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Entries from July 2008
July 23, 2008
Councillor fury at Sion Simon Commons speech
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A row between Birmingham Council and Sion Simon MP is brewing as a result of a statement made in the House of Commons by the Erdington MP on 10th July about the Council’s handling of the single status pay dispute. Councillor Alan Rudge, Cabinet member for Equalities and Human Resources has written [...]
July 22, 2008
Call ‘em up
A letter to the editor, from Mike Doyle. This is to be published in Vale Mail’s August edition. Letters to the editor can be emailed to: editor@valemail.co.uk.
Dear Editor
As a local 70 year old who served in the LDF in Ireland, which is similar to the TA, (Territorial Army) here in England, I believe that the [...]
July 22, 2008
Petrol prices coming down
Asda and Sainsburys, providers of the cheapest petrol in the area (currently diesel is 130.9 pence per litre at Sainsbury’s in Castle Vale and Asda in Minworth) are both set to bring their prices down by between 3 pence and 5 pence per litre next week.
July 21, 2008
Ridings Care Home – happy with ‘robust’ procedures
Jackie Brayford, Operations Manager for The Ridings Residential Care Home in Farnborough Road, has played down the concerns highlighted in the Birmingham Mail (click for website article) today.
In response to the newspaper article which draws attention to a complaint from relatives of a resident Ms Brayford says: “We are a heavily regulated industry. The Commission [...]
July 20, 2008
A good year for Chivenor’s Melisa
The end of the school year means the end of a first year as headteacher for Melisa Louca, at Chivenor School.
“It’s been absolutely brilliant, I’ve really enjoyed it,” says Melisa. ” The highpoints for me have been seeing the children sing with Aled Jones and the CBSO at the International Convention Centre, singing at the [...]
July 19, 2008
Stalwarts and regulars brave Vale’o'thon showers
Blustery showers didn’t diminish the enthusiasm and enjoyment of the few participants in Vale’o’thon 2008, the sponsored walk around the estate organised for charity by CVCHA, the Sanctuary and the Police.
Numbers were disappointingly low. There were probably more organisers and stewards than walkers. Early morning showers and blustery winds may have put many off. The [...]
July 18, 2008
Marc building his future
Marc Mitchell
Wates Living Space (Midlands) at their St. Cuthbert’s project have recently set up a close relationship with the local senior school to bring in year 10 students to gain some on – site experience. The students are taking their BTEC in the Built Environment and will visit site one day a week for twelve [...]
July 18, 2008
Saturday Market in St Cuthbert’s Square
Tomorrow sees Vale’s second Saturday Market, in St Cuthbert’s Square, from 9a.m. till 1p.m.
The project is run by Sallyann Rose, who has rebranded the Farmers’ Market idea from the Farnborough Road site to a more central location, and to include any items for sale, not just farmers’ and food produce.
Potential stallholders are invited to turn [...]
July 17, 2008
Schools prepare for long break
School children and staff will be tidying up classrooms and filling paper-recycling bins today as they prepare for the long summer holidays. Tomorrow is the last day of the school year.
Birmingham schools start the new academic year on Wednesday 3rd September.
The big day for many 16 year-olds is Thursday 21st August – GCSE results day.
