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Vote/Poll History

Please find below our history of recent topics you've voted on.

Would you consider volunteering in Monmouth as a Community First Responder?
Created on Wednesday, 25/Jan/2012
Yes		30%
No		70%

Should a new bridge be built over the River Wye in Monmouth, or should the existing bridge be widened?
Created on Wednesday, 18/Jan/2012
New bridge		41%
Widen curren		20%
It's fine as		39%

Will you be contributing articles to Monmouthpedia?
Created on Wednesday, 11/Jan/2012
Yes		46%
No		54%

Should something made from the Wyesham oak have been put in Oak Crescent?
Created on Thursday, 05/Jan/2012
Yes		81%
No		19%

Have you had to cut back on your Christmas spending this year?
Created on Wednesday, 21/Dec/2011
Yes		55%
No		45%

Are you ready for Christmas?
Created on Thursday, 15/Dec/2011
Yes		50%
No		50%

Are you annoyed the minor injuries unit at Monnow Vale has closed?
Created on Thursday, 01/Dec/2011
Yes		82%
No		18%

Does Monmouth need more short-stay or long-stay parking?
Created on Thursday, 24/Nov/2011
More long-st		16%
More short-s		16%
Neither		18%
Both		50%

Do you think Monnow Street needs improving?
Created on Thursday, 17/Nov/2011
Yes		87%
No		13%

Will you be coming out to catch a glimpse of the Olympic torch?
Created on Thursday, 10/Nov/2011
Yes		66%
No		34%

Do you think the development at the Dixton Clinic site would benefit from access via Dixton Road?
Created on Thursday, 03/Nov/2011
Yes		79%
No		21%

Do you think the Vauxhall Field site would be more suitable for the LDP than Wonastow Road?
Created on Thursday, 27/Oct/2011
Yes		27%
No		73%

Would you liked to have seen some public celebrations to mark the Charles Rolls statue's centenary?
Created on Thursday, 20/Oct/2011
Yes		80%
No		20%

Do you think CCTV would have helped prevent police officers being attacked in town?
Created on Thursday, 29/Sep/2011
Yes		82%
No		18%

Do you think Vauxhall Fields is a more suitable site for development than Wonastow Road?
Created on Thursday, 22/Sep/2011
Yes		15%
No		85%

Are the salaries paid to Monmouthshire's county councillors fair?
Created on Thursday, 15/Sep/2011
Yes		55%
No		45%

Would you abseil down the Transporter Bridge for charity?
Created on Thursday, 08/Sep/2011
Yes		55%
No		45%

Would you use either of the express bus services proposed for the Monmouthshire area?
Created on Thursday, 01/Sep/2011
Yes		79%
No		21%

Would you consider volunteering via an app?
Created on Friday, 26/Aug/2011
Yes		30%
No		70%

Should the police be able to use more force when dealing with suspected criminals?
Created on Thursday, 18/Aug/2011
Yes		82%
No		18%

Do you think the Kingfishers' deal would be good for Monmouth
Created on Thursday, 11/Aug/2011
Yes		90%
No		10%

Have the police done enough to solve the litter problem at Chippenham?
Created on Wednesday, 03/Aug/2011
Yes		13%
No		87%

Do you think Kate Humble's plans for Meend Farm will be good for Monmouthshire?
Created on Wednesday, 27/Jul/2011
Yes		65%
No		35%

Do you think road access to Wyesham needs improving?
Created on Thursday, 21/Jul/2011
Yes		89%
No		11%

Are you sad about the loss of the News of the World
Created on Thursday, 14/Jul/2011
Yes		17%
No		83%

Do you think there should be a greater police presence in Monmouth?
Created on Thursday, 07/Jul/2011
Yes		88%
No		12%

Will you be entering a chariot into Monmouth Carnival's Chariot Race?
Created on Thursday, 23/Jun/2011
Yes		6%
No		94%

Are you happy with MCC's proposed plans for the market?
Created on Thursday, 16/Jun/2011
Yes		59%
No		41%

Do you think Tom Phillips should be nominated for a bravery award?
Created on Thursday, 02/Jun/2011
Yes		93%
No		7%

Have you ever spotted an unusual large black cat in the Monmouthshire area?
Created on Thursday, 26/May/2011
Yes		27%
No		73%

Are you disappointed that Heritage Lottery funding has been lost for the Sustrans cycle path between Chepstow and Tintern?
Created on Thursday, 19/May/2011
Yes		76%
No		24%

Were you left disappointed when you went to express your views to MCC?
Created on Thursday, 12/May/2011
Yes		57%
No		43%

