Canberra Crescent Village Green - Fencing Planning Application Wednesday, 23 September, 2026 It was rather a surprise a few weeks ago to receive a planning application for the land at Canberra Crescent that is subject to a non-statutory public inquiry as a village green. It is of course privately owned, though seems a costly move. I spent last Saturday circulating details to nearby residents, along with details of how to raise their concerns. Local News
Cracking Down on Blue Badge Fraud 23rd December 2019 One of the less known roles that Stoke-on-Trent City Council fulfils is around audit and fraud. Recent changes mean that housing benefit fraud is now... Local News
Five Year Lease for Macari Centre Announced 23rd December 2019 Over the last year, I’ve made several trips to the Macari Centre, a street homeless centre in the city centre set up by Lou Macari in 2015. The centre is in... Local News
Reviving Trentham Mausoleum 20th December 2019 One of the projects supported by the incredibly successful Community Investment Fund is Trentham Mausoleum, which this Christmas opened up for a very special... Local News
LGiU Podcast - GE2019: What’s at Stake for Local Government? 6th December 2019 In between campaigning, I managed to find five minutes to have a chat with LGiU about what I think is at stake for local government in the forthcoming general... Opinions
Conservative Party Conference 2019 - View From the Fringes 30th September 2019 Over the last few years, I’ve taken part in increasingly more events and fringes at Conservative Party Conference, becoming increasingly aware that outside the... Opinions
Conservative Party Conference 2019 - Centre for Cities : Money, Power, Elections 30th September 2019 Centre for Cities : Money, Power, Elections Good afternoon, thank you for inviting me to speak today about money, power, elections, three topics most media... Speeches
Hanley Park 3G Pitch Improvements 29th September 2019 Supporting local communities to improve facilities is so important, and one which led to the launch a few years ago of our £3m Community Investment Fund. This... Local News
#Ditchtheblade - Staffordshire Police knife campaign 18th September 2019 Earlier this year, I was asked to take part in some filming to support Staffordshire Police’s knife campaign. Based around a poem written by a local PCSO, it... Local News
Smithfield Hotel & Apartments Back on Track! 19th August 2019 Great to be on site again at Smithfield last week, announcing that - following the collapse of Pochin - work on the 4* Hilton Garden Inn hotel and Clayworks... Articles
