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Spoof Blogger Replies to MP David Wright - Exclusive

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MP David Wright shows his true colours as Spoof Blogger retains the upper hand.

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The Great Leisure Centre Rip Off

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If a private Company Tried to do this, Trading Standards would be crawling all over them and it shows a lack of thought and policy on behalf of the Council.

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Share Holders and Business Opportunities

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Lets give the unskilled - skills for the future.

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Question Mark Hangs over the Auditors Letter

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The Auditors letter would have you believe TT are to be praised - WRONG !!  

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Sutton Hill Revisited

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The Future Seems Brighter

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Dubious Petition

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Cllr Shaun Davies Insults Residents and Cllr's with Slur

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Beating The Rogue Trader

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Together We can beat the Rogue Trader, Door Step Conmen and Scam Artist

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The Regeneration Game

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The Regeneration Game - For Political Gain

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Children Sign Unfair contracts

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Children Sign Unfair Contract - This hardly Supports all Good things Cllr Burrell said at Full Council on Thursday.

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Share In TCW

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TCW Share Option - Giving Back - Going forward - Doing More

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Open Letter To Cllr Andrew Eade

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Other than the change in Party Name, what's the difference?

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Richard Overton Looking For Product Testers

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Is this how the Labour Party intend to shaft everyone in the future.

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Telfords "No mans" Land

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Telford has a "No Mans" Land - that land is right outside school. Sign The Petition.

Petition For Safety - Petition For Ownership - Petition For Our children

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Contact Your Counillor

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If You Are Experiencing Problems in Getting a Response From Your Councillor Lets us Know

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Telford Council Watch Waste Survey

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Telford Council Watch - The First Independent Residents Waste survey

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There must be NO Incinerator on The Granville

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WE MUST CAMPAIGN TO STOP AN INCINERATOR ON THE GRANVILLE

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Trouble In Meadow Lea

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Residents Lives are being made a misery in Meadow Lea and yet some receive huge bills?

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Stop The Post Office Closures

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SAVE OUR POST OFFICES FROM CLOSURE

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Heartless Practice Manager at Donnington Medical Practice

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Heartless Practice Manager Threatens To Have Cat Taken Away after she helped feed it.

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Teenager Launches Web Site

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A Telford Teenager Has Launched a web site to Show case her talents.

"Digital Art For A Gigital World" - http://katrinahoughton.co.uk

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Potential Breach of Council Disability Policy, Disability Discrimination Act and Code of Conduct

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Will Transforming Telford and T&W Council Finally give Answers

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MP David Wright Supports Post Office Closures

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Whilst 90 Labour MP's campaign to save Post Office's - MP David Wright Supports there closure.

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Petition Telford and Wrekin Council

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Have Your Say - Raise a Petition TODAY - petitions@telfordcouncilwatch.org.uk

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Independent Surveys Being Conducted

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The borough has needed a Method of conducting Independent Surveys of Council Services - Now We can do Just That.

 

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Birmingham To Benefit From City Region

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Telford and Wrekin will be under increased pressure to accept higher levels of house build whilst Birmingham benefits from inward investment.

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Conservatives Win Borough Seats

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The Conservative Party have taken the two Borough with a clear win in Horsehay & Lightmoor and the romping home in first position Wrockwardine.
 
Apley Preservation Association did themselves proud by ensuring a convincing for the Parish Council seat – well done to them. 
 
 
 
 
Horsehay & Lightmoor = Tory Win

Clive Mollett Consevative 358
Alan Hussey Ind 110
John Higginson TAWPA 145
Steve Harrington Labour 172

Turnout 33%




Wrockwardine = Tory Win

Terry Kiernan Conservative 918
Patricia Fairclough LibDem 306
Thomas Bolger Labour 141

Turnout 32.7%



Apley Castle (Parish ward)= APA Win

Angela Twyford Apley Preservation Ass 406
Robert Sloan Labour 115
Oliver Healey Conservative 148

Turnout 27.76%

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INDEPENDENT CONSIDERS JOINING MP RACE

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Politics Needs something New and More Choice.

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Council Tax Increase - Services Cut

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Bulk Waste Charges, Homeless Support Reduced, CVS & CAB get less money, Street Lighting Checks reduced - YET YOU PAY MORE COUNCIL TAX?

