Local News
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Valerie Visits Bell Tower Close
- 23/05/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
No CommentsMy constituents who live in Bell Tower Close contacted me about their concerns with FirstPort Property Management. So I visited Bell Tower Close on Friday 23 May 2025 to hear from constituents on how they have been affected and we walked around the estate. I have written to the Chief Executive of FirstPort to raise
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Visit to Nationwide Walsall Town Centre #onthehighstreet
- 23/05/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
It was great to visit the Nationwide Building Society as part of their 70 years on the High Street in Walsall Town Centre. I met Sandra Wilkinson senior branch manager, Donna Hodgetts, Area Director Midlands and the Branch manager Bal Kaur. Nationwide in Walsall serve over 20,000 in Walsall and Bloxwich that is nearly a third
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Automatic Voter Registration Drop in
- 20/05/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Unlock Democracy held a drop in on 20 May 2025 to draw attention to people who are not on the electoral register. The event raised awareness of the need for automatic voter registration with experts presenting a detailed breakdown of regional data across England and Wales. The Electoral Commission estimate that over 6 million eligible
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Walsall FC head to Wembley
- 16/05/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
It was a wonderful atmosphere at the Poundland Stadium on Friday 16 May when the Saddlers played the 2nd Leg of the playoffs against Chesterfield. The Saddlers had a 2-0 lead with the crowd encouraging the team to score which they did. then Chesterfield equalised and a final goal from the Saddlers made the score
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Valerie Chairs Committee Stage Sessions on Product Regulation and Meteorology Bill
- 15/05/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
I chaired sessions of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill Committee on Tuesday 13 May 2025 from 2pm – 5pm and Thursday from 11.30- 2pm. The Bill committee considered the proposed legislation in detail in a line by line scrutiny including amendments to the Bill. The UK’s product safety and metrology framework, originally based on
