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 Christmas Message from Andy, December 2008 |
Over the last year, our local Labour Party has had a very active and successful programme of campaigning and social events. I’m very grateful to everyone who participated. I’d also like to thank our local Party’s Executive Committee who have all worked very hard to keep things running smoothly. Andy shares a joke at Rugby Labour's Christmas dinner, December 2008 Much of my recent campa...
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| Andy launches petition to abolish parking charges at St Cross |
Working with his trade union Unison, Andy is launching a petition on hospital car parking charges. The wording of the petition is as follows: "We, the undersigned, urge the Hospital Trust Board to take urgent action to abolish all hospital car parking charges. We ask the Government to follow the lead of Scotland and Wales by abolishing hospital parking charges throughout England." You can ad...
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| Rugby Advertiser backs Hospital Parking Campaign |
The Rugby Advertiser is backing Andy's joint campaign with Unison to abolish hospital parking charges. Writing in the newspaper, Peter Aengenheister, Editor of the Advertiser, said: "I'd call on anyone who feels strongly about this issue to sign the petition now.
"Paying to park at hospital isn't fair on patients and unfair on their families, and we will be pushing this campaign forward ...
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| Messages of Support for Andy's Hospital Parking Petition |
Local people have expressed overwhelming support for Andy's joint campaign with Unison to abolish hospital parking charges. Below are some of the positive messages that Andy has received. Unison & Andy King -- campaigning for Rugby's health services "Good for you Andy! I think it's an excellent cause." SB, Brownsover South "Charges are far too high." HC, Admirals "It was really good to ...
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| Great News for New Bilton: Lawford Road Pedestrian Crossings Get Go
Ahead, Oct 08 |
“The two new Lawford Road Pedestrian Crossings are to get an immediate Go Ahead. “This is the news that New Bilton has been waiting for.” So said Councillor Doug Hodkinson (Labour, Lawford and New Bilton), when announcing that recent consultations had produced no objections from local residents. “This means that apart from a few brief formalities the contracts can be let and ...
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| Vote Labour in Avon & Swift By-Election on Thursday 4 December |
Dave Bowns, Labour's candidate in the by-election, with Andy King in Clifton Dave Bowns says: "I am standing as your Labour Party candidate in the Borough election on 4 December. I have lived in Rugby for over 50 years with my wife Rita and we have a son and a daughter. During that time, through my involvement and interest in local affairs, I have become very familiar with the issues in our commu...
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| Andy takes St Cross campaign to Labour Party conference |
Remarks on health services and St Cross prepared by Andy for the 2008 Labour Party conference in Manchester: Good morning conference. Andy King – Parliamentary Spokesman from Rugby CLP. I want to speak to you today about health services in Rugby, the town where I have lived for over 30 years and which I represented in Parliament between 1997 and 2005. When Labour c...
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| Great News for Rugby: Funding Secured for New College |
Congratulations to Ioan Morgan, Principal of Warwickshire College, and his staff for succeeding in their bid to win over £6 million of funding from Advantage West Midlands (AWM) to establish a state-of-the-art "Power Academy" at the new Rugby College site in Brownsover. This is the last piece in the jigsaw of the £35 million package ...
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| The people of Rugby overwhelmingly back their local health services |
In response to a survey of 13,700 local residents sent out by Andy King, Labour's Parliamentary Spokesman, the people of Rugby have stated loud and clear that St Cross Hospital provides excellent treatment to them and their families. More than 90% of those who responded and had used St Cross in the last year rated the service they received as excellent. Local people also g...
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| No Polyclinics for Rugby following meeting called by Andy King |
The people of Rugby should feel confident in their local health services – including top-performing GP surgeries. That was the message stressed at a meeting of local GPs, Warwickshire PCT, and Labour’s Parliamentary Spokesman for Rugby, Andy King. Andy King with Bryan Stoten, Chair of Warwickshire PCT, and James Shera, Vice Chair, at St Cross Hospital in Rugby Warwickshire PCT, the ...
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| Doug Hodkinson wins Lawford and New Bilton for Labour, March 2008 |
We are delighted to announce that Labour's Doug Hodkinson is the new Warwickshire County Councillor for the Lawford and New Bilton Division. In an intense campaign, Doug successfully fought off challenges from four other candidates, including the BNP. Doug takes over as County Councillor for the area from Bryan Levy, who died in November last year. Doug with Andy King in New Bilton Followin...
