As some of you may know I love my politics and I love election time especially when it is as close as it is. So for Walsall South we have those hoping to be our next MP No real surprises with these names except for Derek Bennett who I though was standing in Lichfield. They…

This story in the Great Barr Observer is sadly inevitable – LINK Parking outside any school is simply a recipe for disaster. I do drive occasionally to pick up my daughter but always careful and mindful of the local residents. Sadly I have seen poor behaviour from others who want to shave 5 seconds off…

The Council budget meeting is ongoing but there have been some agreement between Tory and Labour on three areas. These services for one year are to be saved from reserves. 1) The current green waste collection 2) All Libraries planned to close have on year extension 3) Street Cleaning services not to be cut. As…

(WARNING – graphic Pictures) A couple of days ago someone mentioned on Twitter about the dog mess up on Doebank. I am a dog owner, this is out little one. So you may see the Dog and I around the estate or at Barr Beacon. However we as a family always pick up our mess.…

How many years has the Post Office branch been open at the Old Horns shops, maybe 55 ? Well it is to close, my Mum has told me. I am surprised as I went in two weeks to give a registered letter and no obvious signs that it was to be. Apparently the functions will…

It is not the fault of National Express about the state of the buses in the morning in particular. Like other users of South Walsall and North Birmingham we have all been impacted by the roadworks at J9 of the M6. National Express have just announced this

Walsall council under Labour rule have today announced the final budget to be presented to the full council at the end of February. Before going into full detail on this I should state Labour do not have a majority on the council. Thus if all opposition councillors voted against then the budget would fall under…