There it is folks. 1356 voted with a clear majority of 650 over the next candidate; up from 100 in 2018. THANK YOU so much again to everyone who voted for me. I am so grateful! Now, let’s keep moving #FrankleyForward!! It’s official, I have just been sworn in again, as the City Councillor for […]

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Well, 2021, where do you even start… In February we scambled to fight the South African variant during Operation Eagle. 10,000 tests in 10 days. We pulled together in Spring The Big b45 Clean up and collected over 1k bags of rubbish. We worked together to get the A38 bus lane scraped and revealed it’s […]

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WATCH… I rip up a planned speech to speak from the heart about mental heath during an important update to the landmark Suicide Prevention Strategy that I helped to deliver back in 2018. While celebrating Christmas with your friends, family and loved one’s this year, remember that for some this is the loneliest time of […]

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ART & CREATIVITY VS EDUCATION. Watch full speech here: https://www.facebook.com/100026977778251/videos/638404727227888 This week at Full Council, I took off my blue Conservative tie to speak openly, passionately and frank about educational reform in this country and it was really humbling to have senior politicians from both Labour and the Lid Dems cross the political divide to praise […]

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Had an absolute blast down Frankley Shops this evening for what was efficiently a mini rave branded as a Christmas lights switch on! Everyone got involved including the chippy, the kids loved it and at one stage mini mouse was caught flirting with Santa! (Yes I saw you!) Haha this is why I love Frankley! […]

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WATCH…. how a working class lad, raised by a single mother on a council estate, get shouted down, heckled, and slandered by Labour, for daring to confront them about the lies they spread about child poverty across working communities. It’s not about Compassion, it’s about Control!! #FrankleyForward

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A very moving Remembrance Service this morning in Frankley. Thank you to everyone who came. I’m told a bus driver even stopped to pay his respects. It’s always humbling listening to some of the heroic stories of our local sons and daughters who bravely served our country, some who sadly, paid the ultimate price, defending […]

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THANKS AGAIN!! To everyone who attended our event on Sunday. The Frankley #Skills Show and #Jobs Fair will return soon with WM Mayor Andy Street. #FrankleyForward That’s a wrap! THANK YOU to everyone who came today, we had a fantastic time and a way better turn out than expected! Just seeing young and old alike […]

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Today we cut through the hedges on Chaddersley Close to discovered the Narnia of fly tipping! Together with my colleague Cllr Adrian Dealaney and his son Chris Delaney, the Rubery Wombles and the amazing Jane Williams from Morrisons we managed to clear the lot after a few hours of graft. It’s clear this was house […]

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It’s #WorldEarthDay and Alison Hammond was up Beacon Hill This Morning I told her about the amazing B45 Big Community Clean Up and she had a very special message for you all. If you would like to join the big #B45CleanUp then do get in touch. #LoveWhereYouLive #FrankleyForward WATCH: https://www.facebook.com/100026977778251/videos/783334145909171

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