It looks like Sandwell will switch to fortnightly bin collections for household waste, with alternate weeks for recycling. Typical of Sandwell Labour to try and impose something they should have been encouraging anyway. The limited recycling Sandwell does have was introduced despite resistance from Labour Councillors, so it is no wonder that Sandwell ranks among […]

Following the long-delayed opening of the new A&E and critical care unit at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick, the A&E Department at Sandwell General Hospital has been closed. It is now being called an Urgent Treatment Centre. As a result, we recommend that people call 111 if they need help after an accident […]

Sandwell Lib Dems: NHS report is “wake-up call” to rescue health and care services in Oldbury, Smethwick, Rowley, Tipton, Wednesbury, and West BromwichSandwell Lib Dems have said the Lord Darzi report into the state of the NHS must be a wake-up call for the government to rescue health and services in the six towns of […]

Sandwell Lib dems, and Great Barr born former Pensions Minister, urge new Labour Government to consider alternatives to harsh cut to Winter Fuel Payments for vulnerable pensioners.

Will Labour continue to ignore the calls? The Liberal Democrats won 72 seats in General Election – our best result for over a century.  Thank you to all our voters and supporters for helping us achieve such a positive result. In Sandwell, Labour won with less than 50% of the vote in all three constituencies: […]

Liberal Democrat MPs have hit the ground running in Parliament, and Layla Moran and Wendy Chamberlain have put forward Early Day Motions on topics close to our hearts. Layla’s is on the situation in Gaza, and Wendy’s is about justice for WASPI women. (Wendy also has a second motion, on scrapping the 2-child benefit cap.) Peace in Israel and […]

The new Labour Government has announced that 10 million pensioners across England and Wales will no longer be eligible for Winter Fuel Payments. They have reduced the number of pensioners eligible for the payments from over 11 million to just 1.5 million – limiting eligibility to just those receiving Pension Credits and other similar benefits. […]

In a surprisingly quick decision, the Planning Inspectorate has dismissed Wain’s appeal against Sandwell Council’s refusal of its plans for Peak House Farm. The speed with which the decision was reached suggests that the current protection of the Green Belt is still quite strong. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this win Thank you […]

Thank you to everyone who voted on Thursday, last week. Thursday’s General Election saw a record number of Liberal Democrat MPs elected, and we have a total of 72 MPs. There are now four Liberal Democrat MPs in the Midlands. Helen Morgan retained North Shropshire, which we won in the by-election in 2021, with an […]

281,217 four week waits for a GP appointment in Black Country and West Birmingham last year The Black Country and West Birmingham saw a 31% rise in four week waits for GP appointments last year when compared to 2022, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.  The NHS data measures […]