Sandwell Sees the Light

Not being parley to the discussions that have been going on, Its pleasing that one of West Bromwich's flag ship companies has made a deal to stay in the Town.

BBC radio news mentioned that SMBC has re negotiated the deal with the West Brom Building Society

to stay in the Town

Sandwell Tory Said

We welcome this excellent news of the deal, Its about time, perhaps the council will now continue by scrapping parking charges, working a rates deal with potential new traders and scrapping out side market fee's, we can but live in hope

Reference 

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BBC NEWS

Blackheath Tree of Life

The regular Blackheath tree of Life as been turned on in all its glory, now in 

its 11^th year and its third year at  St Paul's Parish Church in Long Lane.

Its founding organiser, former Councillor and
Secretary of the Blackheath Community and Business Association Mrs Mary Docker said

“ People can sponsor a light in memory of a loved on for a minimum £5 donation and the names listed in a roll of honour and displayed on 

the four information boards”

Proceeds raised will go to Bridges support Service which helps people with Cancer 

and specialist care needs within Sandwell

Well Done Mary 

See also

halesowen news .Blackheath launches Tree of Life appeal to remember loved ones

Sandwell's Economic Growth

I see that after April 2013 some of the councils revenue is to be linked to the Councils ability to support local firms and create jobs in its area.

If Sandwell helps traders and business to set up and flourish it will be able to retain a 50% share in the business rates and on top of that they can keep 50% of of any growth in the business rates.
if they get good growth they should get good money.

Sandwell Tory said

If done right this will help the local economy and help create jobs for local people

but the thing that worries me is

Will the highly qualified workers this could bring be prepared to pay Sandwell Council £24 a week for the pleasure of parking ?

Will our Towns prosper when shop workers, and market traders pay Sandwell Council £24 a week for parking ?


Sadly I Doubt it, remember WBBS 


see also
Rewards for local Authorities with new growth scheme

Another big name shop closes in West Bromwich

In the very same week its announced that parking charges are to double and Sandwell council has spent over £2Million on consultants, its with sadness that I hear of yet another big name shop closing, Smiths has been in the town since the 1940's stating “dwindling trade in the town”as the reason for closure.

Sandwell Tory said 

To park on the high street you would need to be an Olympic athlete to get out and back within the time allotted and why pay £4 a day to park when you can go to a local supermarket for free?

  

but lets remember West Bromwich Town once boasted

The Kings cinema ,The Queens cinema ,The Palace cinema,The Imperial cinema

The Tower Cinema ,The Arcade & Lulu's, Country Girl, The Railway station

Broadheads cake shop, Trows Ice , Cassa Bamboo, The Adelphi, The Gala Baths

the Tower restaurant , Preedys, The Dartmouth pub ,The Farriers, Bell & Jones,

Hughes the Butchers, Dewhurst, Chelsea Girl, Burtons, Radio Rentals, British Legion club, Millers, Bodnams, Woolworths, Marks & Spencer, Cantors, John Menzies, Co-Op,

Freeman-Hardy-Willis, Timothy Whites, Tompson & Roses, Evans, Druckers,

Porters the fish shop, Chads , Dicken's the sports shop, Siviters, Stan Willetts ,

Tommy Bibs electrical, The Gas board Showroom, The Electricity Board showroom,

OK Walkers, Clarkes shoe shop, Spooners, Lord John, Don Millers , Sewing Box, Harris's,

Terrys record shop, Taylors, Turners Records, Currys, Dixons, Rumbellows,Wulfrun Camp,

The Joke shop( Carters Green) Alans Caravans, Guest Motors, Charles Clarke motors, Derby's, Zizmans, Littlewoods, Sainsburys, Christ Church, Oldham & Burford, Bert Shinton (bikes), K&J,

The Louvre (Ladybird Shop), Hill & Long, EMB, The Roebuck, The Flask,

Ebenezer Church & School, The Anchor, Fred Bakers, Pawsons, Halfords, Allied Carpets, 

Mother care, Roy Peplows, Smiths shops, West Bromwich building society

Labour shame on you for what's happened to our once magnificent town, in just 30 years.

your own Labour party run Council even moved 100's of staff from Lombard Street to Oldbury only a few months ago, helping leave West Bromwich desolate.

