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Council News
Reading Buses Scandal!,
Reading's 'green buses' are not green
after all .... |
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Have you got a problem
with a service in our Ward? (broken or blocked drains etc.)
Please tell us and your ward
Councillors will arrange to have it fixed! ...
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Councillor Surgeries
Our next Councillor Surgery will be held at the Readibus in
Budgen's Car Park, Peppard Road Emmer Green on
17 July
2010 between 10.30am and 12 noon. |
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Reading Buses to cut 23/24 bus route
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Reading Buses to
cut 23/24 bus
route.
Many residents
will by now be
aware that
Reading Buses
are withdrawing
the
anti-clockwise
section of the
bus service
through
Courtenay Drive
and Kidmore End
Road... |
Former Peppard Ward Councillor Bob Green
passes away
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Bob Green
former
Peppard Ward
Councillor
and Lib Dem
leader, former
Mayor and
lately, a
Freeman of the
Borough
has passed away
at 72 .... |
Cllr Richard Willis' First Person
article on Transport.
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Cllr Richard
Willis' First
Person article
on Transport.
Undoubtedly one
of the hottest
topics in local
politics in
recent years has
been the whole
subject of
Transport ...
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Conservatives question ‘eco-friendly’
bus fuel claims
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Conservatives
question
‘eco-friendly’
bus fuel claims
Reading
Conservatives
today expressed
their dismay at
the news that
Reading Buses is
to convert their
entire fleet of
"eco-friendly"
bio-ethanol
buses to diesel
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Cllr Jamie Chowdhary's
First Person article
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Cllr Jamie
Chowdhary's
First Person
article in the
Reading Post
says: "To
tackle
discipline and
prevent failure
the
Conservatives
believe that
education begins
at home and
should be a
partnership
between
parents..." |
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Cllr launches
‘Buddy Scheme’ for Older Residents
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Cllr Mark Ralph
launches his
Buddy Scheme to
aid the 50+ to
stay in touch...
(see
radio interview)
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Conservative
Councillors refuse to accept Independent
Investigation
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Reading, 29th April 2009:
Conservative
councillors have
refused to accept
the independent
report carried out
by Michael Hake on
bullying in
Reading’s child
protection services.
See also
Evening Post
article
Reading Chronicle
article
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Council Tax Rises by 3.99% due to a Lib/Lab pact!
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Reading, 2 March 2009:
Conservatives on Reading Borough
Council today condemned Labour and the
Liberal Democrats for imposing a
higher-than-inflation increase in
council tax on Reading residents... |
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Peppard Councillors
says
Parent input is required for selecting schools
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Reading, 2 February 2009:
Reading has
a statutory obligation to consult
parents on proposed changes that will
impact all children entering primary or
secondary education in September 2010.
Cllr Mark Ralph, Conservative Lead
Spokesman on Education and Lifelong
Learning said, “One of the most
important decisions a parent can make is
to choose their child’s school.” He
continued, “and one of the most emotive
occasions a parent can experience is a
failure to gain a place at their chosen
School.” ...
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Conservatives
Oppose Closure of
137 & 138 Bus Service
in Emmer Green
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Reading Buses have
announced plans to stop the 137/138 loop
via Marchwood Avenue and Kiln Road ...
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Buddy Scheme introduction
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Cllr Mark Ralph, who set
up the
Caversham 50 PLUS+ Forum with
Geoff Chivers, now Chairman of Reading’s
50 PLUS+ organisation, introduced the
audience to his concept of a ‘Buddy
Scheme’, to be run as a pilot by
Neighbourhood Watch coordinators in
Peppard Ward... |
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Cabinet
Decision Called-In by CCEA Scrutiny
panel
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Reading, 22 January 2009:
At the Corporate, Community and External
Affairs (CCEA) Scrutiny Panel on 22
January the Conservatives, with Lib Dem
support, voted to ‘call in’ a Cabinet
decision regarding additional funding to
the Academy Sport leisure centre in
south Reading....
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Labour’s
Lead Councillor for Children’s Services
Resigns!
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Reading, 20 January 2009:
Reading Borough Conservatives today
welcomed the resignation of
Labour’s Lead Councillor for Children’s
Services following appalling
failures highlighted in a recent Ofsted
report on Children’s Services in Reading
See also
Reading Evening Post
Ofsted's JAR report
Richard Willis's Blog |
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Farnham
Road Precinct
Signs-up!
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Conservative Councillors'
perseverance pays as
the Farnham Drive
Precinct finally gets
its sign! ...
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Conservatives improve
footpaths
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Conservatives improve
footpaths
following complaints
from local residents,
Cllr Richard Willis
instigated the clean up
of footpaths in
Dumbarton Way, Caversham
Park Village ...
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Conservatives lead the way on Civic
Office
redevelopment proposals
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Reading Conservatives
continue to lead the
debate over the
redevelopment of the
Civic Centre. In
June this year,
Conservative councillors
were the first to
question the viability
of the Civic Centre
redevelopment proposals
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See
Reading Chronicle
article |
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Conservatives improve
road safety
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Conservatives improve
road safety
a traffic island has
been built in
Rotherfield Way Emmer
Green to increase
pedestrian safety ...
