Councillor at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Blogging about issues in Blythe Ward (Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green) and Solihull.
Goodness me! Where has the time gone? Residents of Solihull will know I have been Mayor of the Borough since May 2012. I have been ‘blogging’ about the year on solihullmayor.wordpress.com and did hope to publish more information on this one. However, duties really took over. I am now in some sort of position to … More CATCHING UP?
Please find attached the Neighbourhood Reports for the Autumn and Winter period of 2012. There was a wealth of activity being undertaken in Blythe Ward and you will also see what is being done in neighbouring wards. We really do have a fantastic neighbour team. Newsletter Sept 12 Newsletter Oct 12 Newsletter_Nov_12_ Newsletter Dec 12
Please find attached the June report from our excellent Neighbourhood Team covering the whole of the Meriden Sector. There is again some outstanding work being done by Council, Police and partner teams, well done to all. Newsletter June 12
SMBC’s Cabinet is meeting this evening (6pm in the Civic Suite) and item 9 on the agenda relates to ‘The Solihull LDF Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Preferred Options’ – link to agenda papers: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/akssolihull/users/public/admin/kab14.pl?operation=SUBMIT&meet=104&cmte=CAB&grpid=public&arc=71 I have been liaising with residents and Cheswick Green Parish Council about the sites off Salter Street for quite a while a … More Provision of Traveller Sites
At the Annual meeting of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council on 22 May 2012 I was elected Mayor of Solihull for the next 12 months. To state is a great honour is a wild under-statement and I am so excited about the year ahead. The first week has seen a mixed range of visits. I am blogging purely about … More MAYOR OF SOLIHULL
Please find the MAY monthly report from our excellent Area 3 Neighbourhood Team, which includes Blythe ward and most of the Meriden Constituency. Again, some excellent work being done by the Council, Police and other partners. Newsletter May 12
Many residents in or near to Lowbrook Lane, Tidbury Green have received a leaflet from Gallagher Estates/Pegasus Planning Group informing them of a ‘public consultation’ relating to the development of land known as Lowbrook Farm, off Lowbrook Lane. Pegagsus Planing Group are holding an exhibition at Tidbury reen Village Hall on Friday and Saturday (11 … More LOWBROOK FARM, TIDBURY GREEN
I have purposely not posted anything recently because the election period was upon us and I am resolute in not using this website for political purposes; I might ask you to vote for me in 3 years time though! The attached link shows Thursday’s elections results for Solihull Borough: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/democracy/publishingresults.htm I wil be posting a few more in … More Election Results – Purdah is over
There has been some excellent undertaken and led by Monkspath Rotary and 1 Shirley Scouts who undertook a big clean up of the car park and surrounding area in Farmhouse Way, Monkspath on Sunday 31 March. I have posted some ‘before’ and ‘after ‘photographs of the area and these show (in part) how hard the … More BIG CLEAN UP IN FARMHOUSE WAY, MONKSPATH
I would like readers views on the planning application by McDonald’s to allow 24 hour opening at the restaurant on Stratford Road, Monkspath. Application no. 2012/288 refers and can be viewed on the council’s web site via: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/planning/dc/ViewApp.asp What are your views about this? Do you feel the restaurant is away from houses so will cause … More McDonalds, Stratford Road, Monkspath – 24 hr Opening?