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| Warwickshire PCT underwrites the future of St Cross, Nov 07 |
Andy King today welcomed the breaking news that Warwickshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Coventry PCT have agreed to commit the money necessary to secure the future of Rugby’s St Cross Hospital. The two PCTs have agreed financial support for the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust on the condition that the future of Rugby’s hospital is secure. In return for the...
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| Andy King welcomes Secretary of State John Denham on his visit to Rugby College, Nov 07 |
On Thursday 22 November, Andy King welcomed John Denham MP -- Secretary of State at the Department for Universities, Innovation and Skills -- on his visit to Rugby. John was in Rugby to inspect plans for the new Rugby campus of Warwickshire College that is to be built near the railway station on the old GEC site in Brownsover. At the start of the visit, Andy and John m...
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| Bryan Levy, 4 November 2007 |
With great sadness I learned of the death earlier today of Bryan Levy, County Councillor, former Leader of Rugby Borough Council, and an Honorary Freeman of the Borough. I worked closely with him for many years when we served together on Warwickshire County Council, the Police Committee, and on the Borough Council. He had very strong opinions on many issues and was well informed on lit...
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| Securing the Future of St Cross, 7 Oct 2007 |
Last Wednesday, Andy King met with Bryan Stoten, Chair of Warwickshire PCT, at the A&E department at St Cross Hospital to push for a secure future, and an expanded range of services, at Rugby’s hospital. Other key health decision-makers, such as Warwickshire PCT Vice Chair James Shera, were also present to set out their commitment to the future of local health...
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| Andy's campaign gets national media coverage |
And King's campaign for Labour in Rugby has received front-page coverage in Unison's national magazine. The front cover of Unison's national magazine You can download a copy of the magazine for free here . Andy King is a committed trade unionist and a long-standing and active member of Unison. Before entering Parliament to represent the old seat of Rugby and Ke...
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| Andy backs Linden Unit and urges fresh consultation, Oct 07 |
Andy King, Labour's Parliamentary Spokesman for Rugby Constituency, has filed his formal response to the consultation on the future of the Linden Unit at Rugby's St Cross Hospital. While preparing his submission, Andy visited both the Linden Unit at St Cross and the Caludon Centre in Coventry to talk to staff and service users. Andy King at Rugby's St Cross Hospital In his...
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| Andy King holds joint advice surgery |
On Saturday 27 October, Andy King held a joint advice surgery with Nuneaton MP Bill Olner for local residents in Binley Woods. Andy joins Bill at his advice surgery in Binley Woods Binley Woods is part of the new Rugby constituency (it was previously in the Nuneaton parliamentary seat). More details on the make-up of the new Rugby parliamentary seat are available here. ...
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| The new constituency of Rugby |
The Boundary Commission for England, a non-political public body, is required by law to review the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in England periodically. The results of the Commission's latest review were debated in Parliament during the first half of 2007, and the new constituency boundaries it proposed will be used at the next UK general election. The most important ...
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| Andy backs campaign to save Nuneaton fire station |
Andy King backs Jayne Innes's campaign to protect Nuneaton fire station. Conservative-controlled Warwickshire County Council is proposing to close the fire stations in Nuneaton and Bedworth, and to replace them with a single fire station located between the two towns. These proposals would increase response times to homes throughout Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough, and they are also ...
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Over the last year, our local Labour Party has had a very active and successful programme of campaigning and social events. I’m very grateful to everyone who participated. I’d also like to thank our local Party’s Executive Committee who have all worked very hard to keep things running smoothly. Andy shares a joke at Rugby Labour's Christmas dinner, December 2008 Much of my recent campa...
Working with his trade union Unison, Andy is launching a petition on hospital car parking charges. The wording of the petition is as follows: "We, the undersigned, urge the Hospital Trust Board to take urgent action to abolish all hospital car parking charges. We ask the Government to follow the lead of Scotland and Wales by abolishing hospital parking charges throughout England." You can ad...
The Rugby Advertiser is backing Andy's joint campaign with Unison to abolish hospital parking charges. Writing in the newspaper, Peter Aengenheister, Editor of the Advertiser, said: "I'd call on anyone who feels strongly about this issue to sign the petition now.
