Matt Bennett
@mattbennett29.bsky.social
Conservative Councillor for Edgbaston, Birmingham
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Matt Bennett
@mattbennett29.bsky.social
· Apr 13
Petition launched demanding Inquiry into Council Bankruptcy
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk
Both the Labour government and the Labour Council led by Cowardly John Cotton have broken their promises to hold an inquiry into how Birmingham went bankrupt. What could they have to hide?
Sign our petition demanding they keep their word!
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/petitio...
Sign our petition demanding they keep their word!
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/petitio...
If we win control of Birmingham City Council in May's local elections, Birmingham Local Conservatives will install 3,000 new bins to replace broken ones and provide bins at new locations across the city
Read more and sign our petition:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/it-must...
Read more and sign our petition:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/it-must...
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If we win control of Birmingham City Council in May's local elections, Birmingham Local Conservatives will install 3,000 new bins to replace broken ones and provide bins at new locations across the city
Read more and sign our petition:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/it-must...
Read more and sign our petition:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/it-must...
Labour claims their bankruptcy of Birmingham is over. But we will still be paying their Bankruptcy Tax
February 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Labour claims their bankruptcy of Birmingham is over. But we will still be paying their Bankruptcy Tax
It's National Pothole Day! So many places in Birmingham to celebrate - we all know where they are!
Birmingham Tories are pledging, if we win in May, to release the £200m of repair funding the council has been sitting on
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/local-c...
Birmingham Tories are pledging, if we win in May, to release the £200m of repair funding the council has been sitting on
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/local-c...
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's National Pothole Day! So many places in Birmingham to celebrate - we all know where they are!
Birmingham Tories are pledging, if we win in May, to release the £200m of repair funding the council has been sitting on
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/local-c...
Birmingham Tories are pledging, if we win in May, to release the £200m of repair funding the council has been sitting on
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/news/local-c...
It's been a year since Birmingham Labour's bin strikes started...
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
It's been a year since Birmingham Labour's bin strikes started...
Merry Christmas from Edgbaston!
December 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Merry Christmas from Edgbaston!
A very successful Community Speedwatch today on Augustus Rd with Edgbaston Police and local residents. 154 speeding vehicles logged in just one hour!
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A very successful Community Speedwatch today on Augustus Rd with Edgbaston Police and local residents. 154 speeding vehicles logged in just one hour!
Our city recently experienced a series of stabbings in the City Centre over a month, with one tragic fatality. We're urging the Council to declare a Public Safety Emergency & adopt our City-Wide Safety Action Plan. Sign the petition at www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Our city recently experienced a series of stabbings in the City Centre over a month, with one tragic fatality. We're urging the Council to declare a Public Safety Emergency & adopt our City-Wide Safety Action Plan. Sign the petition at www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
Another great turnout this morning for the Calthorpe Residents Society litter pick!
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Another great turnout this morning for the Calthorpe Residents Society litter pick!
Nearly a year after industrial action started, agency workers have voted today to join the bin strike from the 1st of December. Labour's utter failure of leadership will likely mean the strike continues into the new year.
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Nearly a year after industrial action started, agency workers have voted today to join the bin strike from the 1st of December. Labour's utter failure of leadership will likely mean the strike continues into the new year.
Good to see the BCC Leaf Clearing team out on Norfolk Rd today. Let us know if there are leaves that need clearing on your street!
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Good to see the BCC Leaf Clearing team out on Norfolk Rd today. Let us know if there are leaves that need clearing on your street!
If the S114 Notice had not been issued and Commissioners not appointed, does anyone seriously believe that Birmingham Labour would have dealt with the equal pay and bins issues rather than carry on fudging and concealing?
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
'False' equal pay figure caused 'avalanche of misery' for Birmingham residents
The final equal pay settlement facing Birmingham City Council is much less than the figure that triggered effective bankruptcy
www.birminghammail.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
If the S114 Notice had not been issued and Commissioners not appointed, does anyone seriously believe that Birmingham Labour would have dealt with the equal pay and bins issues rather than carry on fudging and concealing?
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Birmingham Labour leader speaks out as four councillors quit party in one day
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
October 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Birmingham Labour leader speaks out as four councillors quit party in one day
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
The state of local journalism and local centres summed up in one headline
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
Chicken Quarter heartbreak as restaurant shuts after 10 months on New Street
The eatery opened on November 21, 2025. Now it's gone for good.
www.birminghammail.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The state of local journalism and local centres summed up in one headline
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/foo...
Great turnout for the Calthorpe Residents Society litter pick this morning. My litter picker has seen a lot of action over the years, and it shows!
September 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Great turnout for the Calthorpe Residents Society litter pick this morning. My litter picker has seen a lot of action over the years, and it shows!
