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Liberal Democrats attack Tory plans for Rugby urban sprawl

Rugby Liberal Democrats are concerned that the Borough Council is being asked to "rubber stamp" proposals to build an extra 12,400 houses over the next fifteen years.

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Fifty join air pollution protest in Dunchurch today

Despite the rain fifty people turned up for the anti-air pollution protest held in Dunchurch today (Saturday 24 October 2015).

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Nitrogen oxides, air pollution and health – a briefing note

Low levels of nitrogen dioxide are found naturally in the air we breathe.

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“So many people you won’t be able to see the empty shops” NOT!

At a Rugby Council meeting on 21 July Neil Sandison challenged the ruling conservative group to do more to promote our town centre shops. The tory leader Cllr Mike Stokes said this was unnecessary as…

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From the Public Gallery: Rugby Borough Council Debates Super Authority

On October 8 2015, as it has been reported in numerous newspapers and flyers around Rugby, the Borough Council met in the town hall to discuss a motion to keep discussing whether Rugby should join…

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Tim Farron on the refugee crisis

This is an extract from Tim Farron's speech to the Liberal Democrats' annual conference in Bournemouth this September and talks about his visit to the refugee camp in Calais - for the full speech go…

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New Planning Application for Ashlawn Fields

David Wilson Homes, a subsidiary of Barratt Homes plc, have put in a revised planning application for the land off Ashlawn Road.

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Lib Dem Roodhouse wins concessions as Tories split over Super Authority

Rugby's tory Council boss Mike Stokes was forced to make concessions to the Liberal Democrats last Thursday as his own party split asunder.

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Labour’s secret plan to raise Council Tax

The plan by local Labour bosses to create a new "Super-Birmingham" local authority spanning the West Midlands has never been particularly clear.

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Has another Rugby Tory Councillor defected?

Today (Sunday 11 October 2015) the Rugby Borough Council website lists David Ellis who was elected as conservative for Wolston and the Lawfords Ward in 2014 as an independent. Has David Ellis decided…

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