TORIES BLOW WHISTLE ON "DODGY" TAXI DEAL Sunday, 20 June, 2021 Proof positive that Labour Sandwell council has learned nothing from past scandals and continues dubious practices was revealed last week. The latest, Labour leader of the council was forced, at the last minute, to pull a contract which was due to be nodded through at the council’s cabinet meeting in order that the process by which the deal had been made should be investigated. The deal was for... Local News
DEPART I SAY 10th March 2021 A shocking recent analysis of the working of Sandwell council should convince its people that nothing short of the wholescale rejection of every Labour... Local News
TIME FOR CHANGE 1st March 2021 The dead hand of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson still quivers over that police force as the time for change approaches. Since his... Local News
CAMPAIGN FOR CHILD SAFETY CROSSING 22nd January 2021 Old Warley, local campaigner Jay Anandou has submitted a petition signed by over 150 Old Warley residents to make urgent changes to the traffic island situated... Local News
M.P. TACKLES CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 6th December 2020 Nicola Richards, Conservative MP for West Bromwich East, has reflected the concerns of local people about the number of violent incidents and anti-social... Local News
WASH AND BRUSH UP FOR WEDNESBURY 11th November 2020 Wednesbury town centre is one of the places about to benefit from government regeneration funding. Government has assigned £95million to be delivered and... Local News
ZORRO'S UNPROMISING PROMISES 25th October 2020 Cllr. Peter Hughes, Zorro as he calls himself, (many of his Labour councillor colleagues use less flattering epithets of him), is due for re-election next May... Local News
PUNCH UP AND MELTDOWN IN TIPTON LABOUR 2nd October 2020 At last December’s general election, Labour supporters in Tipton voted Conservative in droves. They knew that Labour no longer represented them. Labour mocked... Local News
THE BROOK ROAD PLANNING MYSTERY 22nd September 2020 There must be few judicial or quasi-judicial processes where an applicant gets to have bite after bite of the cherry. Where if he fails, he can try and try... Local News
ALL FUR COAT 24th August 2020 Some of the chickens from the Birmingham bid to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games are already coming home to roost. When Durban in South Africa had second... Local News
Major reform of football in England 25th April 2022 Fans will be at the centre of decision-making about their club in a major shakeup of football which will see the creation of a new regulator to ensure good... National News
The Prime Minister’s Speech: Tackling Illegal Immigration 14th April 2022 Read Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech on illegal immigration here. National News
Spring Statement 2022 23rd March 2022 Today, 23 March 2022, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Spring Statement 2022. Read what he said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Prime Minister Boris Johnson 19th March 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what he said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace 19th March 2022 Defence Secretary Ben Wallace addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what he said here. National News