The list of local councillors expenses have been released on the Express and Star. As all our councillors are cabinet members then they receive cabinet allowances as well Mike Bird – £29,390.37 Adrian Andrew – £18,680.40 Chris Towe – £18,688.53 I have made a political comment on this on the Pheasey Labour Blogspot If the…
The always excellent Brownhills Bob on his blog has done a write up of recent events in Walsall with his own great spin on things and well worth a read even if you do believe politically with him LINK Please visit what I have called the Community Links on the right for the local Walsall…
Rev. David Weller has been appointed the new Vicar of the Beacon Church. He will start in January 2011. As a teenager David grew up in Birmingham, his father was a Vicar in West Heath – near the old BL works at Longbridge. David attended George Dixon School in Edgbaston, before going to Cardiff University.…
I have just sent this letter to Barr Beacon Head and governors as an open letter, I will post any reply here Dear Headteacher and Chair of Governors I am writing to seek assurances from you that any move to consider Academy status will be subject to the broadest possible consultation with parents and the…
It has been confirmed last Friday that Barr Beacon has applied to become an academy under the new governments proposals BBC LINK However as a ‘non outstanding’ school it will have to wait behind the ‘outstanding’ schools like the grammer ones at Queen’s Mary as obviously they need the more help under Michael Gove’s plans.…
The Walsall Advertiser (which of course is not delivered to Pheasey) is reporting that work has started to repair the damaged dome at Barr Beacon. hat tip: Yam Yam Walsall Advertiser Link One thing to note they mention Barr Beacon is in Aldridge, we know that to be untrue.
Excellent idea from Walsall Council with a free concert by the memorial on Sunday 25th July LINK Walsall Council has organised the Bands on the Beacon event from 1pm to around 6pm on Sunday 25 July. The concert will be staged around the war memorial at the borough’s highest beauty spot and will raise awareness…
I know from the searches that drives traffic here the Beacon Road situation is of a concern to a lot of you. As I posted a couple of days back the road is still one way and just receved this e-mail from the council confirmed the nearside lane is still unsafe while investigations continue. Dear…
The following link is very sad to read at the state of Great Barr Hall which was supposed to be rennovated by Bovis but of course a fire happened to occur just before this. LINK If the weather is good over the next week or so I will make an effort to get some decent…
As you may know a few weeks ago we had a problem on the Beacon road with subsidence causing a large hole and the road having to be closed. Well I went past there a few days ago (took me 15 mins and thought lights had been removed) and the hole has been filled in…
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