Local News
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Toxic Spill in Pleck Information
- 14/08/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
No CommentsI have today written to the Area Director of the Environment Agency raising my concerns about the Sodium Cyanide spill that has occurred into the canal in Pleck. See below for the text of my letter. If residents have any concerns they should call the Environment Agency helpline: 0800 80 70 60 which is a
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Walsall v Leicester
- 28/01/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
It was a full house, on Saturday 28 January 2023, with an attendance of over 10,000 for the FA Cup clash between Walsall and Leicester a meeting of a Premier League side at the Saddlers in the 4th round of the FA Cup. This was always going to be an exciting encounter as Leicester were winners of the FA Cup in 2021.
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Advance Notice of M6 Junction 10, Full weekend closure
- 28/05/2021
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
A heads up to let out know that as part of Highways England’s work to improve M6 junction 10 to ease congestion and reduce journey times, the M6 motorway will be closed over the weekend of 3-5 July 2021.
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Local Elections 2021
- 06/05/2021
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Local elections were held on 6 May 2021 for more than 145 English local councils for around 5,000 seats, thirteen directly elected mayors, and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.
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Network Rail abandon proposed plan for Bescot Sleeper Factory
- 17/06/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
From the outset I have opposed Network Rail’s proposal to build a sleeper factory on the Bescot Site in Sandwell. After over 2 years of campaigning, I am pleased that Network Rail have finally seen sense and abandoned their application.