Gary Ridley has reacted with astonishment to the news that the Labour government are demanding a change of name for the NUCKLE (Nuneaton, Coventry, Kenilworth, and Leamington) Rail scheme. The City Council has been promoting phase one of the scheme that would improve rail linkages from Nuneaton to Coventry including a new station at the Ricoh Arena. At a later stage Phase two would improve links from Coventry to Kenilworth and Leamington.

Cllr Gary Ridley (Con, Sherbourne Ward and Parliamentary Candidate for Coventry North West) has welcomed the start of work to install a central reserve on Hollyfast Road in Coundon. Residents have been calling for a crossing there for some time as the site has been the subject of a fatality as well as several other personal injury accidents.