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16/10/2026

STOP THE RUGBY-NUNEATON MERGER - SIGN HERE ✍️

Almost 550 Rugby residents recently responded to our 'referendum' about the merging of local councils - and the results were clear. Rugby residents do not want Rugby to merge with Nuneaton, Bedworth and Atherstone.

🗳️ That's why we've launched our latest petition to stop the merger here: https://www.rugbyconservatives.co.uk/stop-rugby-nuneaton-merger

Of the 547 votes cast, 85% of Rugby residents stated they would prefer one council covering all of Warwickshire - with 15% saying they'd prefer two.

❌ However, we also then asked residents whether they support the principle of merging councils: 69% of Rugby residents say we should just keep the councils as they are.

21% of residents do support the merging of councils - with a further 10% unsure.

🗣️ Our data shows that residents do not want to see the local councils merged. However, if the government is forcing councils to merge, residents would overwhelmingly prefer one council.

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15/10/2026

200 NEW HOMES FOR NELSON WAY ESTATE - PLANS EXPLAINED 👇

There are plans to redevelop part of the Nelson Way estate by Clarion Housing - with over 200 new houses being built.

Clarion Housing have engaged with affected residents over the past year - but we know this will be of interest to residents across our borough.

🚧 The plans would see 111 of the non-traditional Cussins-built homes on the estate transformed to just over 200 new homes. The construction start on site is currently anticipated to be in 2028, completing in 2029.

We've included a map of the key details - which houses are set to be redeveloped. You can also find a list of the affected properties and further details here: https://biltonlive.com/pages/resources

🗣️ There is an in-person consultation event taking place next week in Bilton. The event takes place on Wednesday 21st October 2026 from 3pm to 7pm. It is being held at St Mark's Church Centre, Church Walk, Bilton (which is next to St Marks Church).

There has not yet been a planning application for this redevelopment. We will continue to update residents on the progress of this project.

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14/10/2026

210 NEW CAWSTON HOUSES - JUST *NINE* AFFORDABLE 😲

🆕 There has been an update to the proposals to build 210 houses south of Coventry Road near Cawston. The developer now has an application lodged with Rugby Borough Council to alter the types of houses that it plans to build.

9️⃣ The development would see 210 houses built with just 9 affordable houses rather than the 63 that were initially proposed in the original planning application.

We are seeing this across the country - developers completing 'viability assessments' which state that it is unaffordable to build homes, contribute to local infrastructure AND provide the required levels of affordable housing.

❌ By doing this, the council has very limited room for manoeuvre. It can employ its own specialists to check the numbers - but they usually come to similar conclusions. If the council refuses to budge, the developer could walk away - or, more likely, appeal the council's decision to the planning inspector.

When this was discussed at planning committee earlier this year, councillors were left with no sound reason to refuse the request.

👀 You can see the application to reduce the number of affordable houses here: https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/42097 You can also read the officer's report which explains the council's position in further detail.

Do you think developers should be forced to build a fair share of affordable housing? Let us know in the comments 👇

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13/10/2026

A5 GIBBET HILL CONSULTATION - LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND 👇

📝 National Highways is consulting on three options to tackle congestion at the A5 Gibbet Hill roundabout - and Rugby's residents have the chance to have their say.

The plans range from upgrading the existing roundabout to building a much larger three-lane roundabout north of the current junction.

We've included key images of the possible options in the images below 👇

🗣️ Respond to the consultation with your preference here: https://nationalhighways.citizenspace.com/he/a5-gibbet-hill-consultation/

🚗 🚛 National Highways says congestion is already a problem and is expected to get worse because of housing growth around Rugby and Lutterworth, Magna Park and DIRFT.

The consultation is particularly important for Rugby, with Gibbet Hill carrying significant traffic between the A5, A426 and our local communities.

📅 Consultation closes on 3rd November 2026 - with the final public exhibition event taking place at Cotesbach Village Hall on Saturday 17th October from 10am until 4pm. Rugby Conservatives attended the previous session in Crick and spoke at length with the representatives from National Highways.