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Waste return Goes To Number 10

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Graham Williamson Takes Waste Petition To No.10

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/1week4bins/

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Councillors Defend Budgets and Tax rises

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Conservative Budget goes through with Majority vote

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Call For Housing Summit

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Telford Council Watch will be writing to MP's, Councillors, Residents and agenices to arrange a Housing Summit.

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SUTTON HILL RESIDENTS MEETING

Lets Keep Positive Steps Going Forward

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What's The Difference

Public Meeting at Sutton Hill Community Centre

Further Coverage by Midlands Today and BBC Radio Shropshire

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4.3% or 3.9% Council Tax Rise - Which Do You Want?

This Could be the turning point of the Budget - This Could be a recorded vote - either way - TCW will report who votes for an increase in Council Tax.

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BARGAIN BASEMENT COUNCIL SALES

The cheif Executive allows OUR ASSETS to be parcelled Off to auction and FAILED to tell the people WE ELECTED.

This has caused a loss of public confidence in the Cheif Executive and we must question everything and wonder - What else is happening we don't know about?

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LABOUR WILL DAMAGE YOUR COMMUNITY

LABOUR HAVE ALREADY DAMAGED, Brookside, Sutton Hill, Donnington and Many More - Does Horsehay and Lightmoor want to be NEXT. 

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Politics and The Human Element

Is the human element of decision making being left out in favour of other issues. Is our local press really giving the full story and rounded views or is it just another Council Department.

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Residents Gave Support To budget

Residents Support Council On budget. Council fail to say how many actually returned the questionnairre out of the 1000.  Questions asked are usually very leading. Is the council A.Superb B.Amazing or C.Just Fantastic  

 

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JUST HOW SAFE IS STONEY HILL?

IS THIS AREA SAFE FOR EDUCATION?

Is The Area Safe for Residents?  Has the Council got the all clear?

Will the buried Bovine Carcasses be a hazard to health? Will buried chemicals be a risk to health?

Will the Cabinet Member for Environment provide full answers?

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TCW Gets a response from Gordon Brown's Office

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Prime Ministers Office Confirms Contact With Telford Council Watch

Telford Council Watch has success with PM's Office

 

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Borough Councllors Raise Profile

BOROUGH COUNCILLORS RAISE PROFILE OF SUTTON HILL AND THE NEED FOR REGENERATION

 

Cllr George Ashcroft and Cllr Graham Hossell walk the estate to raise the profile of the need to regenerate the estate.

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TAWPA Expenses

TAWPA GIVE EXPENSES TO THEIR COMMUNITY

TAWPA are the ONLY Councillors who use their expenses for the benefit of their community.

Expenses placed into dedicated bank account.

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Where is the housing Summit MP David Wright

MP DAVID WRIGHT FAILS RESIDENTS

MP David Wright fails to keep his promise and arrange a housing summit

Telford Council Watch produce videos of Sutton Hill

Challenge Made to Housing Minister

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The Boroughs Housing Shame

Telford and Wrekins Housing Shame

 

Wrekin Housing Trust Selling Social housing Stock

Homelessness Increases - Waiting list almost doubles in ONE YEAR

The Boroughs Housing Shame

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The Sale Of Manor Heights

 

 

THE SALE OF MANOR HEIGHTS

The sale of Manor Heights further reduces the amount of Social Housing in the borough.

 

Telford Council Watch challenge Housing Policy

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HomeSwap More Choice For You

TELFORD COUNCIL WATCH GIVES YOU HOME SWAP

Another string to your housing needs.

Why not SWAP

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Woodside and Leegomery

THOMAS TELFORD REDUCED TO RUBBLE

Councillor Ron Plenderleith gives you the truth after the community were sold out by Labour

 

WOODSIDE RESIDENTS LOOSE FIELDS

And cannot even get to use the new Education facilities.

 

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Telford Friends Of The Earth Public Meeting

TELFORD FRIENDS OF THE EARTH PUBLIC MEETINGA Wide Range Of Speakers Will be Participating Including MP Mark Pritchard Friday 29 February 2008, 6.45 - 9.00pm, at Wellington Methodist Church (by the bus station), New Street, Wellington, Telford TF1 1LU.

