NEWS STORY ABOUT SWAN KILLINGS & REWARD FOR INFO

May 17, 2011

You can find the full news story about the nature reserve and the killings about the swans on the link below, there is a £350 reward for information that will lead to finding out who has committed this terrible crime.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Swans-shot-dead-nature-reserve/article-3563172-detail/article.html
Matt Wilcox

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Ford Green Nature Reserve

May 15, 2011

Since xmas (and probably before) we have been plagued by anti social behaviour down at the car park and around the nature reserve, We have had the walkway burnt down, Cars abandoned and burnt out, loud music by cars and groups of youths and now we have had the deaths of the Swans and their [...]

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8th May 2011

May 8, 2011

The dust is starting to settle on the new political landscape that we now have in Stoke, with once again a Labour council having gained 34 out of 44 seats. Im really sad to see some people not be re elected, not get elected despite running excellent campaigns but also very happy to see certain [...]

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ELECTION SUCCESS

May 6, 2011

Im pleased to tell you that i am now your new Councillor in Ford green & Smallthorne having been elected with approx 50% of the vote polling 600 votes exactly!
Thank you to the other candidates, residents and others involved this year.
Matt

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ELECTION DAY

May 5, 2011

Thats right its 12 months since i was elected and its time for all out elections with less councillors and smaller wards creating something very unique in our city. This day will set the foundation as to how our city is shaped over the next 4 years and lets all hope that the right people [...]

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VICTORY AGAINST THE NEW MOBILE PHONE MAST IN FORD GREEN

April 14, 2011

Im pleased to tell you the 92 name petition (that I collected in just 7 days) letter from local MP Joan Walley and Newford allotments was submitted together with a 5 minute presentation from myself yesterday to the planning committee. After many questions and discussion mainly based on lack of consultation with Smallthorne primary im [...]

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Safer city partnership meeting in Smallthorne

April 9, 2011

Today we held a meeting with local residents and the local police including safer city partnerships to discuss Anti Social Behaviour in the ward and what we can do to address problems created by troublesome groups, families, criminals and households. Rest assured alot of information was communicated to the local community policing team who have [...]

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Election update…

April 8, 2011

A busy 4 weeks looms for me in the ward as combined with my commitments to local residents, the community centre committee, Ford green hall and other local causes i now have an election to win in Ford Green and smallthorne! To make things even harder ive also broke my wrist! Probably the worse injury [...]

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12th March 2011

March 13, 2011

It seems like only yesterday that I was running around like mad running my first ever political campaign trying to win over the support in East Valley and its time to do it all over again!
The 2011 all out elections complete with reduction of councillors, smaller wards and new boundaries will see a new landscape [...]

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Swimming pools

February 26, 2011

A question i would like to pose is would we have had such a reaction over swimming pools if Tunstall pool would have closed when Dimensions was opened and had a more diverse range of swimming facilities? Id like to hear your thoughts you can do so through my twitter @mattwilcoxstoke
I hope that a group/company/organisation [...]

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