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People Reminded to Have Their Say on Funding of Social Care
> Council & Politics> Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE residents are being reminded to have their say on how as a country we can fund and provide social care for the most vulnerable adults in our communities. The Local Government Association, which represents councils...
View from the House – 14th September 2018
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed.  Before I begin updating you about the week in Westminster, I would just like to say thank you to the...
Planning permission sought for brand new Primary Academy in Tamworth
> Council & Politics> Education & Employment> Property, Planning & Development
A PLANNING application has been submitted to Tamworth Borough Council for a new Primary Acadamy to be built within the Borough. If successful, this will be the first time a brand new School or Academy...
Borough Council meeting recorded for the first time!
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A MEETING of Tamworth Borough Council was recorded for the first time last night, Tuesday 11 September. In an exclusive first, Tamworth Informed took their cameras into the Council Chamber and recorded the Council Meeting from...
County council sets out plan to deliver services on budget
> Council & Politics> StaffordshireHeadline
PLANS to bridge a £35m funding shortfall and deliver a legally balanced budget have been set out by Staffordshire County Council. The county council has taken the decision to publish proposals three months early in...
Reporting ‘street issues’ in Tamworth now even easier thanks to new mobile app feature
> Community> Council & PoliticsHeadline
TAMWORTH residents spotting street issues such as litter, flytipping, graffiti or dog fouling can now report it directly from the palm of their hands via a mobile app. Tamworth Borough Council has developed a new feature...
Tamworth constituency could grow as number of MPs slashed
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FINAL recommendations for new parliamentary boundaries that could see the number of MPs cut from 650 to 600 have been published today (Monday). As well as reducing the number of seats, the review aims to...
Last chance to take part in this year’s Borough Council Budget Consultation
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THE annual Budget Consultation, which asks people for their views on council spending and how it should be prioritised, closes this Friday (September 14th). People who live, work and volunteer in Tamworth are encouraged to...
View from the House – 7 September 2018
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HELLO and welcome back to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. After spending late-July and August in Tamworth over the Summer Recess, it’s back to Parliament this week for the new term...
Councillor says – ‘Let’s work together to make town centre the best it can be’
> Council & Politics> Tourism & LeisureHeadline
THE future of Tamworth town centre – and all town centres across the country – is a much-debated topic as they strive to adapt to changing times and changing consumer habits. Tamworth Borough Council has...
Have your say on council spending in Budget Consultation
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PEOPLE who live, work and volunteer in Tamworth are being asked for their views on council spending and how it should be prioritised. The annual Budget Consultation is now live and invites people to share their opinions...
New development levy to help improve town’s infrastructure
> Council & Politics> Property, Planning & DevelopmentHeadline
DEVELOPERS looking to build in Tamworth will be asked to contribute towards projects which benefit the whole town, as part of a new infrastructure levy adopted by Tamworth Borough Council. From August 1, certain planning permissions...
View from the House – 27th July 2018
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HELLO and welcome to my last View from the House now that Parliament has broken up for the summer. We're now on what is called 'Summer Recess' where the business of Parliament stops, though...
Have your say this summer as major consultations launched on Council Budget and Council Tax reduction
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TAMWORTH Borough Council is inviting people to have their say this summer as part of two key consultations – including the all-important question of how spending is prioritised. Members of the public are being encouraged...
Tamworth Borough Council supercharges iTrent learning with Enable Now
> Business> Council & Politics> Technology
TAMWORTH Borough Council has selected MHR’s knowledge content management and training solution Enable Now to support the transition to its iTrent HR and Payroll system. Enable Now is a comprehensive tool that supports Tamworth Borough...
Additional 1,414 Tamworth Rented Homes Required by 2027
> Community> Council & Politics> Property, Planning & Development
WELCOME to my first column for Tamworth Informed, I am Lorraine from Hall & Thompson Estate Agents. I have been doing some research, looking both at National and Regional reports on the demand and supply...
View from the House -13th July 2018
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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
> Council & Politics> Health & NHSHeadline
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
> Council & Politics> Environment & NatureHeadline
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
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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
> Council & Politics> Property, Planning & DevelopmentHeadline
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
> Council & Politics> Property, Planning & Development
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...