Mayoral Delays Expose the Chaos Behind Labour’s Devolution Plan Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 The news of delays to the mayoral elections for Essex, Hampshire and other areas has rightly led to a few raised eyebrows within local government. But as well as having an impact in the directly effected areas, the implications of these actions should be on the radar of all other areas currently in the devolution process and heading towards a combined authority. It was always an ambitious agenda... Local News
Community Investment Fund A Growing Success.... 9th November 2018 It continues to be brilliant to go out and see the fab projects that the Community Investment Fund I launched a few years is supporting. On Friday I visited Our... Local News
Growing the city economy limits budget impact and shows Conservative ‘growth strategy is working’ 6th November 2018 Yesterday saw the launch of our budget process for the forthcoming 2019/20 financial year. Whilst the amount of money we receive from government continues to... Articles
Last Chance to Apply for Share of £3m Community Investment Fund 24th October 2018 I have had the pleasure over the last few months of meeting lots of the groups who have benefitted from the £3m Community Investment Fund we established in 2017... Local News
Poppies : Weeping Window - Stoke-on-Trent 3rd October 2018 One of the first campaigns I was involved with upon becoming Deputy Leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, was the bid to host part of the iconic Tower of... Local News
Transforming Cities - Transforming Stoke? 3rd October 2018 Stoke-on-Trent is brilliantly positioned in the centre of the UK - perfectly situated to access the M6/M1/A50/A500, right on the West Coast mainline, and within... ArticlesLocal News
Conservative Party Conference 2018 2nd October 2018 It was a huge pleasure to be able to take part in two fringe events at this year’s Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. Council commitments meant I was... Articles
City Council to Purchase Derelict East/West Precinct 2nd October 2018 Residents of Stoke-on-Trent will be familiar with the saga of the East/West Precinct and old bus station sites in Hanley. The private sector-led development... Local NewsSpeeches
Conservative Party Conference 2018 : IPPR ‘Rebalancing the Economy: Raising Productivity and Promoting Regional Growth’ 1st October 2018 IPPR fringe on ‘Rebalancing the Economy: Raising Productivity and Promoting Regional Growth’ Industrial Strategy put a strong focus on the need to drive... Speeches
‘Fighting Fifth’ Banner Recalls Staffordshire Regiment in World War One 19th September 2018 A few years ago, I received a message from local historian Levison Wood, who was researching a book on the ‘Fighting Fifth’ Battalion of the North Staffords... ArticlesLocal News