See
Reading Chronicle
and Henley Chronicle
articles |
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Peppard Ward
Councillors question
local Police
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Peppard Ward
Councillors question
local Police over poor Detection Figures
for crimes that affect our day-to-day
lives.
Peppard ward Councillors and Members, Cllrs Mark Ralph and Jamie Chowdhary said the current detection rate of 10 per cent across crimes such as burglary, robbery and theft of and from vehicles was disappointing.
At the Safer Reading Campaign meeting on Monday 20th October, Chief Inspector Jim Weems announced offences in Reading had increased by 0.5 per cent since March this year and admitted the force could do better.
See
Evening Post story link
See
Evening Post article |
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Labour's back door
politics
shame! |
Reading Borough Conservatives strongly
condemn Labour’s handling of a motion at
the full council meeting on 24 June.
Under the guise of a motion the Labour
group attempted to once again hi-jack a
council meeting for their own party
political ends. ....
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Peppard Councillor
on education for your
4 year olds
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Peppard Ward Councillor Mark Ralph,
Conservative Spokesman for Education
says Reading Borough Council is not
ready for a new plan to get youngsters
starting school at the age of Four from
this September.
see
Reading Chronicle article. |
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Lead Roles for
Peppard
Ward Councillors
Councillors Mark Ralph, Richard
Willis and Jamie Chowdhary |
Alongside their Ward commitments,
Councillors Richard Willis and Mark
Ralph have taken key roles within
Reading's Conservative Group of
Councillors.
Councillor
Richard Willis becomes Lead
Spokesman on Transport and Vice Chairman
of the Council's Environment Scrutiny
Panel and Councillor
Mark Ralph will be Lead
Spokesman on Education & Lifelong
Learning and Chairman of the Education &
Children's Services Scrutiny Panel.
Councillor
Jamie Chowdhary is given the
Lead Spokesman for Children's Services
and Police and Public
Safety.
See
Reading Chronicle report
See
Reading Borough Council
website |
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Milestone
Children's Festival
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Peppard Councillors Mark Ralph and Jamie
Chowdhary attend the Children's Festival
at the Milestone Centre in Caversham
Park Village to present an award to Mrs
Barbara Chandler for her many years
service to the Caversham Park Village
Association ...
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Sexiest Councillors
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Councillor Jamie Chowdhary, the newest
member of the Peppard Ward Councillors,
comes second in The Evening Post's
Sexiest New Councillors Poll. 1st place
was won by another Conservative
Councillor,
Dave Luckett from Caversham
Ward. Complete
Evening Post article
Evening
Post website |
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Anti social
behaviour
blights Caversham Park
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Once again the Northbrook Road /
Milestone Centre area of Caversham Park
Village is being blighted by anti social
behaviour including graffiti, criminal
damage and arson. ....
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Peppard Ward turns blue! |
Reading Conservatives gain 4 more seats
in the local elections including Peppard
ward from the Lib Dems breaking Labour's
stranglehold on Reading. ...
Picture courtesy of Reading Chronicle |
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Mark Ralph exposes
Council Tax mis-banding
(archive news!)
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In 2004 Mark Ralph exposed the long term
overcharging of Council Tax in Caversham
Park Village, impacting over 450 houses
and resulting in the repayment of over
£500,000 and a further £100,000 in
interest to residents ....
See
Entire Archive
Picture courtesy of Evening Post
Reading |
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Mark Ralph breaks foot!
Click to enlarge |
Councillor Ralph joined the prestigious
list of celebrities who have broken a
bone in their foot called the
Metatarsal. The accident happened whilst
he was leafleting in Caversham Park
Village on the 29th April, 2 days before
the Reading local elections. He said " I
was trying to be sneaky and take a quick
short cut between houses.
I was climbing over a fence when I
put my foot down on what looked like a
patch of grass. "Unfortunately for me it
ended up being a hole in the ground and
my foot went straight through. I carried
on leafleting for a while but ended up
having to got to see my GP who sent me
to the Royal Berks." ....
See Reading Chronicle article
Picture courtesy of Reading Chronicle |
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Bottle banks withdrawn!
Reading Borough Council recently
announced plans to site bottle-banks at
the top of Bramber Mews, in a lay-by on
Henley Road and at Marchwood Avenue.
Due to pressure from Conservative
Councillors a small public consultation
was undertaken by the Council of the
households in the immediate area. In
addition to this local Conservatives
produced our own consultation which we
distributed to around 300 homes.
The results from our consultation were
as follows:
Bramber Mews – In favour 2 – Against
10
Henley Road – In favour 3 – Against 15
Marchwood Ave – In favour 1 – Against 24
The Council’s consultation produced
similar results with the overwhelming
majority of those who responded being
opposed to the sites that were proposed.
In the light of public response and
representation from Mark, Richard and
Jamie, the Council has informed us that
it does not propose to go ahead with
siting bottle-banks at these locations.
Local Conservatives support improved
recycling facilities and we will be
helping Council officers to identify
alternative sites that would be less
intrusive for local people. However you
have our assurance that if and when
further sites are identified we will
consult residents and represent your
views to the Council.
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Footpath built!
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As Phase one of £250,000 funding secured
by Councillor Mark Ralph, the Local Area
Enhancement begins in Emmer Green. Here Reading
Borough Council surfaced the footpath
leading to Budgens Car Park in Emmer
Green. Phase two will commence shortly. |
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