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Rugby Local Plan
The Council's draft plans for Rugby are now public and can be found here by going to https://www.rugby.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/635/council and downloading the background papers. (We expect that Rugby…
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Rugby Conservatives lose another councillor
The Rugby Advertiser is reporting that Rugby Conservatives have lost another member from their group. It would appear that Cllr Jim Buckley is no longer eligible to take the Conservative whip. In…
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West Midlands Liberal Democrat Conference – Stratford on Avon – 7 November 2015
Sometimes one can be forgiven for thinking the universe revolves around Rugby. But of course it doesn't and it is good to get together with other Local Parties from across our region and find out how…
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Waldins Farm, Barby Lane – 110 houses proposed
Gladman, a Cheshire based development company, are consulting residents about their proposal to build 110 houses on Waldins Farm in Barby Lane.
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The planning process in Rugby
When anyone is considering building which requires planning permission they are supposed to consult locally first. The amount of consultation will depend on the scale of the development. If you are…
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Seven problems with the new Rugby Gyratory
Public opinion about the way the new gyratory operates is split between those who consider that traffic negotiates the new layout better than it negotiated the old layout and those who do not.
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The Gyratory: Bill Lewis's challenge to Warwickshire County Council's highways planners
Which of the lanes in the above photograph is the A426 north to Elliott's Field and the M6 and which the A426 south to Dunchurch and on to the M45? Which is the A428 to Hillmorton and which the A428…
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Will Peter Butlin be the next conservative councillor to defect?
Cllr Howard Roberts has become an independent. Cllr David Ellis has become an independent. Will Cllr Peter Butlin be next?
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Four things the government is doing which are likely to reduce the supply of affordable homes
They want to force housing associations to sell their homes at a discount. This is potentially good news for the housing associations' current tenants but not such good news for people who would like…
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Labour and Conservatives unite to build houses on shaky foundations
The Labour and Conservative parties came together in the Council Chamber tonight (27 October 2015) to force through a plan to build more houses in Rugby than the town needs.
