Knife Crime Awareness Week 2023

Knife Crime Awareness Week 2023

We all have a personal responsibility to tackle and understand the problem of knife crime. This week is Knife Crime Awareness Week. Tragically in the 12 months leading up to March 2022, 99 young people under 25 were murdered with a knife or sharp object. This week...
Resurfacing of Winterley Lane

Resurfacing of Winterley Lane

From today work will be starting on Winterley Lane with litter picking and hedge cutting. From tomorrow work will start on resurfacing from the Canal Bridge to Daw End Lane. It is hoped that the work will be completed by 23rd May. Winterley Lane has for a long time...
1,376 new Police Officers in the West Midlands

1,376 new Police Officers in the West Midlands

We have now hit our manifesto commitment to recruit 20,000 new police officers nationwide. This has included the recruitment of 1,376 new officers in the West Midlands. I am continuing to press the new Chief Constable to ensure that here in Aldridge-Brownhills we...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year the focus will be on anxiety. Anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem. There are lots of things that can lead to feelings of anxiety. By...
Bank Branch Closures – A Westminster Hall Debate

Bank Branch Closures – A Westminster Hall Debate

Following the announcement that Natwest bank in Aldridge is due to close in July, I led a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament yesterday to raise the real concerns about access to cash, and access to services and advice. The topic of bank branch closures and the need...