Canberra Crescent Village Green Latest - March 2026 Friday, 13 March, 2026 The consultation on the Canberra Crescent Village Green closed several weeks ago now, and residents are regularly asking me for an update. Here I briefly explain where we are at the moment, and why I think time is on our side. Local News
Successful First Police/Councillor Surgery in Meir Park 9th December 2024 Despite the temperature, the first joint police/councillor surgery in Meir Park delivered some positive outcomes. As well as the mobile police station being... Local News
Yellow Lines Finally Secured for Catchems Corner 29th November 2024 After a lengthy campaign, the yellow lines in Catchems Corner have finally been installed and will reduce the instances of 'near misses' that residents have... Local News
Meir Park Village Green Campaign - SPRING 2025 UPDATE 10th November 2024 SPRING 2025 UPDATE We received advice in January that it would be better to focus the Village Green campaign on the land off Canberra Crescent. As a result, I... Local News
'Make A Difference' with Local Government 6th November 2024 One of the major issues for local government is recruitment, both in certain service areas but also in general, so it's been a pleasure over the last year to be... Local News
LGA Conference 2024 - Well Worth the Delay 28th October 2024 Normally, LGA Conference - the biggest gathering of local government every year - is in July, guaranteeing lively days and balmy evenings (usually!). However... Opinions
Another New Memorial Bench in Meir Park 11th October 2024 Following on from the success of the memorial bench by Aldi, at the end of the summer the Meir Park Residents Association have installed another memorial bench... Local News
A Conference of Two Halves - 2024 Conservative Party Conference 7th October 2024 As I have done now for over ten years, last week I headed off to Conservative Party Conference to meet colleagues and speak at events. This year we were in... Opinions
LGC Outstanding Achievement Award shortlisting 17th June 2024 It was a huge surprise earlier this year to find myself shortlisted for the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards in the Outstanding Achievement category... Local News
Abi Brown joins Homes England as Non-Executive Director 23rd May 2024 Abi Brown has today been announced as one of five new Non-Executive Directors of Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency that believes... Articles