Have you voted in the assembly elections?
Created on Thursday, 05/May/2011
Yes		68%
No		32%

Will you be watching the royal wedding?
Created on Thursday, 28/Apr/2011
Yes		29%
No		71%

Would you be happy with niche markets outside the Shire Hall?
Created on Thursday, 21/Apr/2011
Yes		93%
No		7%

Will you use the Tourist Information Centre more now that it is returning to the Shire Hall?
Created on Thursday, 14/Apr/2011
Yes		71%
No		29%

Do you think the grandstand is an eyesore?
Created on Thursday, 07/Apr/2011
Yes		73%
No		27%

Do you think it would be a loss if the carnival and the Kymin Dash no longer ran?
Created on Thursday, 31/Mar/2011
Yes		71%
No		29%

Will you be pleased to see the TIC returned to the Shire Hall?
Created on Thursday, 24/Mar/2011
Yes		96%
No		4%

Would you attend a public meeting about the siting of the market?
Created on Thursday, 17/Mar/2011
Yes		46%
No		54%

Do you think Wales will beat Ireland on Saturday?
Created on Thursday, 10/Mar/2011
Yes		75%
No		25%

Will you be coming out to support the soldiers on Friday?
Created on Thursday, 03/Mar/2011
Yes		70%
No		30%

Do you think the Monnow Street pinch point trial should have gone ahead?
Created on Thursday, 24/Feb/2011
Yes		46%
No		54%

Do you think that the redevelopment of Trever Bowen Court will be good for Monmouth?
Created on Thursday, 17/Feb/2011
Yes		53%
No		47%

Have you submitted your views to MCC on the the tourism consultation?
Created on Friday, 11/Feb/2011
Yes		29%
No		71%

Do you think a shared used path from Chepstow to Tintern would cause parking problems if plans were to go ahead?
Created on Thursday, 27/Jan/2011
Yes		9%
No		91%

Do you think Monmouth could cope if large numbers of houses were to be built in the area?
Created on Thursday, 20/Jan/2011
Yes, we have		16%
I think Monm		42%
Services are		42%

How often do you use the public toilets located in Agincourt Street?
Created on Thursday, 13/Jan/2011
Daily		16%
3-4 times a		11%
Once a week		16%
Once a month		5%
Once a year		5%
Never		47%

What do you think of the 'pinchpoint' proposal for Monnow Street?
Created on Friday, 07/Jan/2011
It will help		12%
It will help		5%
It will caus		84%

Will you be signing the petition against the closure of the Tourist Information Centre?
Created on Thursday, 16/Dec/2010
Yes		72%
No		28%

Are you unhappy that the market will not be returning to its spot outside the Shire Hall?
Created on Thursday, 09/Dec/2010
Yes, very un		73%
It won't aff		17%
No, it's bet		10%

Should MCC change the signs with Llanoronwy on?
Created on Thursday, 02/Dec/2010
Yes, the nam		38%
No, it would		38%
There's no n		23%

Does Monmouth need CCTV?
Created on Thursday, 25/Nov/2010
Yes		76%
No		24%

Should the market return to Agincourt Square?
Created on Thursday, 18/Nov/2010
Yes		90%
No		10%

Do you think closing Usk Sorting Office will have a negative impact on the town?
Created on Thursday, 11/Nov/2010
Yes, I am wo		69%
Yes, I fear		7%
No, service		4%
No, they nee		20%

Should Monmouth retain it's ambulance station or should the resources be pooled with Abergavenny
Created on Thursday, 04/Nov/2010
Retain in Mo		94%
move to Aber		6%

Do you think hot air balloons fly too low over Monmouth?
Created on Thursday, 21/Oct/2010
Yes		14%
No		86%

What do you think of the plan for 20 apartments on the site of the old Dixton Road Clinic?
Created on Thursday, 14/Oct/2010
The site nee		18%
20 is too ma		32%
Worried abou		11%
Site could b		39%

Are you worried about the amount of criminals absconding from HMP Prescoed?
Created on Friday, 08/Oct/2010
Yes		65%
No		35%

Do you think security should be increased at HMP Prescoed?
Created on Thursday, 30/Sep/2010
Yes		53%
No		47%

Should we fly a Welsh flag or a United Kingdom flag atop the Shire Hall
Created on Thursday, 16/Sep/2010
Welsh		73%
United Kingd		18%
St George		7%
European Uni		2%

Are you willing to help sort the litter problem on Chippenham Fields?
Created on Thursday, 09/Sep/2010
Start taking		67%
Help at the		17%
I don't thin		17%

