The Task & Finish Review Group will be chaired by John Bridgeman CBE. Kenilworth Station Review – Terms of Reference 12 July 2018

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This news is very sad

by richarddickson on 27 July, 2018

How sad, my sympathy is with the family and friends in the constituency https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-44978102

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Local businesses and residents under threat

by richarddickson on 27 June, 2018

The latest news about Wellesbourne airfield is not good news for local businesses and residents. What’s our local MP going to do? http://www.stratford-herald.com/88110-wellesbourne-airfield-businesses-suffer-blow-leases-legal-battle.html

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Two bad news items today

by richarddickson on 26 June, 2018

The 3rd runway at Heathrow will suck more jobs to the south east but our local MP still voted for it. The report of motor sector investment was also bad news.

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I’m so sorry not to be going to London on Saturday, because of a long-anticipated trip elsewhere, but I hope the event goes as well as the previous two marches I’ve been on. This morning I attended a breakfast meeting in Kenilworth of Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce at which the Jeremy Wright, Attorney […]

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At a meeting of Kenilworth Town Council on 7th June I urged HS2 Ltd to start the community engagement events in the town as soon as possible. These events had been promised more than six months ago and, from my doorstep conversations with local  residents, irs clear that there’s very little knowledge about the fact […]

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Kenilworth station and Kenilworth school

by richarddickson on 2 June, 2018

History has a tendency to repeat itself. Unless we do something to stop it. It’s now more than 2 months since Cllr Seccombe announced at a County Council meeting there’d be a review set up to look at the lessons to be learned from the problems with the Kenilworth station project. It’s also nearly five […]

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RAIL magazine article asks more questions

by richarddickson on 22 April, 2018

This article asks some relevant questions about our station.   It certainly is food for thought for the Task And Finish review group. It begs the questions 1) who knew what and when 2) to what extent were councillors overseeing it and 3) what on going commitment from Warwickshire County Council is there to underwrite operating costs? Rail […]

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Parking restrictions Brookside and Fishponds

by richarddickson on 21 April, 2018

The crisis in Syria

by richarddickson on 11 April, 2018

Syria may seem a long way from Kenilworth, but there hasn’t been an international crisis on this scale for a long time. So here is the LibDem position which I support: a) Use of chemical weapons is a clear red line. b) We can’t stand by and ignore the horrific scenes from Syria. c) We […]

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