Local people have expressed overwhelming support for Andy's joint campaign with Unison to abolish hospital parking charges. Below are some of the positive messages that Andy has received. Unison & Andy King -- campaigning for Rugby's health services "Good for you Andy! I think it's an excellent cause." SB, Brownsover South "Charges are far too high." HC, Admirals "It was really good to ...
“The two new Lawford Road Pedestrian Crossings are to get an immediate Go Ahead. “This is the news that New Bilton has been waiting for.” So said Councillor Doug Hodkinson (Labour, Lawford and New Bilton), when announcing that recent consultations had produced no objections from local residents. “This means that apart from a few brief formalities the contracts can be let and ...
Dave Bowns, Labour's candidate in the by-election, with Andy King in Clifton Dave Bowns says: "I am standing as your Labour Party candidate in the Borough election on 4 December. I have lived in Rugby for over 50 years with my wife Rita and we have a son and a daughter. During that time, through my involvement and interest in local affairs, I have become very familiar with the issues in our commu...
Remarks on health services and St Cross prepared by Andy for the 2008 Labour Party conference in Manchester: Good morning conference. Andy King – Parliamentary Spokesman from Rugby CLP. I want to speak to you today about health services in Rugby, the town where I have lived for over 30 years and which I represented in Parliament between 1997 and 2005. When Labour c...
Congratulations to Ioan Morgan, Principal of Warwickshire College, and his staff for succeeding in their bid to win over £6 million of funding from Advantage West Midlands (AWM) to establish a state-of-the-art "Power Academy" at the new Rugby College site in Brownsover. This is the last piece in the jigsaw of the £35 million package ...
In response to a survey of 13,700 local residents sent out by Andy King, Labour's Parliamentary Spokesman, the people of Rugby have stated loud and clear that St Cross Hospital provides excellent treatment to them and their families. More than 90% of those who responded and had used St Cross in the last year rated the service they received as excellent. Local people also g...
The people of Rugby should feel confident in their local health services – including top-performing GP surgeries. That was the message stressed at a meeting of local GPs, Warwickshire PCT, and Labour’s Parliamentary Spokesman for Rugby, Andy King. Andy King with Bryan Stoten, Chair of Warwickshire PCT, and James Shera, Vice Chair, at St Cross Hospital in Rugby Warwickshire PCT, the ...
We are delighted to announce that Labour's Doug Hodkinson is the new Warwickshire County Councillor for the Lawford and New Bilton Division. In an intense campaign, Doug successfully fought off challenges from four other candidates, including the BNP. Doug takes over as County Councillor for the area from Bryan Levy, who died in November last year. Doug with Andy King in New Bilton Followin...
Andy King today welcomed the breaking news that Warwickshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Coventry PCT have agreed to commit the money necessary to secure the future of Rugby’s St Cross Hospital. The two PCTs have agreed financial support for the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust on the condition that the future of Rugby’s hospital is secure. In return for the...
With great sadness I learned of the death earlier today of Bryan Levy, County Councillor, former Leader of Rugby Borough Council, and an Honorary Freeman of the Borough. I worked closely with him for many years when we served together on Warwickshire County Council, the Police Committee, and on the Borough Council. He had very strong opinions on many issues and was well informed on lit...
And King's campaign for Labour in Rugby has received front-page coverage in Unison's national magazine. The front cover of Unison's national magazine You can download a copy of the magazine for free here . Andy King is a committed trade unionist and a long-standing and active member of Unison. Before entering Parliament to represent the old seat of Rugby and Ke...
On Saturday 27 October, Andy King held a joint advice surgery with Nuneaton MP Bill Olner for local residents in Binley Woods. Andy joins Bill at his advice surgery in Binley Woods Binley Woods is part of the new Rugby constituency (it was previously in the Nuneaton parliamentary seat). More details on the make-up of the new Rugby parliamentary seat are available here. ...
The Boundary Commission for England, a non-political public body, is required by law to review the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in England periodically. The results of the Commission's latest review were debated in Parliament during the first half of 2007, and the new constituency boundaries it proposed will be used at the next UK general election. The most important ...
Andy King backs Jayne Innes's campaign to protect Nuneaton fire station. Conservative-controlled Warwickshire County Council is proposing to close the fire stations in Nuneaton and Bedworth, and to replace them with a single fire station located between the two towns. These proposals would increase response times to homes throughout Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough, and they are also ...