This is dire, but let's not forget that BEFORE the strike the recycling rate was only 7% higher on 22% - the second lowest in the country. Labour 's strike has turned what was already a disaster into a catastrophe
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
City recycling rates plummet to 15 per cent as street collections abandoned
A shocking knock-on impact of the bin strikes has been a huge drop in recycling, with the city burning and burying reuseable rubbish
www.birminghammail.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is dire, but let's not forget that BEFORE the strike the recycling rate was only 7% higher on 22% - the second lowest in the country. Labour 's strike has turned what was already a disaster into a catastrophe
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
True, @janerockhouse.bsky.social lots of "veterans" are going, but also striking that 57% of newly elected Lab Cllrs from 2022 have left the party, been kicked out, deselected or are standing down.
That's a survival rate lower than WW2 air crew (51%)
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
That's a survival rate lower than WW2 air crew (51%)
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Labour shocks at Birmingham City Council as veteran councillors axed
Several veteran councillors have been axed as Birmingham City Council's Labour group prepares for 2026 local elections
www.birminghammail.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
True, @janerockhouse.bsky.social lots of "veterans" are going, but also striking that 57% of newly elected Lab Cllrs from 2022 have left the party, been kicked out, deselected or are standing down.
That's a survival rate lower than WW2 air crew (51%)
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
That's a survival rate lower than WW2 air crew (51%)
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Birmingham Labour have allowed our roads to crumble. They cut back on repairs whilst building up big reserves for a pre-election bribe. Sign our petition calling on the Council to stop conning us and Fix Our Roads NOW:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/pu...
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/pu...
Put the £180 million back to work – fix our roads now!
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk
July 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Birmingham Labour have allowed our roads to crumble. They cut back on repairs whilst building up big reserves for a pre-election bribe. Sign our petition calling on the Council to stop conning us and Fix Our Roads NOW:
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/pu...
www.birminghamconservatives.org.uk/campaigns/pu...
Now we can see why it took six long months for Birmingham Labour to do the right thing and stand up to Unite. 22 of them are members!
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Now we can see why it took six long months for Birmingham Labour to do the right thing and stand up to Unite. 22 of them are members!
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
This is excellent news, helping to secure the future of a valuable asset for #Edgbaston and the city
www.birminghamworld.uk/community/bi...
www.birminghamworld.uk/community/bi...
Birmingham Botanical Gardens secures major grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to save the gardens
Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) has been awarded £9.075m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund towards its major restoration - Growing Our Green Heritage to preserve a nationally significant hist...
www.birminghamworld.uk
July 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is excellent news, helping to secure the future of a valuable asset for #Edgbaston and the city
www.birminghamworld.uk/community/bi...
www.birminghamworld.uk/community/bi...
Earlier this week Deirdre and I were delighted to be asked by Calthorpe Estates to help cut the ribbon to open the new Edgbaston Village Community Garden off Greenfield Crescent. It's a great space to enjoy a quiet moment or lunch and is open daily from 8.00am until dusk
May 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Earlier this week Deirdre and I were delighted to be asked by Calthorpe Estates to help cut the ribbon to open the new Edgbaston Village Community Garden off Greenfield Crescent. It's a great space to enjoy a quiet moment or lunch and is open daily from 8.00am until dusk
The Council is consulting on a new Draft Character Appraisal and Area Management Plan for the Edgbaston Conservation Area.
Please read and give your views:
consult.birmingham.gov.uk/kpse/event/1E8…
See below for details of drop in consultation events
Please read and give your views:
consult.birmingham.gov.uk/kpse/event/1E8…
See below for details of drop in consultation events
May 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Council is consulting on a new Draft Character Appraisal and Area Management Plan for the Edgbaston Conservation Area.
Please read and give your views:
consult.birmingham.gov.uk/kpse/event/1E8…
See below for details of drop in consultation events
Please read and give your views:
consult.birmingham.gov.uk/kpse/event/1E8…
See below for details of drop in consultation events
No doubt he will hail it as the start of a "Golden Decade", as Birmingham did with the Commonwealth Games...
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Sadiq Khan wants London to bid for the 2040 Olympic Games as part of a sports events strategy aimed at raising hundreds of millions for the economy
Sadiq Khan backs London bid for 2040 Olympics
www.thetimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
No doubt he will hail it as the start of a "Golden Decade", as Birmingham did with the Commonwealth Games...
There are some awful potholes around Edgbaston at the moment, some of which have been marked up for repair for a long time and others which are not. We have reported some today on Metchley Lane, Norfolk Rd, Augustus Rd and Somerset Rd
April 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There are some awful potholes around Edgbaston at the moment, some of which have been marked up for repair for a long time and others which are not. We have reported some today on Metchley Lane, Norfolk Rd, Augustus Rd and Somerset Rd
A number of residents have raised concerns about what appears to be a sinking area on Westfield Rd. It was originally reported last year and it does seem to be getting worse. We are very concerned and have raised it a number of times, but the Council says it will be repaired by June. Let's hope so!
April 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A number of residents have raised concerns about what appears to be a sinking area on Westfield Rd. It was originally reported last year and it does seem to be getting worse. We are very concerned and have raised it a number of times, but the Council says it will be repaired by June. Let's hope so!