Sarah Teather, Liberal Democrat Minister for Children and Families, is asking Lib Dem councillors about how the current system of providing support and education for children with special educational needs could be improved so I am posting a request for information on your experiences and opinions. The views will feed into a Government Green Paper […]

But as one election campaign drew to a close yesterday, another began. Just as we were all about to put away our rosettes and clipboards, Cambridge City Council’s lone Tory, Chris Howell handed in his notice. The word in the Lib Dem committee room last night is that it was due to pressure of work […]

East Chesterton electors went to the polls yesterday in a by-election for a new county councillor. Local Liberal Democrat Ian Manning beat off an intense Tory challenge from Matt Bradney, the Tory who was defeated at the last county elections, reportedly due to having overseen the Guided Bus fiasco. When the votes were counted, the Tory actually […]

The Liberal Democrats are holding a Coalition Politics Discussion Evening next Tuesday (21 September, 7-9 p.m.) at Melbourn Village College (about a mile from Meldreth Station).  It is being organized by my colleague Cllr Susan Van de Ven, county councillor for Melbourn. Whether you like or loathe the Coalition, whether you are bewildered or bored by it, the fact […]

Last Thursday’s Area Committee received a report on the plans for the Wulfstan Way shops and gave Council officers the green light to proceed with a range of improvements including new pathways, extra seating with public art, fresh parking spaces, a noticeboard and road safety enhancements. It is hoped some of the changes will be […]

Tuesday 7th September 2010 marks the first Four Seasons Fair, which will be held at St James’s Church in Wulfstan Way. It runs from 5.00pm to 8.00pm The fair promises to help households in Cambridge with a wide variety of services available to the residents and entrance is FREE of charge. The fair will showcase […]

Cambridge City Council has received a planning application on behalf of Punch Taverns (10/0815/FUL) to demolish the Queen Edith Pub (the only pub in the Queen Ediths ward) on Wulfstan Way and replace it with eight 4-bedroomed houses. I think this was a surprise to everyone. Contrary to some suggestions, the City Council does not […]

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to save £2 million from its library budget — about 30%. On Monday (August 9th) they launched a consultation on different services and facilities. There is a series of public meetings and roadshows as well as a questionnaire at libraries and online at the County’s webpage. Views are sought on […]

Time is running out to comment on the competition to run a new primary school on Gunhild Way — the County Council’s consultation closes this Friday. If you haven’t already commented, you can do so up till 20th August, by writing to David Clark at Cambridgeshire County Council ([email protected]). Comments are invited from everyone, but […]

Thanks to all who came to the launch of the new facilities at Nightingale Avenue Recreation Ground last Saturday: to the Mayor, Cllr Sheila Stuart, who cut the tape of the new games area and also cut the cake to the CHYPPS team who ran the games and painted faces to Mark Buckton, who ran […]