The spelling mistake in the Myrtle Close street nameplate has been rectified. It no longer reads Mrytle Close. Why did it happen in the first place? How much  has this farce cost the council tax payer? And what are Highways chiefs doing to make sure this doesn’t happen again? These are the questions being asked by [...]

Walsall Council is set to start a £70,000 scheme to carry out repairs and improvements to a cemetery in Willenhall.Wood Street Cemetery was originally a Wesleyan Methodist cemetery and dates back to at least the 1840’s. Although the cemetery is closed for new burials it remains open to the public to visit and is therefore [...]

Vince Cable Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable responds to the government statement on an “asset protection scheme” for banks The Government’s latest proposals for tackling the bank crisis are “absolutely dire”, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable has told Parliament. Speaking in response to the Chancellor’s statement on the asset protection scheme for banks, [...]

There seems to be a chink in the wall of silence surrounding Highways Agency plans for 4-lane running on the M6 as it passes through Short Heath and New Invention between J10 and J10A reports Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Shires (Willenhall North Ward). After many days of trying to prise information out of the government quango their contractors on [...]

The saga of the M6 trees rumbles on! After yet another full day of trying to get to talk to someone at the Highways Agency about just how residents in Short Heath and New Invention will be affected by the plan to use the hard shoulder during rush hour the defences of the Agency remain [...]

How would you spell Myrtle? That’s what we thought but Walsall Council has other ideas! Their Highways people recently replaced an aging nameplate in Myrtle Close, Short Heath ward with a brand new one. Only problem was they spelt the street name incorrectly! Their version? Mrytle Close!! Commenting on the issue Liberal Democrat councillor Doreen [...]

More trees and shrubs appear to be threatened as the Highways Agency continues to deflect demands by local residents for information on the planned 4-lane running on the M6 as it passes through the Short Heath and New Invention districts of Willenhall. The latest threat manifested itself yesterday (Tuesday 24th February) as a lone workman armed [...]

David Howarth Commenting on Jack Straw’s refusal to publish Cabinet minutes relating to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Liberal Democrat Shadow Justice Secretary, David Howarth said: “The decision to go to war in Iraq was momentous, controversial and disastrous, especially for this country’s reputation as an upholder of international law. “There never has been [...]

Passengers are missing out on hidden deals which could save them up to half of the cost of a train journey, research by the Liberal Democrats has found. Passengers can often make big savings by purchasing two separate tickets, rather than the direct tickets offered by train companies on-line and at stations. For example, travellers [...]

Walsall’s council tax payers will wake up today to the knowledge that they face a 3.8% increase in what they pay for local services whilst at the same time seeing £13million slashed from the council’s budget. Walsall’s Council Tax still remains one of the highest in the West Midlands! Commenting on the Tory budget, Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Shires (Willenhall [...]