Local News

I enjoy writing this weekly column. Most weeks its easy, lots of news. Some weeks its tricky – no news at all. Other weeks, it’s impossible to know when to...

The big story this week? Local elections. Of course, less of a big story here in Wyre Forest as we don’t have them, but Thursday this week will see a seismic...

I have rarely come across such a sense of impending doom. Chatting to people on the streets, engaging with residents locally, all seem resigned to a dismal...

The government’s attack on pensioners last year threw up some interesting issues. Readers will remember that they slashed winter fuel payments to all but the...

My submission to Malvern Hills Planning Department in respect of the most recent speculative planning application in Areley Kings. A PDF copy of my letter is...

Mark Garnier is asking for residents to sign a Petition which he will present to the House of Commons. The petition asks for the House of Commons to urge the...

Now that Parliament has returned from the summer recess, those issues that have been dominating media discourse for the last 6 weeks can, at last, be properly...

This fortnight is, every year, stressful. For pupils and parents alike, it is that day of opening exam results, A levels last week, GCSEs this. I remember it...

Good news for homeowners with mortgages. The Bank of England has cut the base lending rate by ¼ of a percent, to 4%. The government is claiming that it has...