Secretive RBC?

A few of us were recently going through our records (and other pieces of information we have received), when we noticed a common theme emerging. For example:

1. We know that in the early 2000s a cluster of 4 cases of Leukemia were discovered amongst residents of Tollerton Park
2. We know that in 2008, as a result of these illnesses being brought to their attention, RBC did a surface walk-over survey (not a deep-dive invasive survey) of Tollerton Park
3. We know that survey discovered 2 radioactive (Radium-RA226) hotspots and Benzo(a)pyrene and Dibenzo(ah)anthracene contamination were also detected
4. We know that RBC produced a report on contamination at Tollerton Park in 2008, but the contents of this report were not widely shared within the council
5. We also know this information was not shared with the residents of Tollerton Park
6. We know that in 2018 the owner of Tollerton Park commissioned a geo-environmental walkover survey of the park, prior to expanding the number of homes on the estate. We know RBC failed to inform the owner and failed to inform the surveyor of site contamination

These things would seem to be evidence of a culture of withholding critical information at RBC, but the more we researched, the more things we discovered. For example, in later years:

• Openreach telecoms engineers dug into the soil of Tollerton Park and buried Internet and telephone cables. We know RBC did not inform Openreach of the contamination in the ground
• A team of Flogas engineers dug a large trench to bury a number of LPG storage tanks at Tollerton Park. We know RBC did not inform Flogas of the contamination in the ground
• The developers were not informed – by RBC officials – of contamination risks on any part of the airfield prior to their purchase of the land

But, if all of these things aren’t bad enough, it seems that RBC has chosen to continue with its policy of not disclosing health risk information because:

At the end of 2025, Severn Trent Water contractors drilled surveys into land adjacent to the airfield’s areas of contamination. STW have informed us RBC did not inform them of any potential contaminants in the area their staff were excavating.

Does anyone else notice a strong pattern emerging here? Isn’t it about time the RBC councillors and the RBC CEO started some hands-on managing of what’s going on at RBC?