http://www.kentaylor.org/ News from Cllr Ken Taylor, The Leader of Coventry City Council Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:12:46 GMT en-gb http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10021 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10021 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:12:46 GMT The CLG (Communities and Local Government) put out a press release yesterday announcing Coventry is interested in building an eco town. Councillor Gary Ridley, Cabinet Member for City Development, said: "This announcement came as a surprise given the reference to an eco town project. We have been very clear as a council that green belt development to meet the numbers of homes allocated to the city in the Regional Spatial Strategy(RSS) would only be allowed after all suitable brown field sites have been exhausted. This is reinforced by the phasing requirements in the draft Core Strategy currently being reviewed by a Government inspector "This offer of funding is based on the Government wishing green belt land to be released prior to the completion of the phases of our core strategy relating to brown field development and regeneration projects. The Council believes this is not in the best interest of Coventry and will therefore be declining to take part in the second wave of eco towns and will be informing Government Office West Midlands(GOWM) of its intent." http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10020 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10020 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:06:00 GMT The Chairman of an influential new group of Midlands politicians has challenged local government to provide clear and decisive leadership for the region – and issued a stark warning about the future if councils do not rise to the challenge. Councillor Ken Taylor, Chairman of the new West Midlands Leaders' Board, made up of council leaders from across the region, outlined the challenges facing the West Midlands at a meeting of the board held in Birmingham on Wednesday 28 October. http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10019 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10019 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 9:22:12 GMT Cllr Ken Taylor, Conservative Leader of Coventry City Council, will call upon the Government to urgently give financial support to Jaguar Land Rover in an address to the Council today. http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10018 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10018 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:11:39 GMT Cllr Ken Taylor is pleased to announce that the Cathedral Lanes canopy built over the city's iconic statue of Lady Godiva and owned by St Martins Property Company will be removed over the next two weeks. The removal comes less than a year since the massive consultation exercise held with Coventry people about the future of the city centre put the canopy top of the list of local peoples' pet hates in the city centre. http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10017 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10017 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:57:56 +0100 Coventry schools are being urged to have their say on the GBP1 billion plans to transform the city centre. An ambitious masterplan, drawn up by architects The Jerde Partnership following widespread consultation by Coventry City Council earlier this year, was revealed last month. The plans include green parks and open spaces on top of new shops, a waterway following the path of the river Sherbourne with a new library at the heart of the groundbreaking design. More than 1,000 people have already shared their views on the ambitious plans in the first two weeks alone, but now the Council is targeting Coventry's youngsters in a bid to get their ideas. More than 300 people have already joined the Council's group to discuss the city centre on social networking site Facebook, and information packs and activities on how pupils can get involved have been sent to all 89 primary and primary special schools across the city and the 22 secondary and secondary special schools. http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10016 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10016 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 9:32:49 +0100 A drive by Coventry City Council to make its services more efficient and provide better value for money is on course to deliver more than GBP5million worth of savings over the coming months. http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10015 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10015 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:15:46 +0100 Coventry City Council and Cathedral Lanes owners St Martins Property Company want to remove the 17 year old canopy built over the city's iconic statue of Lady Godiva in Broadgate, following a massive consultation exercise held with Coventry people earlier this year about the future of the city centre. Top of the list of local peoples' pet hates in the city centre was the canopy - and now, less than six months later, the proposals to bring down the canopy are set to be agreed by city councillors. Councillor Ken Taylor Leader of the Council said, "I am delighted that the canopy is coming down. I knew that people felt strongly about it, but when it came out as the thing that most people wanted to get rid of we knew that we had to pull out all of the stops to make sure that it came down. Once the canopy and its supporting columns have been removed the whole area will then be spruced up and the Lady Godiva statue will be cleaned. We don't have a definite date yet for when it will be removed, but it will be before the end of October this year, so very soon." http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10014 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10014 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:13:51 +0100 On Wednesday 27 August Smarter Travel Earlsdon was launched by Leader of Coventry City Council Ken Taylor. The project aims to see a reduction in car trips in the Earlsdon area, making a noticeable impact on reducing traffic congestion and improving air quality. http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10013 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10013 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:59:36 +0100 Chair of the Coventry Partnership Councillor Ken Taylor and the Council's Assistant Chief Executive Dr. Jocelyn Parry represented Coventry's Local Strategic Partnership at the Department for Communities and Local Government in London for the formal launch of a twenty year vision plan for the future of Coventry. Entitled Coventry - The Next Twenty Years, the Sustainable Community Strategy supersedes the Community Plan and will inform the new Local Area Agreement (LAA), the blueprint under which Coventry City Council and its partners within the Coventry Partnership will shape policy and deliver services across the city over the next three years. http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10012 http://www.kentaylor.org/view_news.php?lngNewsId=10012 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:16:02 +0100 Councillor Ken Taylor, leader of Coventry City Council has been announced as the chairman of West Midlands Local Government Association following a unanimous vote by members on Wednesday.