Local News
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Save Our Libraries
- 05/02/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
No CommentsValerie joined local residents of all ages at a ‘Save Our Libraries’ event at Pleck Library on Saturday 5th February 2011. All around the country library users gathered to protest about cuts to library services and library closures.
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Valerie meets students at Walsall College
- 28/01/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Today, Valerie Vaz MP visited Walsall College where she met students and staff. Valerie was keen to speak with students from Walsall Collge as she had presented a petition against the abolition of the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) signed by hundreds of them to Parliament on 19th January. This was immediately after the House of Commons debate on EMA.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- 25/01/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On Tuesday 25th January, Valerie Vaz MP attended an event in Parliament to raise awareness of the deadly threat of Carbon Monoxide Poisioning. New research from the Carbon Monoxide – Be Alarmed! campaign shows that 68% of households in the West Midlands could be at risk of poisoning by not having an audible Carbon Monoxide alarm.
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Celebrating success at Alumwell College
- 24/11/2010
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On Wednesday 24th November, Valerie Vaz MP for Walsall South attended the Presentation Evening at Alumwell Business and Enterprise College as a special guest. Valerie Vaz MP was pleased to present a variety of awards to the pupils at Alumwell and to celebrate their achievements with them.
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Walsall Women’s Arts Festival
- 20/11/2010
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On Saturday 20th November Valerie Vaz MP was a speaker at the Salaam Arts Festival: Inspiring Women’s Talents at The New Art Gallery in Walsall. The Salaam Arts Festival is an event which aims to identify and cultivate the artistic talents of Muslim women and young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and to showcase their contribution to British culture. The event included visual art workshops, lectures, exhibitons, spoken word performances and an art market.