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
WEDNESBURY B.I.D; BAMBOOZLE, INDOCTRINATE, DECEIVE? 23rd August 2017 “It would be great for Wednesbury” opined Cllr. Costigan, promoting the Wednesbury Business Improvement District scheme. Wednesbury traders might be forgiven... Local News
FLUSHING OUT THE TRUTH 18th August 2017 Documents before last night’s Audit committee of Sandwell Council showed the authority incapable of organising the proverbial in a brewery. Certainly, not in... Local News
ANOTHER RESIGNATION 9th August 2017 As predicted another Labour councillor has now resigned from the party. Former mayor and longstanding Rowley councillor Barbara Price is the latest to quit... Local News
FIRST OF MANY? 29th July 2017 On 25th July, Cllr. Steven Frear resigned from the Sandwell Labour party, thus doubling the number of non Labour members on Sandwell Council. The Bristnall... Local News
COMINGS AND GOINGS; Part 2 22nd July 2017 More senior employees at Sandwell council have left or are on their way out. Despite offering really generous pay packets and threadbare claims to be a... Local News
COMINGS AND GOINGS; PART1. 15th July 2017 The revolving door chaos at Sandwell council continues unabated. In, is the Right Honourable Jacqui Smith as Chair of Sandwell Childrens Care Social Trust... Local News
HAVE TROTS INFILTRATED WEDNESBURY NORTH LABOUR PARTY? 7th July 2017 Following the General Election, the stock of Labour leader Corbyn has risen. Many of Corbyn’s Parliamentary colleagues, who know the true nature of the beast... Local News
JUDGEMENT DELIVERED; HUSSAIN v SANDWELL MBC 30th June 2017 After a cool £1million of council tax-payers money spent by Sandwell council on the Wragge report plus another £78,000 Sandwell spent on lawyers, in this case... Local News
WHY DON'T YOU CELEBRATE SIMON? 24th June 2017 Sandwell Academy in West Bromwich has scored an “Outstanding” rating from its latest Ofsted inspection. The highest grading a school can achieve. It is the... Local News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
Update from the Prime Minister on our fight against the coronavirus 28th May 2020 The Prime Minister's speech on 28th May 2020, about the country's fight against coronavirus. National News
Test and Trace for Coronavirus launches today across England 28th May 2020 From 9am today, the new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England - helping us to keep the virus under control while carefully and safely lifting... National News
