Shinfield – Worst GP Figures
Shinfield has the worst patient-per-GP figures in the borough, and they're getting worse People are saying how much harder it's got in the last couple of years to get a…
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Shinfield – Worst GP Figures
All Credit Where It’s Due – WBC Listens To Residents
Left to Right: Cllrs John Halsall and John Kaiser, and Shinfield Residents at Shute End It’s very encouraging to see WBC budgeting £630,000 to fight planning appeals, in support of…
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All Credit Where It’s Due – WBC Listens To Residents
Residents Support Needed To Comment On SANG Appeal
Previous Next What is a SANG and why should we be concerned about our Shinfield area SANGs. The definition is - Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace' (SANG) is the name given to…
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Residents Support Needed To Comment On SANG Appeal
Can Independents Make A Difference
As a Shinfield resident, who was so fed up with not being taken seriously or having my voice heard so I could ask, what and how my local Council was…
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Can Independents Make A Difference
Bury The Quarry
On 23 August WBC announced that the Cemex/Farley Farms quarry planning application was refused. By then, well over 1,400 new objections to it had been entered on their planning portal.…
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Bury The Quarry
Hundreds of Residents Protest Against Quarry
What a turnout of Shinfield and Arborfield residents! The RAGE (Residents Against Gravel Extraction) team set out to raise awareness and to motivate residents to stand up against the proposed…
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Hundreds of Residents Protest Against Quarry
Two Better Than One If They Act As One
We all know our local Villages and communities are being subjected to significant change. Mass housing development and now a huge quarry and concrete plant that will further impact our…
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Two Better Than One If They Act As One
Cemex HGV Emissions Risk
Cemex’s application projects no fewer than 250 lorry movements per day to and from the proposed quarry/cement factory, starting at 7.00am each morning, six days a week. The applicant’s document…
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Cemex HGV Emissions Risk
Pollution Concerns Over Cemex Plans
The article "Why Gamble with people's Health?" by Richard R highlighted the dangers of silica dust pollution from quarrying sites. In this article, we take a look at how this…
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Pollution Concerns Over Cemex Plans
Why Gamble with People’s Health?
Gravel/Cement Factory Health Dangers A February 2017 report produced for Alberta Transportation, Canada, describes the risks to human health from crystalline silica exposure caused by quarry operations. It quotes the…
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Why Gamble with People’s Health?