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Local Issues, Local Council, Transport, News
Victory on Tilehurst Car Park Charges
The Labour Administration in Reading has today backed down on its decision to charge users of Tilehurst car parks from the moment they park their car. Lead Councillor for Transport Tony Page was forced, in the face of furious Lib Dem councillors from Tilehurst and elswhere, to reduce the plans for car park charges to […]
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Local Issues, Local Council, Transport
Charges for Tilehurst Car Parks ?
01.12.10 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThe Lead Councillor for Transport has once again demonstrated how arrogant Labour politicians never actually listen to local people. Cllr Tony Page has just announced his decision to implement charging for car parks in Dunstall Close and Recreation Road. There has been no consultation with local councillors, no notice, just a decision announced. I and […]
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Local Issues, News
Daisy selected for Reading West
My colleague Cllr Daisy Benson (pictured)
was last night selected as the Lib Dem PPC for Reading West. She will be taking on both Labour and the Tories at the next general election. Daisy already has a high profile in the local media having been a councillor in Redlands Ward for 4 years, she currently […] -
Local Issues, Local Services, News
Tilehurst Residents Surveys
I have spent time over the weekend going through the results of the latest batch of Residents’ Survey Forms from Tilehurst. There were a number of gripes but several issues were prominent among the responses (80 recieved so far and still counting):
some residents wanted to return to a weekly bin collection for the grey (landfill) […]
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Traffic, Local Issues, Local Council, News
Speed Guns in Tilehurst
Speed Gun in Action Picture
Well they have finally arrived and I have been out to see them in action, along with my Lib Dem colleagues from Tilehurst Ward, Cllr Chris Harris and Cllr Pete Beard. We were out in Wetswood Road, Chapel Hill and Halls Road and everywhere we went we had residents come up […]
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Local Issues, Planning
Another Pincents Hill Update
I gather that the Planning Application for Pincents Hill is due to be discussed at West Berks Eastern Area Planning Committee which is being held at Little Heath School at 5:30pm on 16 December.
Building 750 home across the border from Tilehurst Ward will have serious effects on traffic and also on school places for Tilehurst […] -
Local Issues, Local Council, Transport, News
Bus passengers kept away from new station
11.11.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsReading station is being rebuilt. The whole station area is being revamped. We have fantastic plans for the new station buildings. We have Mr Madjeski’s skyscapers going up over the road. We should all be celebrating the huge investments being made in our town. Unless, of course, you are a bus passenger.
In amongst the hundreds […] -
Local Issues, Local Services, Transport, News
Hasty Consultation for the Buses
11.01.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsReading Buses are consulting on changes to their routes but have given people only one week to respond. This is outrageous.
Their consultation is at
http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/articles/reading-buses-needs-your-views/?PHPSESSID=6528259f93572ed490cdab575cb3b714
If my reading of the changes is correct then residents living in the far west of Tilehurst will see a major reduction in frequency of their bus services. Many […] -
Traffic, Local Issues
Speeding Yet Again
I note that this week’s TMAP (Traffic Management Advisory Panel) meeting will receive a report on the current Road Safety Awareness Campaign. The campaign consists of erecting signs (including a Smiley Sid flashing speed warning sign) along known traffic speeding hotspots for two weeks at a time, then moving on to the next hotspot. The […]
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Local Issues, Planning
Updated Update on Pincents Hill
The closing date for comments on this planning application is now 18 September. Many thanks to the planning oficers at West Berkshire for seeing the light.
I have sent in my own response concentrating on the effects of the development on traffic around the local roads in my neighbouring ward of Tilehurst. Given the size of […]
Ricky Duveen
Liberal Democrat Councillor for Tilehurst Ward-
Ricky Duveen
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