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All party support for longer Hunters Lane recycling centre opening
There was all party support for longer opening hours at the Hunters Lane recycling centre in Rugby at the Council meeting last night, 9 December 2014.
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Labour rebel against leader over Council Tax
A pattern seems to be emerging in Rugby Borough Council of parties rebelling against their representatives on all-party working groups.
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Tory delays leave the door open to property speculators
Fourteen years ago Tony Blair's Labour government passed new laws creating two classes of councillor. Those who sat on the Council's cabinet and directed the officers and ordinary ward councillors…
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Eric Pickles’ threat to Rugby’s green fields
Eric Pickles MP (Con, Brentwood & Ongar) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is trying to "persuade" local authorities to release land for housing.
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How many new houses does Rugby need?
Shelter, the housing charity, says England should be building 250,000 new homes every year and the Liberal Democrats policy for the UK is to increase house building to 300,000 new homes every year.…
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Open debate on Rugby First and BID
The "review" launched by Rugby Borough Council into the future of town centre development company, Rugby First, and the business improvement district (BID) is running into the sand.
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Rugby Borough Council decides: Tuesday 9 December 2014
Rugby Borough Council is being asked to decide five things at its meeting this Tuesday:
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What Rugby First’s accounts don’t tell us
Rugby First Ltd have published their accounts for the period up to the end of October 2013. Their accounts have received a clean audit certificate from their independent auditors. The accounts list…
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Richard Dickson to fight for southern Rugby
Warwickshire man Richard Dickson has been selected by the Liberal Democrats to be their candidate for the constituency which covers the southern strip of Rugby Borough (Kenilworth & Southam) -…
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Rugby: Cabinet or Council ?
Local authorities used to make their decisions by the councillors working together on committees. The most important decisions were then sent to the full Council to debate and vote on. Rugby Borough…
