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Neil shines a light …
Sometimes listening really closely to what people are saying can give a revealing insight into what they are thinking.
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Limpet Liberal Democrats frustrate Tory Councillors
One of the most interesting speeches during last night's budget debate at Rugby Borough Council was given by Cllr Jim Buckley (Con, Hilmorton) who accused the Liberals of being the limpets of British…
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Labour’s £78,000 raid on reserves voted down
The leader of the Labour group on Rugby Borough Council, Cllr Claire Edwards, started off well tonight (24 February) pointing out that "We are not paying our way". This is true as the Council is…
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Parties now rally behind town centre
After the Liberal Democrats unveiled their plans to invest £100,000 in Rugby's town centre at the weekend - see http://rugby.lib.dm/a5Tbd - all the political parties on Rugby Borough Council put…
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Ninety-five minutes to freeze Council Tax (24 Feb).
It took councillors at tonight's meeting of Rugby Borough Council, Tuesday 24 February, just ninety-five minutes to agree to freeze the borough's charge on Council Tax.
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Will Rugby stop the rot tonight?
Rugby town centre has declined under years of tory rule - see http://rugby.lib.dm/a8SLN . Now Rugby Borough Council has the opportunity to stop the rot and take back the initiative by backing the…
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Advance to “The Retreat”, Newbold Road, Rugby
The Retreat is a grade II listed building dating from the early part of the nineteenth century and owned by Rugby Borough Council. Could it be given a new purpose and kept for future generations?
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Shoulder to shoulder on safety barriers
This Sunday (22 February 2015) churchgoers, residents and local councillors stood shoulder to shoulder to demand that Warwickshire County Council put back the safety barriers it has removed from…
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Liberal Democrats unveil their budget proposals
Rugby Liberal Democrats have unveiled their proposals for Rugby Borough Council's 2015-16 budget. The Liberal Democrat proposals combine a Council Tax freeze with proposals to revive the town centre…
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MPs Mark Pawsey and Jeremy Wright – missing from the action?
Writing to the Rugby Advertiser this week the chair of Dunchurch Parish Council, Peter Eccleson, raises some important issues about the National Planning Policy Framework.