 

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Say NO to UK COAL

UK COAL MUST NOT WRECK THE WREKIN

A great deal of history could be wiped out if UK Coal get their way - Environmental damage caused and potential risks to publis health.

This needs to be resisted at all costs.

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Rising From The Ashes

 

TELFORD COUNCIL WATCH RISE FROM THE ASHES

TCW Rise Like The Phoenix From The Ashes

 

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Welcome

 

WELCOME TO TELFORD COUNCIL WATCH

A Warm Welcome From The TCW Team

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Teacher at the Sutherland School caught lying to the Police
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Written by John Franklyn   
Thursday, 15 May 2008

As a Governor Councillor Keith Austin really has a problem on his hands with The Sutherland School.
 
Yesterday, as covered at the story entitled,
 
Assaulted at School – Don’t go to the Police
 
The story has now further developed which clearly shows that there are deep seated problems within the Sutherland School.
 
The police have been informed of the assault that had taken place, the police liaise with the school to be informed of what statements contained.
 
Unfortunately, Deputy Head Teacher Ms Minnhas has been found to be lying to a Police Constable from Donnington.
 
The Police Officer concerned, in all honesty was extremely good, level headed, practical and impartial.
 
Whilst I was talking to the Police Officer on line one he informs myself that the teacher had read out a statement that said
 
“I was assaulted today and I cannot remember what happened”
 
As I was talking to the Police Officer, the Deputy Head Teacher Ms Minnhas phones us on line two.
 
Ms Minhas then admitted that she had mislead the Police Officer, then changed her story and said the Police Officer is lying.
 
The Police Officer himself is now concerned that his professionalism is in question and could not believe that the teacher not only lied to the Police once, but lied to the Police twice.
 
The Sutherland School has come under the spot light a lot recently with issues such as Teachers making children sign ABC Contracts with out parental knowledge.
 
Now we have teachers lying to the Police.
 
As the Police Officer said to me
 
“The Teacher is telling them what they want to know in order to prove their own point. At no point was I told that Ms Minnhas was reading an extract from a statement  and now she is saying she never said it, the teacher has lied and changed her story twice.
 
We must be extremely concerned, this is a person in a position of trust who has been caught lying I will have to take this matter up with my Sergeant “
 
Here we have a school, not performing well because of a few teachers.  A deputy Head that has been caught lying and we have a Local Authority that does not know what hell is happening.
 
You’re the School Governor Keith Austin, just when is this school going to start telling the truth?
 
Assaulted at School - Don't go to the Police
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Written by John Franklyn   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008

 

You may recall the recent Story entitled “No Mans Land” which was talking about West Mercia Police and Telford Wrekin Councils approach to safety of young people outside school.
 
As explained, last year two of my children suffered a serious assault that West Mercia Police refused to deal with and Telford Wrekin Council do not have an effective generic policy as guidance for parents and / or guardians.
 
The area outside schools is without any shadow of doubt a “No Mans Land” where young people can be assaulted with neither Telford and Wrekin Council or West Mercia Police taking ownership of what is a problem area.
 
The Sutherland School now appears back on radar and so do West Mercia Police.
 
Schools have a great number of policies of which the parent / guardian have great difficulty in getting to see, but the education system are masters at using them against a family, child or sometimes both.
 
Every parent now needs to be made aware of the fact that :-
 
“If your child is assaulted at school West Mercia Police do not want to know”
 
When you go to the control centre on 08457 444 888 and report an assault that has occurred to a young person on school premises, the Police will tell you it is the responsibility of the school.
 
Fine, if you have faith in the school and believe they will enforce policy evenly across the board, which of course is not always the case.
 
A representative from the education department has told me that parents should have full access to school rules beyond those briefly outlined in the school prospectus.
 
Every parent should be extremely concerned at the lack of safety and the lack of ownership over an extremely serious problem that Telford and Wrekin Council and West Mercia Police do not want to take ownership of.
 
I will be writing formally to The Leader of the Council, both MP’s, the Police on what is a serious issue and only see parents being passed from pillar to post.
 
A Police officer said to me quite recently,
 
“The Sutherland has a very big rug they sweep things under”
 
I would suggest that West Mercia Police, The Sutherland and Telford and Wrekin Council share the same rug.
 
I would like to know, which of our elected members are prepared to take this issue on, something needs to be done before a young person really suffers through the ineptitude of the authorities.