On Thursday 3rd May's local elections, residents across England will vote to decide who runs their local services - and who manages the money they pay for those council services.

5 of the big things this Government is doing to give more children an education they deserve.

PERSONALITY QUIZ: Which Commonwealth country are you?

Today (3 March 2018) the Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis unveiled the Party’s Respect Pledge. The pledge will apply to all Conservative candidates standing in the local elections this year, ensuring they behave responsibly throughout the election.

Ironbridge Business Consortium

This month I attended the Ironbridge Business Consortium (IBC) meeting.   The IBC is a network of local businesses with the Gorge and a great opportunity for local businesses to meet and discuss ideas, events and issues in the local area.

Lucy Allan and I have met with residents to discuss traffic issues in Ketley and the planning application for change of use for the old Pink Skips site.

The issue of School places not being available has been raised by New Residents on Lightmoor. This issue will continue to be raised by us in Council.

We continue to hold regular surgeries at Lakeside Plant Centre, please come along if you have anything you want to discuss with us.

Inconsiderate parking around the schools continues to be an issue we are continually chasing up and will continue to monitor.

Using the funds that the Chancellor allocated at the Budget, we've set out proposals that will see wage rises of between 6.5 per cent and 29 per cent for over 1.1 million NHS workers in England

Using the funds that the Chancellor allocated at the Budget, we've set out proposals that will see wage rises of between 6.5 per cent and 29 per cent for over 1.1 million NHS workers in England