Local News
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Poppies field
- 09/11/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
No CommentsI planted a Remembrance Day Cross in Speaker’s Garden of Remembrance for Walsall & Bloxwich. Each MP plants a cross to remember all those who fought and died for us. ( Photographs by Amy Wang)
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Happy Diwali
- 30/10/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating the Festival of Lights in Britain, and to Hindu, Sikh, Jain and some Buddhist communities all over the world. Diwali is a multi-faith festival spread over five days and is celebrated differently by different faiths. In Hindu mythology, Diwali marks the return of Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his
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Toxic Spill in Pleck Information
- 14/08/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
I have today written to the Area Director of the Environment Agency raising my concerns about the Sodium Cyanide spill that has occurred into the canal in Pleck. See below for the text of my letter. If residents have any concerns they should call the Environment Agency helpline: 0800 80 70 60 which is a
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Walsall v Leicester
- 28/01/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
It was a full house, on Saturday 28 January 2023, with an attendance of over 10,000 for the FA Cup clash between Walsall and Leicester a meeting of a Premier League side at the Saddlers in the 4th round of the FA Cup. This was always going to be an exciting encounter as Leicester were winners of the FA Cup in 2021.
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Advance Notice of M6 Junction 10, Full weekend closure
- 28/05/2021
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
A heads up to let out know that as part of Highways England’s work to improve M6 junction 10 to ease congestion and reduce journey times, the M6 motorway will be closed over the weekend of 3-5 July 2021.