Stop forcing Battery Energy Storage Sites onto our villages
People in Lower Penn and Wombourne are rightly concerned about plans to force large Battery Energy Storage Sites onto our villages.
These developments are not sustainable, they’re out of character with our rural settings, and they raise serious safety questions.
If there was a fire, how would emergency services even access the site?
Local people must have a real say over what happens in their communities. We should be able to protect our green spaces and farmland from inappropriate industrial-scale developments.
I lay out the facts in this short episode. If you agree, please sign my petition, which I will be presenting in Parliament to make sure our voices are heard.
13 Jan 2026
Watch out for scammers in 2026
Across Staffordshire, victims lost £20,000 on average last year.
Scammers are getting smarter— and they won’t stop just because Christmas is over. As we begin 2026, please stay alert. Trust your instincts. And think twice before sharing any personal or financial information.
At my recent Older People’s Information Fair in Perton, I spoke with Megan (who's 80 year old partner had money stolen from his bank account), as well as Dudley Building Society and Staffordshire Police, about the latest scams doing the rounds and how we can stay safe.
21 Aug 2025
We must rebuild the Crooked House
It’s been two years since the iconic Crooked House was destroyed by a fire. I spoke to campaigner Ian Sandall at the site about what the pub means to the Black Country and why we need to get on and rebuild it.
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