What do you think of the plans to develop the old Monmouth hospital?
Created on Thursday, 02/Sep/2010
I like the p		46%
Should be tu		2%
Developers n		4%
Build a new		49%

Would you like to see Monmouth's CCTV re-instated?
Created on Friday, 27/Aug/2010
Yes		85%
No		8%
No - It woul		8%

Do you think the security was good enough at Monmouth Festival?
Created on Thursday, 12/Aug/2010
Yes		46%
No		54%

Do you think Arts Council funding for arts projects in Monmouthshire should be cut?
Created on Thursday, 05/Aug/2010
Yes, we need		2%
Yes, they ar		94%
No, they are		2%
No, they kee		2%

Do speed cameras make roads safer?
Created on Thursday, 22/Jul/2010
Yes - much s		11%
No - they ca		4%
No - they ar		69%
They make no		4%
There are mo		12%

How do you feel the Rolls celebrations went on Monday 12th July?
Created on Thursday, 15/Jul/2010
Well		6%
Poorly		34%
I missed the		50%
Average		9%

Will you be taking part in the celebrations of Charles Rolls on Monday?
Created on Thursday, 08/Jul/2010
Yes		17%
No		23%
Will be at w		60%

Do you think Fabio Capello should resign following England's performance at the World Cup?
Created on Thursday, 01/Jul/2010
Yes		33%
No		67%

Are you looking forward to the Shire Hall reopening?
Created on Thursday, 24/Jun/2010
Yes		85%
No		15%

Do you think fly-tipping and the dumping of commercial waste is a problem in Monmouthshire?
Created on Thursday, 17/Jun/2010
Yes		46%
No		27%
Bigger probl		27%

What do you think is causing the mysterious feature on page 6 of this weeks Beacon?
Created on Thursday, 10/Jun/2010
Spider		43%
Caterpillar		32%
Cuckoo		4%
Beetle		11%
Human		7%
Other		4%

Will you be backing the campaign to see Greg Pritchard sing at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics?
Created on Thursday, 03/Jun/2010
Yes		77%
No		23%

Do you think that patrols are needed in Raglan?
Created on Thursday, 27/May/2010
Yes		74%
No		26%

Do you think the police are doing enough to prevent crime in Monmouthshire?
Created on Thursday, 20/May/2010
Yes		41%
No		59%

Do you think the new coalition government will be good for the country's economy?
Created on Thursday, 13/May/2010
Yes		46%
No		43%
Will stay th		11%

After the troubles in Greece, do you think the UK should adopt the euro as its currency?
Created on Thursday, 06/May/2010
Yes		24%
No		76%

Are you going to vote in next weeks general election?
Created on Thursday, 29/Apr/2010
Yes		82%
No		13%
Undecided		5%

Has anti-social behaviour stopped you enjoying Chippenham and other areas?
Created on Thursday, 22/Apr/2010
Yes		75%
No		25%

Do you feel there should be a memorial or plaque dedicated to the late Keith Kissack?
Created on Friday, 16/Apr/2010
Yes		53%
No		47%

Do you feel you get good value for your council tax?
Created on Thursday, 08/Apr/2010
Yes		15%
No		85%

Should Easter be kept as a special family time, or should traders be allowed a more flexible working arrangement to suit themselves and provide a retail opportunity for the public
Created on Tuesday, 30/Mar/2010
Kept special		51%
more flexibi		43%
As is		5%

Do you expect the plain-clothes police operation currently being carried out in Monmouth will have any beneficial effect on crime?
Created on Wednesday, 24/Mar/2010
Yes		41%
No		53%
Don't know		6%

Should ambulances speed up?
Created on Friday, 19/Mar/2010
Yes		67%
No		20%
Don't know		13%

Does Monmouthshire County Council need restructuring?
Created on Thursday, 04/Mar/2010
Yes		69%
No		10%
Don't Know		21%

In light of the news that council tax in Monmouthshire is to increase by 3.9 per cent, do you feel that Monmouthshire County Council is spending its money correctly?
Created on Wednesday, 24/Feb/2010
Yes		8%
No		88%
Don't know		4%

Do you think Monmouth has a drugs problem?
Created on Wednesday, 17/Feb/2010
Yes		84%
No		16%

Do you think Monmouth has a drugs problem?
Created on Wednesday, 17/Feb/2010
Yes		0%
No		0%

Do you do all your shopping at a large supermarket, or a smaller local shop or outlet
Created on Wednesday, 10/Feb/2010
Mostly at a		63%
Try to suppo		37%
Mostly local		0%

