The Ketley & Overdale Borough Councillor Nominees have been announced by Telford & Wrekin Council.

John Ashford
(Conservative)

Mark Boylan
(Conservative)

Joy Annice Francis
(Conservative)

Bill Gilmour
(UKIP)

Amrik Singh Jhawar
(Labour Party)

Andy Morris
(UKIP)

Nathan John Parton
(The Green Party)

Ranbir Kaur Sahota
(Labour Party)

Derek Robert White
(Labour Party)

You will most likely know about the up and coming General Election on the 7th of May, but did you know that you will also have the opportunity to vote for your Local and Borough Councillors at the same time?

At Lawley and Overdale Parish Council we have space for 8 Councillors representing you across 4 wards: Dawley Bank, Central, Lawley and Lawley West.

Dawley Bank has been uncontested, this means that Darren Blackburn, current Vice-Chair of Lawley and Overdale Parish Council will return for another 4 years service. The other 3 wards, however, are in your hands.

Nominees for Central Ward (4 Vacancies) 
Deb Crane
(Current Central Ward Councillor) (Liberal Democrats)
Charles Anthony Dillon
(Labour Party)
Gary Lee Duncombe
(Labour Party)
Bill Gilmour
(UKIP)
Jayne Greenaway
(Conservative)
Alan Hussey
(Current Central Ward Councillor and Chair of the Parish Council) (Independent)
Amrik Singh Jhawar
(Labour Party)

Nominees for Lawley Ward (2 Vacancies)
Kevin Guy
(Labour Party)
Martyn John Jobe
(Liberal Democrats)
Richard Ernest John Long
(Current Lawley Councillor) (Independent)
Mike Phillips
(Labour Party)
Angela Roberts
(UKIP)
Peter Roberts
(UKIP)

Nominees for Lawley West Ward (1 Vacancy)
Tony Fyfield
(UKIP)
Robert Edward Parker
(Current Lawley West Councillor) (Independent)

A poll will be taken on Thursday the 7th May between 7am and 10pm, and you will be able to vote for who you would prefer to represent you Locally, Borough-wide and at National level.

We have received notification that between 5th May and the 10th 2015 there will be road works leading to the closure of the A5223 at Horsehay between Jiggers Bank and Coalmoor Road.

The road will be closed between 9:30am and 3:30pm for those anticipated 5 days.

The diversion route for traffic travelling northbound will be via the A4169 – Castlefields Way, Southall Road, Finger Road, Springhill Road, Heath Hill, Dawley Road and the Wellington Road. For traffic travelling southbound visa versa.

We will keep you updated.

We are welcoming the local police force – West Mercia Police – into our office on this beautiful morning for our monthly PACT meeting.

This is your chance to meet those who walk the beat around your neighbourhood, air views and concerns and ask questions.

They will be here between 10:30 and 11:30 today.

We hope to see you there.

Following on from our previous post regarding the “shambolic” road works we have endured for the past month on West Centre Way – They have now closed the gaping hole!

We have been advised that the Traffic Management will be removed this afternoon (2nd April 2015), reopening the previously closed lane.

All work has been suspended until the National Grid approves plans to install a replacement gas main across Lawley Drive to the Gas Governor in Pepper Mill – there is no telling when this might come to pass, though it has been requested that we are all given prior warning to the works.

Unfortunately, we are none-the-wiser as to why the gas work are being carried out now, 6 years after installation/damage was caused, when there is presently no leak.

Thank you gain to the Lawley Village Developer Group for working so hard on this problem.