
Simon Gilbert
Political Reporter at BBC
BBC Political Journalist on TV, radio and online | Author | Former newspaper hack | Instagram & Facebook: TheSimonGilbert | #PUSB (Footy tweets rarely serious)
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Shehnaz Khan |Simon Gilbert
Image caption, Councillor Jim O'Boyle said VLR was a "cost-effective" alternative to other transportThe first Very Light Rail (VLR) route in Coventry could be running by 2027, a councillor has said. A 220m (725ft) trial track of the new technology welcomed its first members of the public for a special test ride on Queen Victoria Road in the city centre on Thursday.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Simon Gilbert
Government would support knife arches in schoolsBBCDiana Johnson, the Government's Policing Minister, said she would support head teachers who wanted to install knife arches in schools. Installing metal detecting knife arches in schools and nightclubs would be supported by the government if they were "appropriate", the policing minister has said. Diana Johnson, however, said those decisions should be "made locally". She was speaking during a visit to Coventry as part of Knife Crime Awareness Week.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Simon Gilbert
Why this council will be different after electionBBCWarwickshire County Council will see more than a third of councillors step down at the 2025 election. Whatever happens at the election, Warwickshire County Council is about to look very different. This isn't about the prospect of devolution, which could see the larger county-wide authority swallow up the smaller districts and boroughs from North Warwickshire to Stratford.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Simon Gilbert
Could driverless trams come to your town or city? LDRSCouncillor Jim O'Boyle with one of the battery-operated trams which will soon be running on the streets of Coventry. Coventry's tram network, like much of the city, was destroyed during World War Two. Now, 85 years since the last tram ran in the city, they may be set to return, thanks to new technology called Very Light Rail (VLR).
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Mar 13, 2025 |
msn.com | Simon Gilbert
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