Do you feel priority should be to funding cycle paths or to filling in potholes in the road after the bad weather following Welsh Assembly rules that five per cent of their road maintenance grant to Local Authorities should be spent on cycleways
Created on Wednesday, 03/Feb/2010
Roads comes		13%
Cycleways sh		87%

Do you think the Council should 'enhance' the area between the two Monnow Bridges or leave the car park alone
Created on Wednesday, 27/Jan/2010
Enhance area		7%
Leave it as		90%
Limit change		4%

Would you like to see a proper job centre in town or are the current facilities ok
Created on Wednesday, 20/Jan/2010
Proper job c		23%
Present faci		77%

Wouls you like to see Monmouthshire County Council HQ in Usk?
Created on Wednesday, 13/Jan/2010
Yes		7%
No		76%
Yes but clos		17%

Do you think there should be more residential houses down Wonastow Road
Created on Tuesday, 05/Jan/2010
Yes		92%
No		7%
Yes but else		1%

Will you be making any New Year's resolutions?
Created on Wednesday, 30/Dec/2009
Yes		32%
No		68%

Did the snow conditions affect you?
Created on Wednesday, 23/Dec/2009
Yes		40%
No		60%

Are hundreds of new homes needed in Monmouth?
Created on Wednesday, 16/Dec/2009
Yes		80%
No		20%

Should £25M be spent on new council HQ?
Created on Wednesday, 09/Dec/2009
Yes		6%
No		94%

In view of the recent spate of burglaries; does Monmouth need CCTV?
Created on Wednesday, 02/Dec/2009
Definitely		87%
Maybe		6%
No		6%

Does Monmouth need a welcome centre for tourists?
Created on Wednesday, 25/Nov/2009
Yes		36%
No		64%

Should tolls on The Severn bridge be cut
Created on Wednesday, 18/Nov/2009
Yes		96%
No		4%

Should tolls on The Severn Bridge be cut?
Created on Wednesday, 18/Nov/2009
Yes		67%
No		33%

Is crime on the increase in Monmouth
Created on Wednesday, 11/Nov/2009
Yes		76%
No		24%

Do you think we need a police station in Monmouth?
Created on Thursday, 05/Nov/2009
Yes		95%
No		5%

Should the Savoy Theatre be renamed?
Created on Wednesday, 28/Oct/2009
Yes		20%
No		80%

Is a national postal strike justified?
Created on Thursday, 22/Oct/2009
Yes		16%
No		84%

Should MP's have to repay cash they claimed?
Created on Wednesday, 14/Oct/2009
yes		88%
no		1%
In some case		11%

Should relatives be able to make suicide pacts with terminally ill people?
Created on Wednesday, 07/Oct/2009
No		11%
Yes		77%
Only in some		12%

Should street signs be in Welsh as well as English?
Created on Wednesday, 30/Sep/2009
Yes		46%
No		51%
In some area		3%

Is the TV programme Jam and Jerusalem insulting to the WI?
Created on Wednesday, 23/Sep/2009
Yes		0%
No		78%
In some ways		22%

Are laws imposed by the European Union having a detrimental effect on the British way of life?
Created on Wednesday, 16/Sep/2009
Yes		51%
No		35%
Slightly		14%

Should events on the river be controlled?
Created on Wednesday, 09/Sep/2009
Yes		42%
No		24%
Are already		33%

Should GCSE exams be made harder?
Created on Thursday, 03/Sep/2009
Yes		62%
No - should		2%
Leave as the		36%

Should the Council stop the black box recycling scheme?
Created on Friday, 28/Aug/2009
Yes		17%
No		74%
Seek public		9%

Is a pedestrian crossing needed in Agincourt Square?
Created on Thursday, 20/Aug/2009
Yes		41%
No		53%
Should be co		7%

Should the road from Monmouth to Coleford be closed?
Created on Wednesday, 12/Aug/2009
For essentia		59%
One way syst		31%
Total closur		10%

Should there be bans on alcohol in the town?
Created on Wednesday, 05/Aug/2009
In certain a		31%
No		25%
Yes		44%

Are people being given enough information on swine flu?
Created on Wednesday, 29/Jul/2009
Yes		95%
No		2%
Little more		2%

Should the town be made brighter with flowers?
Created on Thursday, 23/Jul/2009
Definitely		26%
Parts of tow		7%
No		67%

Are Councillors paid too much?
Created on Friday, 17/Jul/2009
Yes		83%
No		8%
Needs reduci		9%

Should large scale housing be allowed in Monmouth
Created on Friday, 10/Jul/2009
Not needed		28%
Yes		65%
Limited deve		7%

Should AM's have trips at public expense?
Created on Friday, 03/Jul/2009
Never		87%
Only if nece		11%
Yes		3%

