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From Wendy Morton MPDepartment for Education Funding for The Streetly Academy
There was more great news for Aldridge-Brownhills this week with the announcement that The Streetly Academy has received the green light to receive a share of funding to help refurbish and repair...
Commonwealth War Graves Week 2023
This week is Commonwealth War Graves Week. Across Aldridge-Brownhills we have 44 graves, across 5 different cemeteries, that are covered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Commission...
Grassroots football funding to Aldridge-Brownhills
It's good to hear the news that here in Aldridge-Brownhills we are to benefit from the £68million of Government funding announced for new and improved multi-sports grassroot facilities across the...
Support for British Farmers – The Farm to Fork Summit 2023
I recently led a debate in Parliament to raise awareness of food security and the importance of supporting our British farmers. The journey from Farm to Fork has never been more complex than it is...
40 Years of the Neighbourhood Watch
Across my Aldridge-Brownhills constituency we are fortunate to have a great network of Neighbourhood Watch groups. For more than 40 years the Network has made a positive contribution to the local...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...