But you did give us the Public! Remind us all how much does that cost?

oh? and the musical chair game with 2 other West Bromwich Police Stations and 2 bus stations, how much did that lot cost?

 

SCRAP parking charge while you can or who will be next ?

Can you think of any more that have gone?
Who will Labour Blame?

Feel free to e-mail us , or leave a comment below

Sandwell's big parking announcement

I see in the local paper that Sandwell is giving free parking on Saturday & Sunday in the three weeks run up to Christmas.

One little problem Sunday's have always been free, or is that about to change?

Oh and the cost for parking will double. 

yes 80p to park by this shop with talk of £4 per day !

Sandwell Tory said

I can only think that out of town shopping centres will be packed with West Bromwich residents enjoying free parking all year round with some open till 10 pm, in the run up to Christmas.

Sadly West Bromwich has one of the highest number of empty shops in the UK and even at the new Shopping supermarket, parking will be free to their customers

Thanks for nothing, yes nothing is what the traders and people have got for Christmas

How many more will follow WBBS before they see the light

see also

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/10/29/free-parking-for-shoppers-in-west-bromwich/

Labour and your Petrol

Just in case you forget

When Labour came to power in 1997 the fuel duty on unleaded petrol stood at 36.86p per litre. When they left office in 2010 it had risen to 57.19p per litre

(HMRC, Hydrocarbon oils: historic duty rates, link).

Now Labour jump up and down at the pump price

but this is what Labour idea of a stabiliser did to the price of petrol when they were in office

12 rises, with plans for another 6.

1.02/07/97 – fuel duty rose to 40.28p per litre

2.17/03/98 – fuel duty rose to 43.99p per litre

3.09/03/99 – fuel duty rose to 47.12p per litre

4.21/03/00 – fuel duty rose to 48.82p per litre

5.15/06/01 – fuel duty rose to 48.82p per litre (having briefly been 46.82p)

6.01/10/03 – fuel duty rose to 50.19p per litre

7.07/12/06 – fuel duty rose to 51.52p per litre

8.01/10/07 – fuel duty rose to 53.65p per litre

9. 01/12/08 – fuel duty rose to 52.35p per litre (having previously fallen to 50.35p)

10. 01/04/09 – fuel duty rose to 54.19p per litre

11.01/09/09 – fuel duty rose to 56.19p per litre

12.01/04/10 – fuel duty rose to 57.19p per litre

Labour also planned for six further fuel duty rises after the election.

Labour's March 2010 Budget, delivered by Alistair Darling set out six further rises

(HM Treasury, Budget March 2010, p. 8, link).

13. 01/10/10 - 1p rise

14. 01/01/11 – 0.76p rise

15. 01/04/11 – 1p rise in real terms

16.01/04/12 – 1p rise in real terms

17. 01/04/13 – 1p rise in real terms

18. 01/04/13 – 1p rise in real terms

We have scrapped most of Labour's rises, But ask yourself would Labour really scrap them?

See our original posting at

http://sandwellconservatives.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/labour-and-petrol.html

http://sandwellconservatives.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/labour-and-petrol.html

"The BBC apologised “unreservedly”

For a Newsnight report that falsely implicated a former Conservative Party treasurer in allegations of sex abuse at children’s homes in Wales.

The Guardian.

Dailymail. BBC-apologises

Sandwell Tory said

Now the legal action starts 

BBC News. 

America Voted and so did the Stock Markets

Yes the USA voted back a democrat and the worlds stock markets went down.

Confidence in the USA's ability to get its industrial muscle flexing waned and the markets went down about 1.9% .

When America sneezes the world catches a cold

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/9661705/Barack-Obama-Markets-tumble-following-election.html

Labour MP's career Finished

I see a Labour MP for Rotherham has now resigned !!!

Reference

http://aggbot.com/UK-News-Feeds/369/article/18199290

Blogger said

I have to ask just what seems to be going on ? as only back in August

to quote the BBC 

"Rotherham's Children's services, was rated inadequate, as was leadership and management".

Reference

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19218601