Who Will You Vote For?
Radstock Action Group asked local election candidates for their views on a range of issues concerning Radstock and its future.
We hope that their replies will help you make up your mind how to vote next Thursday.
So far ten would-be councillors have returned their questionnaires. Late replies will be added as soon as possible.
You'll find their answers by clicking here (~100Kb pdf).
Headline findings
- The majority oppose the new road and the NRR housing proposals
- A lot of interesting suggestions about future uses of the Victoria Hall – food for thought and action
- The majority support the reinstatement of the rail link between Radstock and Frome
Click here to find out how individuals answered a particular question (~100Kb pdf). The questions are listed below.
Q1: Do you support the NRR proposal to build a new road from Frome Road, past the Victoria Hall into the Street in Radstock?
Q2: Are you in favour of retaining the Victoria Hall, Radstock for community and public use?
Q3: Are you in favour of the reinstatement of the railway between Radstock and Frome?
Q4: Do you support the development of Radstock as a renewable energy hub?
Q5: Are you in favour of the creation of a nature and industrial heritage reserve in central Radstock?
Q6: Do you support the current NRR proposals for housing on the Radstock railway land?
Q7: If you answered ‘Yes’ to Q2, please give your four priority uses for the Victoria Hall
Q8: How important is the reinstatement of the railway to the regeneration of Radstock?
Q9: Please order the following retail activities in Radstock, from (1) the most likely to promote economic regeneration to (3) the least likely
Q10: List three policies you would work for to promote the economic regeneration of Radstock
Q11: How important is the development of tourism to the future regeneration of Radstock?
Q12: What are your proposals for bus services to and from Radstock?
Q13: What are the three most important policies you would work on in your first year if elected? These may be additional to or include any of those mentioned elsewhere in this questionnaire.
Q14: Please add anything else you’d like electors to know in support of your campaign
Please note the rules
- Candidates were asked to keep to defined character limits. Where these were exceeded, we cut off their replies at the end of the sentence prior to them going over the limit
- Only candidates who used the format provided have been recorded. All gaps mean the question has not been answered as requested or no response has been received – this is in the interests of equal treatment