New blog…

Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Dave Luckett

I’ve been asked if I designed this website: http://theeppsfiles.blogspot.com/. I would like to categorically say that I haven’t. I’m steering clear on personal insults on my blog, they tend to backfire…

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Expenses

Posted on July 21st, 2008 by Dave Luckett

During the election campaign, and quite a few times since, I’ve been asked about Councillors expenses - “I’m not voting for anyone - you guys all make a fortune out of us!”. Correctly this isn’t the case.
We get allowances paid monthly, the value of which is published on the Council website in the Constitution and [...]

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Whoops

Posted on July 21st, 2008 by Dave Luckett

An interesting article from The Sunday Times here. Whoops, mind you it happened to us last year but was rumbled.

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Bus Route Changes

Posted on July 14th, 2008 by Dave Luckett

Reading Buses are currently running a counsultation on changes to bus routed in September this year.
There is a change to the Number 9 Premier Route which serves Caversham, from September it is proposed that the service be split into two routes, one from Caversham Heights to the Town Centre and then one from the town [...]

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Nagging

Posted on July 10th, 2008 by Dave Luckett

I went to my first NAG (Neighbourhood Action Group) this evening. The Action Group allows members of the local community to work together with the local policing team to deal with local issues. Three areas have been identified by the local group – Anti-Social Behaviour, Burglary and Traffic/Speeding.
If anybody would like to attend the monthly [...]

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The end for Gordon Brown?

Posted on July 7th, 2008 by Dave Luckett

Three quarters of people polled for a Populus poll for The Times think that Gordon Brown is a ‘loser’ - and nearly three fifths of those voted Labour in 2005.
It’s been a torrid time for Brown in recent months, 42 days, disastrous local and London Mayor elections, losing Crewe and Nantwich, losing deposit in Henley, [...]

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First Great Western

Posted on July 5th, 2008 by Dave Luckett

Thursday nights meeting with the Chief Operating Officer, the brave Andrew Haines, of First Great Western always going to be interesting. Turnout was okay, quite a number of Councillors from the Conservatives and Lib Dems and a smattering of Labour. There were also a number of members of the public present who put some pretty [...]

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Blogging

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Dave Luckett

Just typical, after I launch my blog I get bogged down with work, and hence don’t have time to blog.
I’m off to the First Great Western public meeting this evening, should be interesting.

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Blog Launch

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Dave Luckett

I’m offically launching my blog today, I hope to be posting at least once a day often from now on.

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