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This is just a quick post to fill in on what has happened. Unfortunately we did not gain any councillors in the Mansfield North by election last week, despite a heroic effort by many people there. Canvassing there made it clear that Labour has a lot of work to do to win back people’s trust…
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First full Nottinghamshire County Council meeting was last Thursday. The photo shows our small Nottinghamshire Labour group now. It is very sad that we have lost so many hardworking experienced councillors (and members of group staff), particularly our previous leader Kate. It is also sad that so many enthusiastic candidates didn’t get elected. However, although we are small…
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Local Government Reorganisation is causing a lot of discussion at the moment. First it is probably useful to explain that in West Bridgford we pay our council tax to Rushcliffe Borough Council who provide services like parks and rubbish collection. But Rushcliffe then pass on most of the money to Nottinghamshire County Council (NottsCC) who…
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The Football, Cricket and Rugby grounds are running ever more events with ever larger crowds: sports, music, beer festivals and drone shows. We all want these venues to be successful but not at the expense of residents. It isn’t true that we knew it would be like this when we moved in as matches and…
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If you live in West Bridgford, most of your local services, including adult social care, education, public health, transport and waste disposal, are provided by the County Council, whilst the rest (waste collection, care of some green spaces, planning etc), are provided by Rushcliffe Borough Council. However, if you live anywhere else in Rushcliffe your…
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By Cllr Steve Calvert I worked for Nottinghamshire County Council for thirty years up to 2011, the last five years as a Director responsible for Strategic Transport, Planning and the Environment. I have also been an elected Nottinghamshire County Councillor from 2013-17, serving as Vice-Chair of the Transport and Highways Committee. In 2023 I was…
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Like most people in West Bridgford, I use Nottingham city centre for leisure, shopping and public transport and I want it to thrive. So it’s been very sad to pass the Broadmarsh hoardings for the last 4 years, and to see the City in financial difficulties. In my opinion, local government is in a mess.…
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On November 7th we had Corporate Overview Group meeting at Rushcliffe Borough Council. You can find the papers here and watch the meeting on youtube here. There were a number of items on the agenda, but it is the last two that are particularly notable. First we discussed the future Corporate Strategy. We were repeatedly…
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We are inviting the local community to an evening to discuss parental and resident concerns on school placements in our village. All are free to attend and we have invited our local County Councillors as well as Cllr Tracey Taylor, Chair of Children and Young People Committee. Our parish & borough councillors will be attending…
The Labour Party in Rushcliffe
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