Like many others, I attended a meeting at Rock Road Library this evening put on by the Friends of Rock Road Library  to discuss ways of keeping it open. I didn’t count the people present, but estimate there must have been over 100, with standing room only even before the meeting kicked off. This fantastic […]

environmental improvement ideas for Cambridge

Next Thursday’s South Area meeting has some important issues, including crime and disorder problems on Hills Road and near the Cambridge Leisure Park. It will also be setting policing priorities and hearing about a city council policy on licensing lap-dancing clubs, after which planning applications will be determined. The meeting’s at Homerton College and starts […]

Next Thursday’s South Area meeting will be discussing some important issues, including a council policy for the licensing of sex establishments.  The meeting’s at Homerton College, open to everyone and starts at 7.30 p.m. You can view an agenda on the City Council website. Sex establishments Sex shops,pubs and clubs have to be licensed by […]

Police report at Homerton College Cambridge

Meeting to discuss the campaign to preserve Rock Road Library, 2nd March
Friends of Rock Road Library Wine-tasting, 4th march

This Thursday’s South Area meeting (3rd March) has three planning applications. Here are the details, with links to the Council’s planning website, where you can read the applications, view the plans and see people’s comments and objections:1. A 5-bedroomed house next to The Cottage on Gazeley Road 10/1278/REM2. A 5-bedroomed house next to The Cottage […]

Could I have a dropped kerb on Blinco Grove, please? That was the very first thing I was asked to do as a new councillor back in 1994 when I was first elected. The request came from a lady who used a wheelchair and needed a dropped kerb near her home, (‘mobility crossing’) in order […]

St John’s Church on Hills Road is holding a Big Brew Coffee Morning on Wednesday 2nd March, from 10.45 to 12 noon. The church has practised fair trade for many years, and I am promised there will be delicious Traidcraft products for sale. All welcome! There is a chance to win a fair trade hamper […]

Cambridgeshire County Council has introduced a nifty new system for reporting road and pavement problems on its website. Not only does it allow you to track the fault and see when it will be repaired, but it also lets you pinpoint the problem on an interactive map. The picture shows Queen Edith’s — as near […]