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
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