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12/10/2026

DOCTOR-LED URGENT CARE FOR ST CROSS - STATEMENT IN FULL 👇

🗣️ A government statement has confirmed that doctor-led urgent care will be coming to St Cross Hospital from Autumn 2027. This is a positive step - although it was first promised to Rugby's previous MP Mark Pawsey in late 2023.

❌ We have been frustrated by the lack of progress since the general election in 2024.

We recently learnt that Rugby now has a population of over 125,000. Residents are rightly demanding that Rugby gets its own A&E - just like other similarly-sized towns across the country.

📈 There has now been an update directly from the government confirming that doctor-led urgent care will be available at St Cross within a year. This is a positive first step.

In a written response dated 8th September, Health Minister Karin Smith explains, "Improvements have already been made at Rugby Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), including access to general practice (GP) support outside normal practice hours where clinically appropriate. This is helping more patients receive care locally without needing to attend an emergency department.

The ICB is now progressing the next phase of its programme, which will develop an integrated urgent care model to strengthen UTC provision, including evening and weekend services, and establish a single point of access for healthcare professionals to help patients access the most appropriate care.

The new model will also ensure UTCs meet national standards, including provision for patients of all ages and access to GP-led care. The new model is anticipated to be in place by autumn 2027. In the meantime, the ICB will continue to support improvements at Rugby UTC and maximise the use of available GP out-of-hours appointments at Rugby St Cross Hospital."

🖱️ This written government response predates our MP's recent petition. You can read the response for yourself here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/23639

✍️ This government announcement followed a petition by Rugby Conservatives which was signed by over 5,000 residents and a letter sent in August to the local NHS Trust's Chief Executive demanding improvements in healthcare for our town.

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10/10/2026

RUGBY CONSERVATIVES WELCOME MP'S ST CROSS LETTER 🤝 SIGN IT HERE

Rugby's local MP has written an open letter and has asked Rugby residents to jointly sign it.

Rugby Conservatives welcome the MP's campaign - which follows our own letter to the local NHS Trust earlier this summer. This letter came after 5,000 Rugby residents signed our own petition demanding an A&E for our ever-growing town.

This built on the work of Rugby's previous MP - Mark Pawsey - who campaigned for improved services and undertook his own petition back in the summer of 2023.

🗣️ Then, in 2024, UHCW NHS Trust, who operate the St Cross, committed to standardise their urgent treatment centres. This should have meant access to care provided in line with that provided at Coventry's Urgent Treatment Centre - including access to doctor-led care and care for under-fives

✉️ In his letter, which has so far been signed by over 3,600 Rugby and Daventry residents, John Slinger MP is requesting an upgrade to the Urgent Treatment Centre to provide more doctor-led care.

The issue with health provision in Rugby is above party politics.

➡️ That's why we're sharing a link to his letter here too: https://john-slinger.co.uk/news/st-cross-urgent-care

🖊️ Any resident can sign it as long as you live within 15 miles of St Cross. You can also choose whether to display your full name and the part of town where you live - or keep it private. Finally, you can opt out of our MP's newsletters too.

We ask that you share this with anyone who has an interest in seeing improvements to health services in Rugby.

🚨 We recently learnt that Rugby's estimated population is now greater than 125,000. Coventry Hospital also recently had to declare a critical incident - and is now seeing 13,000 arrivals at A&E each month.

It's crystal clear for all Rugby residents to see - Rugby needs its own A&E.

We will continue to work collaboratively with anyone who wants to work towards improving healthcare provision in Rugby - and will continue to fight for A&E to return to Rugby.

You can read our letter to local NHS bosses here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/RugbyConservativesUHCW

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09/10/2026

IS RUGBY THE FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN ENGLAND? WE INVESTIGATE 🕵️‍♀️

📰 A news article has been published stating that Rugby is the fastest growing town in ENGLAND - according to the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

We weren't surprised to hear that Rugby was continuing to grow - you can see that on our road network at peak times.

🏘️ The Labour government has whacked up housing targets for our borough - meaning we need to build more houses than we had to previously.

We took a look at the latest data which can be found here as a link at the bottom of this post and have listed the headlines here 👇

📈 Rugby's estimated population increased from 122,378 (mid-2024) to 125,594 (mid-2025) - an increase of 3,216 people (or 2.6%).

