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Richard Shepherd MP Advertiser 18 Nov 10
For 40 years a remarkable Aldridge resident, David Partridge, has organised The Royal British Legion poppy collection across Aldridge-Brownhills. With the support of the Aldridge branch of the Legion nearly £400,000 has been raised to help our armed forces and those families who have suffered loss and bereavement.
David, who is 90, served in Burma in the last World War. He has been supported by many of those who also served in the war that ended 65 years ago…
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The Bookworm Turns 15 Nov 10
Dear Walsall MPs,
I write to appeal for your help in preventing the savage cutting back of Walsall Metropolitan Borough’s exemplary public library and heritage services.
Walsall Council is actively contemplating the closure of up to eight branch libraries and the loss of up to thirty jobs as a result, and their preliminary decisions on this matter will be made in a council cabinet meeting on 17 November. No doubt they are also considering options for making more staff redundant in museums and at the borough’s local history centre, with who knows what consequences for Walsall’s heritage…
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BBC News 22 June 09
Two West Midlands Conservative MPs have secured enough nominations to stand for election as the next Commons Speaker. Sir Patrick Cormack, MP for South Staffordshire, and Richard Shepherd, MP for Aldridge and Brownhills, are among 10 members in the contest to be the next House of Commons speaker in a secret ballot later today…
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Daily Mail 20 June 09
The race to be the next Commons Speaker was left tainted on Friday night after five candidates admitted paying back taxpayers’ money they wrongly claimed on expenses. Tory Richard Shepherd MP, Aldridge and Brownhills, volunteered to return £162 in gardening costs so his former claims were in line with new rules brought in last month limiting claims. Mr Shepherd billed taxpayers for tree surgery and gardening that topped £1,000 in one year, plus cleaning costs of up to £230 a month…
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Daily Telegraph 18 Jun 09
House of Commons publishes heavily edited documents setting out some details of the expenses claims of every MP…
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Birmingham Mail 16 Jun 09
Candidates in the race to become the next Speaker of the House of Commons have taken part in a historic public hustings, to win the backing of MPs…
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BBC News 15 June 09 (
Contenders for Speaker of the House of Commons, including the MP for Aldridge-Brownhills, are to set out their stalls…
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Express & Star 12 Jun
Blog Cllr Marco Longhi 12 Jun Shepherd for Speaker: If anyone can, Richard can…
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Walsall Advertiser 21 May 09
Bookies are giving odds of 14/1 on Aldridge-Brownhills MP Richard Shepherd becoming the next speaker of the House of Commons…
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BBC News 19 May 09
As the Commons speaker steps down on 21 June, his successor will be chosen by MPs the following day. Here are some of the names being talked about in connection with the job including Aldridge and Brownhills MP Richard Shepherd…