On Tuesday 7 November, HM King Charles III delivered his first speech as our Monarch.
In it he set out the Government’s agenda for the coming year, outlining 21 new Bills that Ministers intend to pass during the next Parliamentary session.
£1 million is to be invested in tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Cannock, Longton and Tunstall as part of the latest round of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund, following a successful bid by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO).
September has arrived, summer holidays have ended, and temperatures are slowly dropping - following an unusually hot spell. MPs are back from recess and schools have returned for a new year.
In my last column I provided an update on the Chase Line, and specifically the December timetable change which will see the last service from Birmingham go all the way through to the Rugeley stations. Great news for Rugeley passengers!
Cannock Chase MP, Amanda Milling hosted the Government's Minister of State for Rail, Huw Merriman MP, to Cannock Chase on a tour of the Chase Line to welcome the new timetable for Rugeley, discuss accessibility issues faced by passengers at the Rugeley stations and raise a number of other issues
Improving the service on the Chase Line is an issue I have campaigned on even before I was your Member of Parliament. It will come as no surprise that this is an issue that remains at the forefront of my mind.
