"Labour is working hard to reduce Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour", Councillor Phil Bateman said today."The Party has made a very real effort to deal with one of the major concerns that people have." he commented More...
Ashmore Park Police Liaison Meeting held last night at Coppice Close Community Association was again packed with residents to hear about crime and related issues. More...
Showcase bus routes are one of the most important of policy objectives that are projected in the Local Transport Plan. Sadly some of the problems we are facing on show case routes is the vandalism that occurs in some bus shelters. More...
The news last night that there were many Assylum seekers breaking the law and running cars that were illegal was shocking. More...
This story is a re-run of an article that appeared on this site first on the 29th November 2003 . I thought it was prudent to run the story again following the publicity over the deaths by shooting in Aston last year. Councillor Phil Bateman said today “I asked West Midlands Police to provide information on the number of murders there had been in the West Midlands County over the last 6 years. I also requested information that has been provided by the police concerning the number of these murders that had been instigated by some one shooting another. More...
We cannot allow vandals and hooligans to win the day. The community must be able to provide good quality facilities for its youngsters, and we must regain both our pride and our Parks back from the moron's that want to destroy everything of value. More...
So what is going to be done? Week after week we hear of hooligan antics from a steadily growing fringe of youngsters that seem to want know bounds. Councillor Phil Bateman said "This week a working class man, a front line public servant, a bus driver has lost his eye following yet another round of yobbery in Wolverhampton. This incident following a stone throwing orgy of violence More...
Street crime report shows reduction in robberiesSteps to target street crime in ten parts of England have cut robbery by 17 per cent according to a report published today.The Government launched the Street Crime Initiative in March 2002. It brings together all the agencies that have a role to play in cutting crime. Today's 'Streets Ahead' report is the result of one of the largest ever joint inspections, with all ten areas visited between January and March. More...
Councillor Phil Bateman said "The terrorism threat that we have in this Country is a very real one." More...
Councillor Phil Bateman said "I have been contacted by a number of constituents who have been concerned about the vandalism that has been taking place and aimed at two bus shelters located at the corner of Peacock Avenue and Lichfield Road." More...