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NWBC Chief Executive Retires after 23 Years
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NORTH Warwickshire Borough Council’s Chief Executive, Jerry Hutchinson will be retiring after 23 years in post.Jerry will leave the post on 31 March 2019 as one of the longest-serving Chief Executives in Local Government...
View from the House – 18th March 2019
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed, this edition is Brexit heavy! This week was one of the most important in the timeline of our exit from the EU...
CrossFit Tamworth welcomes Christopher Pincher MP to the CrossFit Games Open Competition
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LAST week, local Tamworth MP Christopher Pincher, visited the Friday Night Lights at CrossFit Tamworth and supported athletes undergoing the competition. CrossFit is a rapidly growing worldwide grassroots fitness movement that combines both gymnastics, weight...
Honorary Alderman title posthumously awarded to dedicated Tamworth councillor
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A DEDICATED and passionate Tamworth borough councillor has been posthumously awarded the title of ‘Honorary Alderman’ in recognition of his services to the people of Tamworth. Steve Claymore passed away on Saturday, February 2, aged...
Christopher Pincher MP to vote to keep ‘No Deal’ on the table
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THE Member of Parliament for Tamworth - Christopher Pincher MP has said that he will be voting to keep the No Deal option on the table in tonight's crucial House of Commons Vote. Last night...
Tamworth MP joins local wildlife group in planting new trees in Dosthill Park
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IN Autumn of last year, local MP Christopher Pincher kickstarted the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project in Tamworth. The scheme is run in partnership with the Wildlife Trust and saw MPs receive 5 trees to...
View from the House – 9th March 2019
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. On Monday I with the senior Staffordshire County Council team, including the Council leader Cllr Philip Atkins. They gave an update...
Tamworth MP welcomes Rawlett School to Westminster
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LAST week Year 7 from Rawlett School visited Parliament as part of their studies. As well as learning about the history of British Democracy, they also had the opportunity to sit with Tamworth MP, Christopher...
Annual State of Tamworth Debate to take place next week
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TAMWORTH will come under the spotlight next week when all borough councillors take part in the annual State of Tamworth Debate. Councillors will join in a lively discussion about the town, taking a look back...
View from the House – 1st March 2019
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. As ever it was another busy week in Westminster, with late night voting and the 29th March getting closer. However, as you will...
NFU Farmers and local MP Christopher Pincher meet to talk Brexit
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IN January this year, Staffordshire National Farmers’ Union (NFU) celebrated their 100th year of activity. With farming in our area contributing so much to the local economy and community, local MP Christopher Pincher met with farmers...
Top five blue bin mistakes revealed in bid to improve recycling
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TAMWORTH Borough Council and Lichfield District Council are counting down the top five blue bin mistakes made by local households in a bid to further improve recycling rates. The Joint Waste Service is highlighting the...
View from the House – 22 February 2019
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed.This week in Parliament was the ‘week that wasn’t meant to be’, as February recess was cancelled to allow MPs to...
Would you like to represent your local community?
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ANYONE  interested in representing their community and becoming a local councillor is invited to attend a special meeting at Tamworth Borough Council next month where they can find out more about what’s involved. Preparations are...
MP announces support for Government campaign to recruit more adult social care workers locally
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TAMWORTH MP, Christopher Pincher has joined MPs across the United Kingdom in supporting a national recruitment campaign from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), to address the 110,000 vacancies in adult social care...
Christopher Pincher MP unites with Cancer Research UK for world cancer day
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CHRISTOPHER Pincher MP gave his support to those affected by cancer and the NHS staff who care for them at a special Westminster event for World Cancer Day, earlier this month. The Tamworth MP met...
Police Dogs one step closer to protection under the Law
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FEARLESS police dog, Finn, visited Parliament last week to see the Bill in his name passed by MPs. Finn saved the life of his handler, PC Wardell at an incident in Hertfordshire in 2016. A...
View from the House – 15 February 2019
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. MPs received an update on the work the Prime Minister has been doing in Brussels and Dublin, as well as the Government passing...
Early Peak-Time Free Travel To Remain for Disabled People
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STAFFORDSHIRE County Council has today announced that free peak time bus travel for disabled people in Staffordshire is set to continue. The news comes following feedback from a public consultation on concessionary travel.Staffordshire County Council...
Tamworth MP thanks hospital staff and emergency services
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THE Member of Parliament for Tamworth has spoken out to thank the staff at the George Bryan Center following the horrific fire which has destroyed part of the building. The Rt. Hon. Christopher Pincher MP...
Tributes paid to dedicated Tamworth councillor who died last week
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A TAMWORTH Borough Councillor who was dedicated to a ‘better Tamworth’ has died after a short illness. Cllr Steve Claymore, who was currently serving as the town’s Cabinet member for Heritage and Growth, passed away...
Staffordshire Commissioner welcomes news to protect service animals
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STAFFORDSHIRE’S Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime has welcomed the Government’s backing of a new law offering greater protection to courageous service animals. On Friday (8 Feb) the service animals’ bill, also known...
MP backs County Council plans for extra highways funding
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FOLLOWING successful lobbying of Government, the County Council secured an additional one-off £8.9m for highways across Staffordshire. The one-off funding, which is on top of annual funding for highways, was confirmed at a recent...
Cheers! Beer Tax frozen for another Year
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FROM the 1st February, the Government has frozen tax on beer, cider and spirits for another year, keeping costs down for pub owners and consumers. This now runs into six consecutive years that, alcohol duty has either...
Tamworth MP Supports Campaign To Help Young People Build Good Mental Health 
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AT Westminster, Christopher Pincher joined young people and mental health experts from leading charity, Action for Children, to support the parliamentary launch of Build Sound Minds – a campaign to help children and teenagers build good...
Residents to be consulted on proposed changes to housing allocations policy
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THE way council homes are allocated in Tamworth is to be reviewed later this year to ensure the level of housing need can be effectively assessed and managed - says Tamworth Borough Council. Members of...
Bin collections to start at new earlier time of 6.30am
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RESIDENTS who live in Tamworth Borough and Lichfield District will need to make sure their bins are out by 6.30am on their collection day, from Monday, February 25th. Through the Lichfield and Tamworth Joint...
View from the House – 1st February 2019
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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed. Unless you’ve served in our Armed Forces or had the misfortune of being in a war-torn region at some point, it can...