Should MP's face jail if caught fiddling their expenses?
Created on Friday, 26/Jun/2009
Most certain		72%
Only in some		9%
No		18%

Does town need 500 new homes?
Created on Friday, 19/Jun/2009
Yes		53%
No, far too		34%
Limited numb		13%

Are cycleways a good idea?
Created on Friday, 12/Jun/2009
Yes, in rura		76%
Not in towns		9%
Not at all		14%

Should waste collections be fortnightly?
Created on Friday, 05/Jun/2009
No, weekly		90%
Yes, Fortnig		10%
Don't know		0%

Should staff decide what public can read in the school library?
Created on Friday, 29/May/2009
Yes		17%
No		70%
In most case		13%

Has Monmouth's MP been damaged by expenses scandal?
Created on Friday, 22/May/2009
Yes		83%
No		13%
Undecided		4%

Do you believe MP's have been damaged by the latest expenses scandal?
Created on Friday, 15/May/2009
Yes		96%
No		0%
Some		4%

Are cameras needed on Usk bridge?
Created on Friday, 08/May/2009
Yes		56%
No		30%
Limited came		14%

Does Monmouth have enough parking facilities for lorries?
Created on Wednesday, 15/Apr/2009
Yes		0%
No		38%
Keep lorries		63%

Should the TIC be put in the Shire Hall?
Created on Friday, 03/Apr/2009
Yes		64%
No		14%
Stay where i		21%

Is Monmouth Council wrong in not paying for CCTV cameras?
Created on Friday, 20/Mar/2009
No		28%
Yes		57%
Should consi		15%

Should there be a lorry park for overnight stays in Monmouth?
Created on Tuesday, 10/Mar/2009
Yes		63%
No		10%
Only Outside		27%

Should Town Council give cash for CCTV cameras?
Created on Friday, 27/Feb/2009
Most definit		69%
For some are		25%
Not at all		6%

Should Raglan be twinned with a French Village?
Created on Thursday, 19/Feb/2009
Yes		67%
No		17%
Only if vill		17%

Should the County Council fund CCTV cameras in Monmouth?
Created on Friday, 13/Feb/2009
Most definit		61%
Partly fund		17%
Not needed		22%

Where should the new County Council HQ be based?
Created on Friday, 30/Jan/2009
In Monmouth		76%
In Usk		19%
In Chepstow		5%

Should advertising boards be allowed outside shop premises?
Created on Wednesday, 21/Jan/2009
Most definit		35%
In some case		43%
Not at all		22%

Should the County Council provide a new burial ground in Monmouth?
Created on Friday, 09/Jan/2009
Most definit		92%
Yes, but not		4%
Spaces elsew		4%

Should the County Council provide a new burial ground in Monmouth?
Created on Friday, 19/Dec/2008
Most definit		0%
Yes, but not		0%
Spaces elsew		0%

Is action needed to stop cold calling?
Created on Wednesday, 10/Dec/2008
Most definit		91%
No		9%
Leave things		0%

Do you councillors get paid too much?
Created on Friday, 05/Dec/2008
Definitely !		64%
Should be re		21%
Leave things		14%

Should fight be launched to keep Woolworth's Shops
Created on Friday, 28/Nov/2008
Most definit		47%
Fighting a l		40%
All shops sh		13%

Does Monmouth need a new 60 bed hotel?
Created on Friday, 21/Nov/2008
Definitely b		67%
Tourism alre		25%
Yes, but dif		8%

Should the go ahead be given to a Severn Barrage ?
Created on Monday, 17/Nov/2008
Yes,immediat		33%
Never,it wou		0%
Should be in		67%

Should the County Council be considering spending £20 million on a new headquarters?
Created on Friday, 07/Nov/2008
Definitely n		76%
Yes, if it's		7%
Look for a c		17%

Should there be a drinks ban in public places Monmouth?
Created on Wednesday, 29/Oct/2008
Yes because		46%
No there is		46%
Don't really		7%

Do ambulances take too long to attend incidences?
Created on Wednesday, 22/Oct/2008
Definitely !		35%
Occasionally		59%
Response tim		6%

Should Monmouth Job Centre be reopened?
Created on Friday, 17/Oct/2008
Yes full tim		62%
Yes part tim		31%
No		8%

Should the Shire Hall have a coffee shop?
Created on Friday, 10/Oct/2008
Yes ... Capp		79%
No .. not my		21%

Should C S gas be used to subdue offenders?
Created on Monday, 06/Oct/2008
Yes		83%
No		17%
Don't Know		0%

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