As you will no doubt be aware the decision by the Council to stop free collections of green waste has led to piles of dumped rubbish across Acocks Green Ward – and many other parts of Birmingham. The Lib Dems have constantly argued that it was a mistake to cancel this service, however the Labour […]

Many people have commented to me about how neglected Fox Hollies Park has looked recently. Litter is a major problem and Westley Brook is poorly maintained, often flowing over the bridge when there is a lot of rain. Anti social behaviour can be a problem at times and the lighting was recently badly damaged (now […]

The collection of your refuse – along with street cleansing and other Council services – may be affected by national industrial action on Thursday (10th July). If Thursday is your normal refuse collection day, the Council ask that you put your rubbish and recycling out as normal. If it is not collected on Thursday, they ask […]

The anti-social use of Quad Bikes has been a problem plaguing areas of Acocks Green, in particular the Gospel Estate, for some time. It causes significant distress and annoyance to a large number of local residents. A couple of weeks ago I met with PC Wallace and PCSO Coxhead for a discussion on how to […]

Here is the list of Tree Removals for Acocks Green in the coming month, which I’ve just received from Amey (the Council’s tree contractor). Amey promise to replace any tree removed with another as close as possible to the site where the tree has been removed (ideally the replacement tree goes in same location). Its […]

Both of Acocks Green’s Neighbourhood Forums have met in the last week. The Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum (which covers the area to the north of the Warwick Road) met on Tuesday last week and the Fox Hollies Green Neighbourhood Forum (which covers the area to the south of the Warwick Road) met last night. The […]

Though the agenda was a little shorter than some recent meetings, this weeks meeting of Acocks Green Ward Committee  had several important issues to discuss: 1) Community Chest Grants: The following grants were made for the new financial year: Fox Hollies Football: FITCAP CIC. £6,000 granted (a further £3,500 deferred to the following meeting) to […]

The Council’s contractor, Amey, have announced that a number of trees will be removed across Acocks Green in the coming month or so, mainly because they are dead, diseased or dangerous. These are listed below with the reason, given by Amey, for each removal. Whatever the cause, each old tree removed will be replaced with […]

I spent a productive morning helping to clear a huge amount of litter from land by Spring Road station. Thankfully, the size of the task was more than matched by the numbers of people helping out including the 260th Scouts, the Hazelwood Residents Association and our local councillors. Lots of people stopped to say thank […]

The consultation events to gain residents’ feedback on the proposed Acocks Green Conservation Area have now been arranged. They will take place on: Monday March 3rd: 5-8pm, Birmingham City Mission Hall, Rookwood Road (near the junction of Arden Road and Flint Green Road) and Saturday March 8th: 10-2pm, Glynn Edwards Hall (at the junction of […]