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
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Watch the Prime Minister's Address to the Nation 31st January 2020 Watch the Prime Minister's fireside address to the nation, about our future outside of the European Union, here. Find it here before anywhere else. National News
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The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News
MPs back the Prime Minister's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. 20th December 2019 Today MPs voted to back the Prime Minister's plan for the UaK to leave the EU on 31 January. National News