🏙️ Rugby has the largest percentage increase of any borough, district or county - except the tiny area technically called 'City of London'.

⬆️ There were some adjustments to previous year's data - which increased some population stats for 2023 and 2024

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The majority of the increase comes from people moving into our town - with large increases in the number of residents in their 30s and 40s. There's a sharp decline from age 18 to 19 - most likely linked to the number of teenagers going off to university.

👶 There were 1,142 births and 1,089 deaths - contributing only 53 to the increase in our population.

🌍 2,389 more people moved from elsewhere in the UK than left Rugby. There was a net increase of 463 people from outside the UK - the difference between the number arriving from overseas and those leaving Rugby to move overseas.

ONS datasets: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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08/10/2026

BRANDON STADIUM - COUNCIL MAKES NEXT MOVE 🏍️

On Tuesday evening, at a meeting of senior Labour and Lib Dem councillors, a report was approved which commits the council to undertake 'soft market testing'.

🗣️ All councillors were warned to be careful with their comments. "I hope we can keep this in the public domain. We do need to be mindful about not making any commercially sensitive remarks during the comment stages," explained the Labour chair of the meeting.

In a very brief introduction, the Lib Dem 'portfolio holder' with responsibility for the report, read a short, pre-written statement about the item.

🗣️ That introduction said, "This is some soft market testing to see if there is credible market interest in the potential restoration, operation and long-term management of Brandon Stadium for speedway, stock car and associated community uses. The council has not made any decision to acquire the site, promote a compulsory purchase order, disposal of or lease of the land, appoint an operator, provide funding, commence procurement, or enter into any agreement. This is literally seeing if there's any interest in the market."

📋 There is currently a live planning application for the site which would see 104 houses built and land set aside for a speedway track and associated facilities and infrastructure.

⚠️ It is clear that councillors are being careful - to avoid any decisions of the planning committee being overturned by a judge on technical grounds.

📊 In a recent Rugby Conservatives poll, 83% of local residents opposed housing on the site. 13% demonstrated reservations about the return of motorsport, with a further 4% unsure.

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07/10/2026

£300K TOWN CHURCH PROJECT NOW COMPLETE ⛪ 🧑‍🔧

Rugby council's £291,000 church improvement project is now complete.

Works included cleaning and repairing stonework, replacing window guards, repairing rainwater pipes and railings, and installing architectural lighting.

Controversially, the council agreed to foot the bill in its entirety - using precious reserves set aside for town centre improvements.

The £291,000 bill included:

💡£36k for fabrication and installation of new external lighting
📐 £16k of architect fees
🦇 £8k for a bat survey, reports and permissions in relation to external lighting
🧹 £56k for stone repair and cleaning and £68k for site set up

The Labour-Lib Dem council believe this investment will make a significant improvement to Rugby's town centre.

We're not so sure - and think it's a lot of money.

The lighting looks great but businesses are crying out for practical help in our town centre: more events, visible and contactable community wardens, clean streets, fixed pavements.

What do you think should be the priority in Rugby's town centre? Let us know in the comments 👇

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06/10/2026

A5 GIBBET HILL CONSULTATION - OPTIONS HERE 👇

📝 National Highways is consulting on three options to tackle congestion at the A5 Gibbet Hill roundabout - and Rugby's residents have the chance to have their say.

The plans range from upgrading the existing roundabout to building a much larger three-lane roundabout north of the current junction.

We've included key images of the possible options in the images below 👇

🗣️ Respond to the consultation with your preference here: https://nationalhighways.citizenspace.com/he/a5-gibbet-hill-consultation/

🚗 🚛 National Highways says congestion is already a problem and is expected to get worse because of housing growth around Rugby and Lutterworth, Magna Park and DIRFT.

The consultation is particularly important for Rugby, with Gibbet Hill carrying significant traffic between the A5, A426 and our local communities.

📅 Consultation closes 3 November 2026 - with a public exhibition taking place at the Holiday Inn, Crick tomorrow (Wednesday 7th October, 2pm until 8pm).

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Got a question or issue that you'd like our help with? Contact our friendly team by emailing [email protected] 💙

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