Politics & Council

View from the House -13th July 2018
HeadlinePolitics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed.  Firstly, before I write about Westminster this week, I would like say thank you the T4TCA Committee and all those involved...
View from the House – 6th July 2017
HeadlineHealth & NHSPolitics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. This week we celebrated the NHS’s 70th birthday. It is important that as demands change, so does our healthcare, and we...
Tamworth’s MP welcomes clamp down on ivory trade
Environment & NatureHeadlinePolitics & Council
TAMWORTH'S Member of Parliament Christopher Pincher has welcomed the Government's proposals to clamp down on ivory trading after a bill introduced in Parliament passed its first major hurdle to becoming law.  The Ivory Bill, proposed by the Environment Secretary Michael Gove, has been described as ‘the...
View from the House – 28th June 2018
Politics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed.  This week, the EU Withdrawal Act received Royal Assent – a crucial step in delivering the smooth and orderly Brexit...
Major regeneration aims as council buys key town centre site
HeadlinePlanning & DevelopmentPolitics & Council
TAMWORTH Borough Council has purchased a key town centre site for investment purposes, and with the longer term aim of finally unlocking it for major regeneration.  The authority now owns the Gungate and Spinning...
Residents invited to ‘Meet the Developer’ ahead of major regeneration work
Planning & DevelopmentPolitics & Council
RESIDENTS in Wilnecote and Amington are reminded to take the opportunity to ‘Meet the Developer’ this week ahead of major regeneration work to build 140 modern new council homes across two sites in Tamworth. A...
View from the House – 23rd June 2018
Politics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. It was a rather busy week this week with quite announcements and events in Parliament. Firstly, in its 70th birthday year...
View from the House – 15th June 2018
Politics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. This week the House of Commons considered amendments from the House of Lords on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.The purpose of...
View from the House – 8th June 2018
Politics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed.  It has been a very busy week preparing for the Lords' amendments of the EU Withdrawal Bill which returns to...
Residents invited to ‘Meet the Developer’ ahead of major regeneration work
Planning & DevelopmentPolitics & Council
RESIDENTS are being invited to ‘Meet the Developer’ ahead of major regeneration work to build 140 modern new council homes across two estates in Tamworth. A total of 96 new homes are being built in...
View from the House – 1st June 2018
Politics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed.  It's a big week in Tamworth this week and there is lots going on and to celebrate. Firstly, the carnival...
Red robes handed over to new Mayor of Tamworth for 2018
HeadlinePolitics & Council
THE mantle, or red robe, of the Mayor of Tamworth has been passed to Councillor Peter Thurgood, who was unanimously voted to the role by his fellow councillors this week. Cllr Thurgood was sworn...
Glascote ward election results
Politics & Council
VOTERS in Glascote have taken to the polls and the results have now been counted. Whilst nine out of the ten wards were up for election at the beginning of the month on Thursday 3...
View from the House – 25 May 2018
HeadlinePolitics & Council
HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. Do the Aethel! This week our Queen of Mercia, Lady Aethelflaed, arrived in Tamworth.This year marks the 1,100th year...
Glascote Ward election – This Friday
HeadlinePolitics & Council
THE Borough Council election for the Glascote Ward takes place this Friday, 25 May. Although the election for the remaining 9 wards took place on Thursday, 3 May, the election for the Glascote Ward...
View from the House – 18th May 2018
Health & NHSPolitics & Council
THIS week was the annual Mental Health Awareness Week which this year focussed on stress. While stress isn't a mental health problem in itself, it can lead to a range of mental health problems...
View from the House – 11th May 2018
Politics & Council
THIS week the major piece of legislation in Parliament was the Data Protection Bill which, although sounding rather dull, had significant potential to impact the ‘Fourth Pillar’ of the State - otherwise known as...
Election candidates thank voters for their support
Politics & Council
THREE candidates from the recent Tamworth Borough Council elections have asked us to pass on their thanks to the voting public of Tamworth by issuing personal statements. Tony Madge who stood as an independent candidate in...
View from the House – 4 May 2018
Politics & Council
HELLO and welcome to the election special of my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. Bananas, caffeine and optimism. That’s what tends to keep candidates going on Election Day which is quite...
Tamworth Borough Council election results
Politics & Council
NOW that all the results have been counted and verified, we can bring you the full results of the Tamworth Borough Council elections. Nine out of the ten wards were up for election, with...
Election 2018 Coverage
Politics & Council
VOTERS across the Borough took to the polls today to cast their vote on the Borough Council Elections, we will be bringing you coverage throughout the night as the polls close and the votes...
So what’s the election all about?
Politics & Council
This year, Tamworth Borough Council elections take place on Thursday 3 May and you have until 10pm from when the polls open at 7am. Why should you vote?  What are you voting for? Read on...