Opinion

Hard to believe that the house is now in a routine of sorts thanks to the return to school. I always feel that September is the start of something new...

Last weekend, around 300 people attended a Black Lives Matter event at Elms Field. Members of our Baptist church congregation were there and tell me what a positive, moving and...

Each day I Feed The Birds, for tuppence a bag. I also decided to check in my garden for my Chim-Chimney-Chim-Chimney-Chim-Chimmey Choroo to make sure there was no damage from...

As the recent rain will attest, summer is coming to a close and with it school uniforms are being dusted down.  Let’s rejoice … life seems to be returning to...

THE NEWS that Woodcray Meadows will remain undeveloped and oak trees protected will be welcomed by many across the borough. It is a win for local planning and a symbolic...

Park and rides will be white elephants It is now the vogue for towns to create large animal statutes on gateway approaches. Falkirk has the Kelpies while Ascot has the...

Last week was a bad one for Government ministers - struggling with the numbers. In Housing, Robert Jenrick had side-stepped numbers completely, launching his Planning Reforms with an algorithm to...

Harvest is fast approaching in what’s been the strangest year of most of our lives. So it’s time to celebrate our farmers and we are excited about some resources, produced...

WE ARE just two weeks away from schools returning, assuming there are no local lockdowns. For pupils and parents never has the phrases back to school been so welcomed. Lessons...

By Cllr Clive Jones, Liberal Democrat The semi-rural nature of our borough has to be protected and the Liberal Democrats will do their best to do this. Lib Dems do...