People Power Halts Meir Park Telegraph Poles! Wednesday, 22 July, 2026 Some fantastic news! Earlier today I received a call from BT Openreach following my recent letter to their Chief Executive, which I delivered - along with our petition - to their headquarters in London last week (you can see a short montage of this on an earlier post). This was the result of a month of collecting signatures, after weeks of residents sending in complaints and concerns. In short, BT... 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
Talking OFLOG at the LUHC Select Committee 17th April 2024 The announcement by Michael Gove at the 2022 LGA Conference of the Office for Local Government - OFLOG - kicked off a wide ranging discussion on assurance... Local News
DCN Conference 2024 - Assurance at the top of the agenda 19th March 2024 It's always a pleasure to spend time with colleagues from across local government, and a highlight for me is always the District Council Network (DCN)... Local News
CCA Local Government Conference 2024 26th February 2024 The Conservative Councillors Association (CCA) Local Government Conference is a great opportunity to bring together discussion on both local government issues... Local News
Abi Brown awarded OBE in the New Years Honours for services to local government 30th December 2023 Stoke-on-Trent City Councillor Abi Brown has been recognised in the King’s New Years Honours for services to local government. First elected in 2010, Abi... Local News
