@mattbennett29.bsky.social
Conservative Councillor for Edgbaston, Birmingham https://linktr.ee/mattbennett29
If the S114 Notice had not been issued and Commissioners not appointed, does anyone seriously believe that Birmingham Labour would have dealt with the equal pay and bins issues rather than carry on fudging and concealing?
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Birmingham Labour leader speaks out as four councillors quit party in one day
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
The state of local journalism and local centres summed up in one headline
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Great turnout for the Calthorpe Residents Society litter pick this morning. My litter picker has seen a lot of action over the years, and it shows!
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This is dire, but let's not forget that BEFORE the strike the recycling rate was only 7% higher on 22% - the second lowest in the country. Labour 's strike has turned what was already a disaster into a catastrophe
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True, @janerockhouse.bsky.social lots of "veterans" are going, but also striking that 57% of newly elected Lab Cllrs from 2022 have left the party, been kicked out, deselected or are standing down.
That's a survival rate lower than WW2 air crew (51%)
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Birmingham Labour have allowed our roads to crumble. They cut back on repairs whilst building up big reserves for a pre-election bribe. Sign our petition calling on the Council to stop conning us and Fix Our Roads NOW:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/pu...
Now we can see why it took six long months for Birmingham Labour to do the right thing and stand up to Unite. 22 of them are members!
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This is excellent news, helping to secure the future of a valuable asset for #Edgbaston and the city
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Earlier this week Deirdre and I were delighted to be asked by Calthorpe Estates to help cut the ribbon to open the new Edgbaston Village Community Garden off Greenfield Crescent. It's a great space to enjoy a quiet moment or lunch and is open daily from 8.00am until dusk
16.05.2025 09:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Council is consulting on a new Draft Character Appraisal and Area Management Plan for the Edgbaston Conservation Area.
Please read and give your views:
consult.birmingham.gov.uk/kpse/event/1E8…
See below for details of drop in consultation events
No doubt he will hail it as the start of a "Golden Decade", as Birmingham did with the Commonwealth Games...
28.04.2025 08:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
There are some awful potholes around Edgbaston at the moment, some of which have been marked up for repair for a long time and others which are not. We have reported some today on Metchley Lane, Norfolk Rd, Augustus Rd and Somerset Rd
26.04.2025 16:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A number of residents have raised concerns about what appears to be a sinking area on Westfield Rd. It was originally reported last year and it does seem to be getting worse. We are very concerned and have raised it a number of times, but the Council says it will be repaired by June. Let's hope so!
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Jesus from The Big Lebowski
He is risen...
20.04.2025 09:17 — 👍 370 🔁 60 💬 13 📌 8Labour have now temporarily scrapped the Rat Tax. It was obvious they'd need to do this weeks ago, but taking swift action is beyond these people.
It never should have been introduced at all. Sign our petition here to scrap the rat tax for good:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/sc...
Both the Labour government and the Labour Council led by Cowardly John Cotton have broken their promises to hold an inquiry into how Birmingham went bankrupt. What could they have to hide?
Sign our petition demanding they keep their word!
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/petitio...
Sign our petition to keep Edgbaston's local Royal Mail Sorting Office
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/cl...
This"temporary" phone mast on Lee Bank Middleway near Ryland Road has been up for 3 years. It's ugly & noisy and the phone company have had long enough to come up with an alternative. We've written to them asking for it to be moved or replaced when permission expires in September
12.04.2025 15:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0When I met Rats4Labour
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Great to visit the first Edgbaston Village Artisan Market of the year today. Some great stalls and a lovely atmosphere
12.04.2025 12:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The full report by the Tony Blair Institute is out, in which they detail how copyright should be "rebooted" in the AI age. It reads like a big tech lobbying document. I hope they will be asked serious questions at its launch in London today.
Some very brief highlights:
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After three months of failure by the City Council administration to end Labour’s bin strike, Birmingham Local Conservatives are backing residents with a 6-point plan to end the bin strikes and clean our streets.
26.03.2025 14:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rats feast on rubbish as filth piled high - but bins boss says no harm to Birmingham's reputation
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Great to attend the 54th Calthorpe Residents Society AGM last night. A packed meeting and a fascinating talk from guest speaker Bob Warman giving us his "Edgbaston Memories"
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Details of Mobile Household Waste Centres for the next two weeks. Please note that the Council has just (yesterday) announced that van usage has been suspended at MHWCs, so you CANNOT bring vans
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Great to see Steel Pulse back in Birmingham tonight. Would be great to have them join Black Sabbath as Freemen of the City!
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