Cllr Matt Bennett has secured £200,000 for improvements to Marsh Lane. As you know, Matt has campaigned for improved parking, road safety and street scenery (railings etc) on Marsh Lane and this funding will be able to address these issues. More details about will be circulated soon. There are also updates on the following issues:

Street Cleansing and New Bins

I wrote to you a while ago about the rubbish along Marsh Lane. I have arranged for three new bins to be installed and once the impact of this has been assessed I will ask the council to look again at the frequency of street cleansing

Another Phone Mast Stopped

The second application this year for a phone mast near the junction with Streetly Road has been rejected, thanks to opposition from me and from local residents. A big thank you to all those residents who completed the petition.