, We would like to raise our concerns over your comments and behaviour at the meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday 22nd September. You repeatedly... Local News
Labour's mishandling of the Home to School Transport Service 17th September 2020 Cllr Ewan Mackey calls for the resignation of the Labour Cabinet Member, Cllr Kath Booth, responsible for the SEVEN children who were taken to the wrong schools... Local News
New Bins in Harvest Fields Park 14th September 2020 You signed, and we delivered Thank you to everyone who signed Cllr Ewan Mackey's and Cllr Jane Mosson's petition to replace the Bins at Harvest Fields Park. The... Local News
Walmley War Memorial Transfer Delayed. 10th September 2020 The proposed transfer of Walmley War Memorial to the Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council has stalled. The process which started two years ago in 2018 has been... Local News
Conservatives Will Continue To Deliver For The Royal Town 20th March 2018 Royal Sutton Coldfield Conservatives have pledged to continue to work for the good of the community ahead of local elections on May 3rd and have urged residents... Articles
On May 3rd it's a choice between chaos and competence 15th March 2018 Local Conservatives have welcomed a secret plan between Labour, Independent, UKIP, Lib Dem and Green political parties ahead of the upcoming local elections on... Articles
Save Our Police Station 16th February 2018 Andrew Mitchell MP has lambasted the West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner for his “outrageous” proposals to sell off its key Sutton Coldfield site to raise... Articles
Andrew Mitchell Slams Police Station Closure Plans 16th February 2018 Every year, just before the festive period begins, I visit all of our uniformed services to thank them personally for all of their hard work. Amongst those I... Articles
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal. 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News