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	<title>Councillor Mike Flower</title>
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		<title>Would you be interested in becoming a Conservative councillor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a Conservative who wants to improve your local area? If so, you are an ideal candidate to become a Conservative councillor.
Becoming a councillor is a uniquely rewarding experience. It gives you the opportunity to help your local community and be part of a dedicated team providing key services for your area. 
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		<title>Contamination issues and brown bin expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently there has been an increase in contamination of some recycling loads in the Borough. This means that some households are putting food waste, nappies and even excrement into the green recycling bins. When it&#8217;s tipped onto the wagon it contaminates the whole load and that means it gets rejected by the recycling contractors and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikeflower.wordpress.com&blog=585056&post=585&subd=mikeflower&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging fatigue and brown bins&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been experiencing a bout of blogging fatigue recently. Any tips on how to beat blogging fatigue would be gratefully received. This is my attempt to kickstart blogging!
You may remember I asked for your thoughts in August on how to improve the waste collection service. See: http://mikeflower.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/what-next-for-rubbish-collection/
I&#8217;m pleased to say that tomorrow night (Wed) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikeflower.wordpress.com&blog=585056&post=584&subd=mikeflower&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Future plans for Aldridge Ambulance station?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Aldridge Ambulance station isn&#8217;t in my ward, as an Aldridge North and Walsall Wood councillor the communities I represent do have a vested interest in the ambulance station in Aldridge.
I understand that planning permission has been submitted to the Council for Morrisons to extend onto the site of the current Ambulance Station. 
I wrote [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikeflower.wordpress.com&blog=585056&post=582&subd=mikeflower&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What next for rubbish collection?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Councillors across the Borough have received a lot of comments over the past few months about the new bin system. It seems to have gone down quite well. Great. But what next?
A scattering of thoughts:
Some people would like their green recycling bins emptied weekly.
Some people would like brown bins for garden waste as some properties [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikeflower.wordpress.com&blog=585056&post=580&subd=mikeflower&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s been happening up at Shire Oak?</title>
		<link>http://mikeflower.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/whats-been-happening-up-at-shire-oak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driving down the Lichfield Road from Shire Oak (which is currently one way thanks to the utilities companies!) you may have noticed that a huge chunch has been taken out of the side of the reservoir.
The site is owned by South Staffs Water and as it is their land then they are entitled to knock [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikeflower.wordpress.com&blog=585056&post=579&subd=mikeflower&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for a best man speech?</title>
		<link>http://mikeflower.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/tips-for-a-best-man-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given up trying to get WordPress to work on the iPhone &#8211; it&#8217;s beyond me! Will try to get into a better habit of blogging, honest. Lots going on at the moment. Top of my list is my mate&#8217;s wedding in just under two weeks at which I am the best man. No pressure then! [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikeflower.wordpress.com&blog=585056&post=577&subd=mikeflower&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blog error</title>
		<link>http://mikeflower.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/blog-error/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason my iPhone WordPress app keeps filing my posts into a drafts folder it won&#8217;t let me open &#8211; so I&#8217;ve lost some posts. Can anyone offer advice?
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		<title>From little acorns grow</title>
		<link>http://mikeflower.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/from-little-acorns-grow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This evening we had the first meeting of the social media focus group. When I was on Corporate Scrutiny last year we set up the group to look into new ways of communicating with the public, and for the public to communicate with the Council. Actually this issue is a lot wider than social media [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikeflower.wordpress.com&blog=585056&post=572&subd=mikeflower&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Parliament requires a shock to the system</title>
		<link>http://mikeflower.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/video-parliament-requires-a-shock-to-the-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cllr Mike Flower</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Member of Parliament, Richard Shepherd, is one of our best kept secrets in Aldridge-Brownhills. Watch this short video which demonstrates why he would make an excellent Speaker.

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