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  • Labour Rushcliffe Borough Coucillor Report Q3 August 2020 Newsletter

    Hope everyone is well and safe – and enjoying the hot weather we’ve been having recently. As always, the Rushcliffe Borough Council Labour Group would like to keep the community and our local residents updated and informed of what we have been doing and what has been happening. Below is the Newsletter – if you

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  • Rushcliffe Borough Council Meeting Report 13th July 2020

    The full council meeting at Rushcliffe Borough Council this month had a very full agenda, with some items being left over from the last meeting before the COVID 19 lockdown.  The meeting was the first for the new mayor of Rushcliffe Councillor Sue Mallender (Green Party) of Lady Bay Ward in West Bridgford, and she

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  • RBC Labour to Bring More Cycle Routes and Wild Flowers to Rushcliffe!

    At Full Council on the 16th of July – two motions were put forward by the Labour Group, one on cycling by Cllr J Walker and another on wild flowers by Cllr P Gowland. The aim of the Labour group is to listen, engage and actively support our community. These motions are based on issues

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  • Lutterell Ward Report Q2 2020

    This has been an unusual part of the year for all of us, adapting to a new way of working, for some of us it also meant adapting to a new way of schooling for our children too, which is quite a challenge. The schools in Lutterell Ward have been available for the children of

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  • Saying NO to Racism

    Saying NO to Racism

    Recently, Nottinghamshire County Council, voted Councillor Vickers to be the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board. Now, if you didn’t know about Councillor Vickers – please click and read the link below. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/senior-conservative-councillor-suspended-party-3913764 In summary, Councillor Vickers made racist Islamophobic comments. This type of racism is totally unacceptable. What is even more frustrating –

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  • Improving Cycling under the A52

    Nottinghamshire County Council have been allocated additional funds from central government to improve cycling and pedestrian provision around the County so residents can have a safe alternative to public transport in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Pedals have long campaigned to have a designated cycle path from Ruddington to Sharphill and now seems like the

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  • Enjoying the sun

    Enjoying the sun

    As lock down is eased, it is lovely to be able to get out into the fresh air. The last couple of months must have been especially awful for those with no gardens. However over the weekend I have received numerous complaints about litter and the, um, ‘consequences’ of there being no public toilets or

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  • Cllr Gaunt’s letter to Notts CC

    Dear Councillors,  I am contacting you firstly as a Borough and Parish Councillor for Ruddington ward, but also in my capacity as a Secondary school teacher in a local Nottingham Academy, a member of the National Education Union and finally as a very concerned parent of 2 children that attend 2 fantastic local Nottinghamshire schools.I am writing

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  • Keeping my distance

    Keeping my distance

    I am really fed up tonight. I am fed up of sitting working at this computer screen, I am fed up of not seeing friends and family, I am fed up of not popping to Central Avenue. I know I am lucky as I have a lovely garden which I have watched changing day by

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  • VE day near me

    Yesterday we remembered the end of the war and the defeat of fascism, bringing peace and freedom to this country and many others. It was a chance for us to remember or imagine the joy of being freed from the fear and deprivations of war. I expect I wasn’t the only one feeling a bit

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