What Are Local Residents Paying For? Residents who live on new housing developments in Eastern Green, Pickford Green and Brownshill Green have to pay extra council tax to Allesley Parish Council. This …
Comment: The 5 Worst Areas to Live in Coventry
A video called “The 5 Worst Areas to Live in Coventry” has been viewed on YouTube by 28,000 people since it was uploaded last month. The video looks at the large amounts …
No Improvement on Local Footpath 4years Later
In 2020, we asked the council to resurface a footpath opposite the canal in Foleshill and to take action over persistent fly-tipping. In 2021, the council installed a new bollard and ANPR …
Local Election Results 2024
We are very pleased with this year’s local election results especially in Binley and Willenhall where Paul Cowley achieved 1421 votes (40%) coming short by just 58 votes to beat Labour. This …
Call to Scrap IKEA Project
We are calling on councillors not to approve plans to borrow more money for the IKEA building and to sell it back to the private sector before costs spiral out of control. …
Council Rethinks Friargate Project
We are pleased that Cllr Jim O’Boyle has finally decided to rethink his fantasy Friargate project but it should not have taken this long. There have been numerous warnings about what the …
Binley Cycleway Figures Misleading
During the summer, local media reported on the number of people using the new Binley cycleway. A spokesperson for the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) said: “So far in 2023, the Binley …
Council Driving Visitors Away From City Centre
The council is turning the city centre upside-down and inside-out and now it wants to increase parking charges which could drive even more visitors away. Firstly, one of the council’s biggest mistakes …
Loss of Employment Land Damaging Local Economy
We welcome the publication of a major new report on the shortage of employment land by the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. While the report focuses on warehouse space we are …
Local Boundary Review
Changes to local ward boundaries are being looked at by the council following a review by the Boundary Commission. We support making the number of voters in each ward fairer however we …
Pedestrian Crossings Petition Success
In 2020, we petitioned the council to install new pedestrian crossings at the junction with Blackberry Lane and Sewall Highway. We also kept asking for updates until work started and questioned why …
Community Litter Pick
Party members carried out a community litter-pick earlier this month. Second officer Marcus Fogden and his daughters were out with community champion Paul Cowley in Binley and Ernesford Grange. The team cleared …
New Weapon Bin Installed in Coventry
Sian Jones campaigned for a new weapon bin on Far Gosford Street earlier this year. Sian said: “The amount of violent crime involving weapons in Coventry is very worrying. “I am pleased …
Call For Action on Fly-Tipping
Fly-tipping is a persistent problem in certain areas. However, Foleshill and St Michael’s are the worst two wards for fly-tipping in the city. Weekly Bin Collections We are calling for weekly bin …
Call For New Cycle Route Along A444
There is a grass verge along the A444 between the Coventry Canal and Stoke Heath Park. Sadly, there is lots of rubbish from nearby fast food outlets along this stretch of road. …
Results 2021
We are very pleased with our results from this year’s local elections. This is because we are a new party and took between 2-5% of the vote in wards where we weren’t …
Key Policies 2021
Our key policies are focused on reforming the council and rebalancing the local economy. Firstly, we are calling for a reduction in the number of councillors and the introduction of a new …
Candidates 2021
We are pleased to be standing 19 candidates in the local elections including 4 under 25s, 8 women and 3 LGBT candidates. Our candidates also include local business owners, health care professionals …
Labour Misleading Voters Over Local Elections
Labour appear to be trying to mislead voters over what the local elections on 6 May are for. Who Controls The Council? The Labour group in Coventry are calling for a Labour …
Footpath Works Kicked Down The Road
We recently submitted a petition to the council to resurface a footpath in Foleshill and deal with persistent fly-tipping. The council said it plans to take action over fly-tipping but has kicked …