Dave asked when I revived the blog about the planned phone mast on Hillingford Avenue. At the time I thought it was still an ongoing process however it has been brought to my attention that it passed permission 3 months ago. I am sure this delight some residents near the old one and dismay others…

During my time away we saw the settlement for Walsall Council from central govt that is mirrored across all our neighbours in Sandwell, Birmingham etc. Walsall Council under Labour have put forward their plans and you can have you say HERE  I am not going to bother to put my views forward and you may…

A lot has happened to me in the last few years, mainly positive but I do think it is time to revive this blog. I have never been away really and a lot has happened both politically and locally. On a personal level, I left the Labour party about a month ago after being a…

A reminder that Aldi will be at the Community Centre between 3 and 7PM for anyone to discuss the plans. The latest drawing shows that the entrance is likely to be off the Old Horns Crescent past the entrance of Asda. This would allow people to turn right onto the land with no real traffic…

Ashley Preece from the Great Barr Observer has tweeted this very important story for the area. ALDI to build a new store next to ASDA This is of course dressed up in much needed jobs but I say NO to this application without any question. We use Aldi at New Oscott or Scott Arms, so…

Rumours were starting to circulate early this morning of a serious incident last night at the Old Horns. Just had confirmation of a strong police presence there and it sadly appears to be true a stabbing incident has taken place. This may have left one person dead and another injured. Not a great Xmas for…

My wife is on Three and we have had serious coverage issues in Pheasey and about a mile radius. After some thinking we have now cancelled the contract and quite a few others have as they have a very fair policy on that. So if you are on Three and having these issues (as I…

If I have one major bug bear it is inconsiderate people and the example I will show is perfect. Now I am a car driver but also a pedestrian, dog walker, cyclist and when my daughter was younger a wheel chair user. So I use the roads a lot and I hope in all I…

Today we have heard the news I have feared. The govt’s plans for devolution have been approved by all parties in local government and the unelected LEP’s. What this means is a Mayor for the West Midlands will be forced upon the residents with no one asking our views. When in fact Brummies were asked…

Over the past week the scale of the cuts to Walsall’s council budget has become clear. This is just further cuts we have seen over the past 5 years. The details can be found HERE and you can respond to them. There are three areas I am most concerned with The future of the Library.…