During my election campaign, I said that politicians should put their money where their mouth is, they should be passionate about something, and most importantly, have purpose. That’s why, I have donated a sum of my counciller allowance to the chairty CALM – the only chairty in the UK dedicated to preventing male suicide, which […]

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Fly tipping was a huge part of my campaign and I’m pleased to announce that CCTV has been placed in some areas. However, I don’t think this goes far enough. As we didn’t take control of the Council we are unable to restore free bulky collections, but we would welcome it if the Labour Council […]

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Before the election, I campaigned for action on the historic Cock Inn Pub (built in 1811) which was set on fire by arsonists in October 2017. Now, Malvern Homes Ltd. have applied for permission to demolish the former public house and build a care home, housing around 68 beds over three floors with a fourth […]

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Thank you to everyone who supported me on 3rd May. It’s hard to explain how humbled I am to be elected as your Councillor and to represent Frankley Great Park.  Commiserations to Andrew Cartwright, who was very graceful during his defeat. I can quite honestly say I have never worked so hard in my life; […]

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A year of my life summed up in pictures. I’ve walked over a million steps, spoken to over a thousand people, and worn out six pairs of shoes. All you have to do, is vote for me! Thank you so much for the support! ðŸ™‚

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Please don’t listen to the scare stories about school meals! Both Channel 4 and the Birmingham Mail have called Labour out for lying about this issue. If fact, 50,000 more children now qualify for free school meals under the new system. As someone who was raised by a single mother, on an estate, and received […]

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Following a letter I put out complaining about the fact that Labour had canceled a publicity clean up weeks before a local election. I received a phone call from members of the Leys allotments, asking me to join them for a community clean down the lanes on Monday 9th April 2018. As this was a community […]

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3Dear Resident I wanted to make you aware that a major planning application has been submitted to Birmingham City Council on 28 March 2018. I feel you deserved to know about this and have the chance to comment, raising any concerns you may have. The application is in relation to The Reaside Academy, Tresco Close, […]

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The Cock Inn pub, Built in 1811, has been left empty for three years and has been the target of anti-social behaviour and arson. Local residents have been complaining to me that it’s an eye sore. Northfield Fire Station Commander Lee Baker tweeted last October, that empty buildings like this present dangers for the public […]

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Pictured : Simon Morrall cleaning up our streets last summer. One of the most persistent problems that residents contact me about is the rise in fly tipping, which has increased by 20% in Birmingham throughout 2016/2017 alone. In fact, there has been more than 30,000 incidents of fly-tipping in Birmingham since 2015 while only four […]

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