Rugby council news
Rugby council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Rugby Council to Be Abolished in 2029 Under New Plan
Ministers are minded to merge Rugby with Nuneaton and Bedworth and North Warwickshire from April 2029, overruling Rugby's wish for one county council.
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Brandon Stadium
Brandon Stadium: Council to Ask Who Could Bring Racing Back
Cabinet has approved Rugby council asking operators whether speedway and stock cars could return to Brandon Stadium, with at least six weeks to reply.
Council Housing
Rugby Council Homes: 22.4% Now Logged as Non-Decent
22.4% of Rugby's council homes are recorded as failing the Decent Homes Standard, up from 1.6%. The council blames its data and has called in reviewers.
Rugby Central
Rugby Central: Council Cannot Agree Price, Asks Ministers
Rugby Central's owner and the council have very different views of its value, leaders say. They want ministers to underwrite a purchase, with Rugby as pilot.
Town centre
St Andrew's Church Rugby: £291,000 Facelift Now Finished
The council's £291,000 clean, repair and lighting of St Andrew's Church in Rugby is done, seven months after its planned finish. What was done and what's next.
Health
Houlton GP Surgery: 12,000-Patient Centre Moves Forward
The NHS has moved a Houlton health centre for up to 12,000 patients to full business case. Clifton Road Surgery would run it, but planning waits for 2027/28.
Health
Houlton GP Surgery: 293 Signatures, 3,100-Home Trigger
Rugby councillors vote on 23 September on a Houlton GP petition. Council minutes tie the permanent surgery to 3,100 homes occupied; about 1,500 are built.
Planning
Rugby Planning: Councillor Call-In Ends on 31 October
From 31 October, Rugby councillors and objectors lose the automatic route to a planning committee hearing. What replaces it is a 21-day window and two people.
Council
Rugby Foodbank: 5,858 Parcels, 35% to Feed Children
Council figures show 5,858 emergency parcels in 2025/26, up 3%, and 733 vouchers in Benn ward alone. Two of the council's advice contracts end in March 2027.
Council
Rugby Borough Council Abolition Paused by Government
The plan to abolish Rugby Borough Council in April 2028 is on hold. Ministers paused all 14 July decisions and told councils to stop implementation work.
Traffic
Rugby Traffic Cameras: Clifton Road and Lansdowne Place
Warwickshire wants ANPR cameras to fine drivers at the Clifton Road yellow box and the Eastlands Primary school street in Rugby. Have your say by 25 October.
Town centre
Rugby Town Centre Signs: £395,000 for 28, Vote 8 Sept
Cabinet decides on Tuesday whether to spend £395,000 replacing Rugby's town centre signs: three gateway signs, ten monoliths and 15 fingerposts.
Town centre
Rugby Town Centre Traffic Ban Could Run Until 11pm
Rugby wants to extend its 11am to 4pm town centre vehicle ban to 11pm. The application has sat with Warwickshire County Council since May, with no start date.
Housing
Rugby Landlord Fines Set to Rise to £40,000
Rugby's cabinet votes Tuesday on a new penalty policy. The cap rises from £30,000 to £40,000, and the automatic 50% cut for low-income landlords goes.
Planning
Newton and Biggin Neighbourhood Plan: Comment by 2 October
Six weeks to comment on the parish's 51-page plan. It presumes against homes over four bedrooms, protects three green spaces and eight views, and runs to 2041.
Bins
Rugby Bins Run as Normal on Bank Holiday Monday
Rugby Borough Council collects on 31 August as usual, and its own bin-day tool shows Monday rounds unmoved. The tip is open too, but you have to book.
Council
Rugby Grants: £276,000 Open, First Deadline 28 Sept
Rugby Borough Council has opened two grant pots worth £276,000. Allotment groups can bid for up to £25,000, and any community group has a route to £3,000.
Business
Rugby town centre business workshops: 8 dates and times
Retail meets 14 September, hospitality the 15th, the night-time economy the 18th. The full timetable for Rugby's town centre business roundtables.
Regeneration
Rugby Central: council plans to buy it, by CPO if needed
Rugby's ten-year plan puts the council on course to buy Rugby Central: 220 homes, shops and an NHS hub to replace the malls, by compulsory purchase if needed.
Council
Rugby council shake-up: leaders unite on four demands
Rugby was due to join a new north and east Warwickshire council in 2028, until the government paused the plan in September. The name and four demands.
Bins
Rugby Christmas Bin Collections 2026: What Moves and When
Rugby's green bins stop from 14 December to 15 January. Black and blue bin dates for Christmas 2026 are not out yet; last year's moved to Saturdays.