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From Wendy Morton MP
Celebrating the re-opening of the Farmers Boy in Rushall
I was delighted to visit The Farmers Boy in Rushall last week and toast the reopening following a £430,000 refurbishment by Heineken-owned Star Pubs & Bars, which has created 15 new jobs...
Annual In-Comm Training Awards celebrates the success of our Apprentices!
The annual In-Comm Training Awards was yet again a fantastic evening to recognise and celebrate some of the best of our region’s apprentices and ultimately the business leaders of the future. The...
Manufacturing Matters – Visit to Bright Bar West Midlands
It was a pleasure to visit Bright Bar West Midlands in Aldridge and learn more about this local manufacturing company at the heart of our community. The family run steel bar and wire manufacturer is...
Learning Disabilities Week 2019
This week is Learning Disabilities Week and Mencap and other organisations will be joining forces to help share the stories of people with learning disabilities being active, connected and included...
Perry Barr Flyover – Consultation has been Launched!
Birmingham City Council have formally launched a consultation about their proposed plans to take down Perry Barr flyover. The Council’s £27.1 million proposals include the A34 Perry Barr flyover...
It’s time to either Consult, Compromise or Change the decision to close Aldridge Police Station
I am calling on the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner to either start consulting with residents about the closure of Aldridge Police Station, compromise on an alternative or change his...
Further Education Review presents us with a Great Opportunity!
Across our country and the West Midlands we are lucky to be able to boast that we have some of the finest Universities in the world. However, in technical education we have fallen behind other...
Tug of War 2019 Success (Again)!
It was a pleasure last week to take part in the Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual House of Commons vs House of Lords Parliamentary Tug of War event. The annual event saw political heavyweights go...
A Great Evening with the Walsall Deanery Synod in Aldridge
It was a pleasure to be able to join the Walsall Deanery Synod as their guest speaker last week at St Thomas’ Church, in Aldridge. The Deanery is the largest urban Deanery in the West Midlands and...
D-Day Exhibition at Aldridge Library
In the week that we celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings and the sacrifice that so many people made for our freedom I was pleased to be able to call at Aldridge Library and see our...