I had the pleasure to speak to our new Prime Minister about the issues affecting Frankley Great Park. I told him how much support there was for stop and search, increasing police numbers and doubling down on education funding. We also talked about Brexit, explaining how Frankley voted by almost double to leave the EU […]

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Recently I invited the Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and Gary Sambrook to walk around Frankley, Hollymoor and Great Park to discuss local improvements; such as road safety on Holly Hill Road, litter collection down the lanes, promoting more opportunities for our young talent, and protecting our green and open spaces for future […]

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I had great fun taking part in a sponsored bike ride today to raise money for the Friends of Frankley Community. We were joined by the MPCT, teachers from both Balaam Wood and Reaside while cheered on by the amazing children at Holly Hill Primary, who had all drawn pictures of us. What an amazing […]

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Productive ward meeting last night with Police Sargent Chris Thomas and the new inspector, working together with local residents, school teachers, local businesses, the Friends of Frankley community and the Parish Council. We’re moving Frankley Forward.

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Had a fantastic time for #mayorsweekend‬ at this years Frankley Carnival. I met some amazing volunteers, witnessed an awesome performance from Charley Thomson, and I won a medal at tug of war! #WMCommunity

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Cllr has an absolute blast at the beeches care home today! Some of these ladies can put me to shame on the dance floor! The staff are fantastic too, keep up the great work!

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Updated: Monday 15th July 2019 Earlier this year I wrote a letter to the secretary of state expressing my disapproval that an appeal to the planning inspectorate has been made for a crematorium based on green belt land by Waseley Hills. I distributed this letter to over 2,000 households across the south of the Frankley […]

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I joined The Hollymoor Campus in under going a big tidy up today. Members of the local community joined forces with local community leaders; Dr Andrew Hardie former GP at Hollymoor Medical Centre, Councillor Simon Morrell and Pastor Stephen Merrick. Little by little the rubbish is being cleared away, the grass cut, and later new […]

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I press for Action on the Great Park Pot Holes as Birmingham City Council’s Highways Contract with Amey is axed for ‘poor performance’. In late June I was out with our new highways officer to show him the gigantic potholes around Great Park that have been neglected for far too long. We then went for […]

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Binmen continue to neglect Frankley It’s been one year since I was elected to represent you, and I’ll never forget the ITV news interview: “Do you feel the bin strike of 2017 helped your campaign” I responded “Bin strike!? Ha! The bins have always been terrible in Frankley!!” In September I stood up at city […]

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