• History made as Walsall mayor elected

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 23/05/13

  

  WALSALL'S new mayor will be making history as he takes up office this week. For the first time in more than 600 years of the role's history a mayor from a black or ethnic group has been selected for the job. Cllr Mohammed Nazir was appointed to the role at a special ceremony at Walsall Council House on Monday night (May 20), and says a strong belief in bringing communities together will mark his year of office. "In more than...

• viewfromthehouse

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 23/05/13

  

  DESPITE ministers saying there is sufficient discretion in the bedroom tax to exempt the much disabled, this is not actually so. Constituents have either seen me at my surgeries or written to say that though long-term disabled and needing an extra bedroom, they are still having their housing benefit reduced as a result of the legislation which has been brought in. These tenants, in the main, have their partners as their full-time...

• Town has new mayor

  By CarlyBaldwin at 10:42 on 21/05/13

  

  Cllr Mohammed Nazir has been appointed Walsall's new mayor - the first person from a black or ethnic minority background to hold the position. Cllr Nazir was appointed to the role at a special ceremony at Walsall Council House. The former chair of the West Midlands Police authority succeeds Cllr Denis Anson in the post, and he says that a strong belief in bringing communities together will run through his year of office. He...

• Guaranteed festival sun

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 17/05/13

  

  AS a seasoned UK festival goer, the one thing you can't guarantee is the weather. Nothing beats listening to your favourite bands, hanging out with your best mates, sipping ice-cold beers in the glorious sunshine. But with the British weather so hit and miss, packing wellies and a mac has become as essential as sunnies and a straw hat. The answer? FIB Benicàssim. Sun, sea and sound. Why cross your fingers and hope...

• A rosy outlook for Isle of Wight festival goers

  By Walsall Advertiser at 05:00 on 17/05/13

  

  AN impressive line-up is promised at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. The twelfth annual festival is due to take place at Seaclose Park in Newport from Thursday, June 13 until Sunday, June 16. The Stone Roses (pictured) will headline the festival's first day with The Killers top of the bill on Saturday and Bon Jovi to close on Sunday. A wide range of acts announced include the Boomtown Rats with Bob Geldof, Paul Weller, Steve...

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