In conversation with Mike Wood MP

Mike Wood for Dudley South

Join me, Mike Wood, as I discuss the issues important to people living and working in Dudley South.

  1. 26 FEB

    Stop forcing Battery Energy Storage Sites onto our villages

    People in Lower Penn and Wombourne are rightly concerned about plans to force large Battery Energy Storage Sites onto our villages. These developments are not sustainable, they’re out of character with our rural settings, and they raise serious safety questions.  If there was a fire, how would emergency services even access the site?  Local people must have a real say over what happens in their communities. We should be able to protect our green spaces and farmland from inappropriate industrial-scale developments.  I lay out the facts in this short episode. If you agree, please sign my petition, which I will be presenting in Parliament to make sure our voices are heard.

    3 min

  2. 13 JAN

    Watch out for scammers in 2026

    Across Staffordshire, victims lost £20,000 on average last year. Scammers are getting smarter— and they won’t stop just because Christmas is over.  As we begin 2026, please stay alert. Trust your instincts. And think twice before sharing any personal or financial information. At my recent Older People’s Information Fair in Perton, I spoke with Megan (who's 80 year old partner had money stolen from his bank account), as well as Dudley Building Society and Staffordshire Police, about the latest scams doing the rounds and how we can stay safe.

    5 min

  3. 21/08/2025

    We must rebuild the Crooked House

    It’s been two years since the iconic Crooked House was destroyed by a fire. I spoke to campaigner Ian Sandall at the site about what the pub means to the Black Country and why we need to get on and rebuild it.

    3 min

  4. 06/01/2025

    My 10th jobs and skills fair in Wombourne

    We are at my tenth jobs and skills fair in Wombourne (my first since the boundary changes as MP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire). Joining me in this episode are Dudley College, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Home Instead — just three organisations offering fantastic jobs and training opportunities.

    7 min

  5. 18/12/2024

    No to the family farm tax

    I visited Brookfields Farm in Wombourne and spoke to Linda about the government’s new tax on family farms.It is a poor policy that will devastate livelihoods, local food production, and our beautiful countryside. It must be reversed.

    4 min

  6. 05/10/2023

    From my 9th annual jobs fair

    Merry Hill saw my 9th annual jobs and skills fair, and the busiest one yet. A huge thank you to all the businesses and organisations who attended — there are thousands of quality jobs and careers available in and around Dudley. You can hear from some of the employers in this episode - including M&S, Ask Italian, National Infrastructure Solutions, the NHS, and HM Prison Service.

    15 min

  7. 21/06/2023

    Meet Dudley South Hero Dawn Keeley

    I continue my Dudley South Heroes series with Dawn Keeley — Dawn does a huge amount of volunteering with the Girlguides in Wall Heath. The girls who attend do lots of adventurous activities and work in the community, and they get a lot out of it. Dawn is a true Dudley South Hero — thank you Dawn! If you know of someone doing some good work in our community, who deserves a bit of recognition, please let me know, I’d love to get them on my community podcast.

    10 min

  8. 25/04/2023

    Meet Dudley South Hero Trevor Fielding

    Trevor runs a charity called "Santa's Black Country Toy Appeal". He and his team of volunteers have been collecting toys for disadvantaged children for 26 years, and they now cover Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. You can donate at https://bc-santa.co.uk/. Trevor is a Dudley South Hero and joins us for this episode.

    10 min
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