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Thank You
Labour Wins in Caversham for the First Time Since 2004 A sincere thank you to all the Caversham residents who voted for me, supporting our positive, community campaign. Turnout was 34.89%, one of the highest figures of the night. Full … Continue reading
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Burglaries Triple in Caversham
Police have warned people in Caversham to carefully lock their uPVC doors pulling the handle up then using the key. There were 42 burglaries and attemped break-ins in Caversham in March up from 16 in February. 20 of the burglaries … Continue reading
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Campaigning for Road Safety in Caversham
A number of people who spoke to me in Briants Avenue, South View Avenue and Star Road expressed their concerns about road safety in their area. A particular problem is trying to cross Briants Avenue at busy times especially near … Continue reading
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Consensus Over the Budget and Good News for Cyclist Commuters at Full Council Meeting
Budget Agreement In a Full Council meeting , consensus was largely achieved over the budget, to the benefit of the people of Reading and grown-up politics generally. Rather than the usual battle lines drawn between the main parties , the … Continue reading
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Tory Councillor Steps Down Over Government Attacks on Disabled People
A Tory Councillor has stepped down and left the Conservative party over what he sees as the government’s “endless attacks on disabled people”. Councillor Ollie Flitcroft, who has served as a Conservative member of Barrow Borough Council for almost five … Continue reading
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Child Poverty in Caversham is Above the Reading Average
Figures released last week by the End Child Poverty campaign show that Caversham ward has levels of Child Poverty above the average for Reading. Caversham ranked the joint 7th worst ward for child poverty with 23% while the level across … Continue reading
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Tidying Up Amersham Road and Ian Mikardo Way
Residents round Amersham Road told us that they were concerned about the untidiness of the area, particularly caused by fly-tipping as I mentioned in an earlier blog. Another problem was that several pairs of shoes and trainers had been thrown … Continue reading
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Caversham Labour Campaigns Against NHS Bill
We received a great response from Christmas shoppers in St Martins Precinct in Caversham centre on Saturday at our stall where we campaigned against the NHS Bill currently going through parliament. Many people signed our petition urging the Coalition Government … Continue reading
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Fly-Tipping Around Caversham
I have spent most of today around the Amersham Road/Ian Mikardo Way area talking to residents about their concerns, one, which has come up repeatedly is fly-tipping (The picture opposite is from Ian Mikardo Way). Fly-Tipping has become a major … Continue reading
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Richard To Stand For Caversham
Richard Davies has been selected by the Labour Party to be their candidate for Caversham Ward in the May 2012 Local Government Elections. Richard has lived in Caversham for over ten years and is married with two teenage daughters and … Continue reading
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