Council should do more for safety of tower block tenants
8 May 2008
Edgbaston’s Labour MP Gisela Stuart has demanded that Council bosses improve security at a block of flats targeted by racist vandals.
Residents of Tintern House, Quinton were outraged after stairwells, landings and lifts were daubed with racist and pro-Nazi slogans. Nine floors of the ten storey block were targeted by the vandals, leaving tenants distressed and angry.
Gisela backs decision to reclassify cannabis
7 May 2008
Birmingham Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart has welcomed the Home Secretary’s decision to reclassify cannabis as a Class B drug.
The change in classification will mean:
•Tougher penalties for repeat offenders so that adults would receive one single cannabis warning, which would be recorded, before punishment is escalated;
Volunteers get a big thank you
Constituency28 April 2008
Volunteers at a south Birmingham church were treated to a
slap-up celebration lunch by their local MP as a thank-you for all the time they devote to their local community.
Quinton-based St Boniface Church is home to a thriving array of voluntary activities, including mother and toddler groups and clubs for the elderly.
MP Declares Four Dwellings Children's Centre Open
Quinton
23rd April 2008
Quinton’s brand new Sure Start Children’s Centre has been officially opened by local MP Gisela Stuart.
The Centre is based on the Four Dwellings School campus and provides one stop access to vital family support services, childcare and early years education.
Gisela gives plane message on the environment
Constituency21 April 2008
Harborne shoppers were greeted with a blizzard of aeroplane shaped postcards as Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart joined forces with environmental groups to press home the hazards of pollution from aviation and shipping.
Growing Schools Garden Opens
Edgbaston
18th April 2008
Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart has officially opened a new garden designed to inspire youngsters and schools to take learning outside of the classroom walls.
The award-winning Growing Schools Garden is based at Birmingham Botanical Gardens in the heart of Gisela’s Edgbaston constituency.
Gisela welcomes Caroline the Labour Candidate for Quinton Ward
17th April 2008
Local MP Gisela Stuart has been out and about in Quinton and Harborne showing support for local council election candidate Caroline Badley.
Gisela said:
"Quinton has a real choice at the local election on 1st May. Caroline is the perfect candidate for this ward. Caroline has the energy and passion to really represent the people of Quinton ward, Caroline would be a valuable asset to our team that cares and works extremely hard to support local residents. If Caroline is elected in May she will make an excellent councillor".