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by admin on 11 May, 2020
I am indebted to James Berry for his regular analysis of the COVID-19 statistics to show the picture in Cambridgeshire. James drills down into the figures provided by Public Health England to get the local picture. In Cambridgeshire we are faring better than elsewhere. Here are dashboards, starting from the beginning of March. The latest […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 6 February, 2018
Parking charges at the Babraham Road and other Park and Ride sites will END on 1st April. After four years in which usage of the Park & Ride sites has slumped, County Council Conservatives have at last admitted the daily charge was a mistake. When the Tories proposed the charges, I opposed them, knowing that […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 22 October, 2016
It appears that Labour/ Conservative proposals to fine drivers using key roads in and out of Cambridge in peak hours may be for the scrap heap, or at least the City Deal chair, Labour councillor Lewis Herbert, has declared them ‘unviable’. It’s excellent that the huge volume of objections appears to have forced the Cambridge […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 1 July, 2016
The good news: The Government is proposing to devolve some powers, giving Cambridgeshire and Peterborough control over funding for new housing, transport and other infrastructure. The bad news: in return, they are demanding we have an elected mayor. Unlike ceremonial mayors, elected mayors take executive decisions. The government’s plan is for an elected mayor to […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 1 July, 2016
Peterborough and Cambridgeshire could come together with a joint authority and an elected mayor, under government devolution proposals. The good news is that the deal would bring more money for transport, housing and other infrastructure. The bad news, for many, is that the government demands an elected mayor. All the councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterbrough […]
Read more 1 Commentby admin on 16 May, 2015
The Boundary Commission has started a review of Cambridgeshire county council electoral divisions, and is proposing to shift Queen Edith’s eastwards. Half of Hills Road and houses to its west would go into Trumpington, while Queen Edith’s would gain parts of Cherry Hinton Road and the Greystoke Road area.
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 29 April, 2015
Cambridge Central Library: Kora option for an Enterprise Centre FAQs Liberal Democrat councillors led the way toward securing a public consultation and forcing a reconsideration of options, and specifically reconsidering the officer-recommended Kora option, for an Enterprise Centre at Cambridge Central Library. The process has been flawed; other options have not been evaluated and the […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 21 May, 2013
Today was a day of change at Cambridgeshire County Council. The old Conservative Leader Nick Clarke was formally voted out of office, finishing off the job done in the elections on 2nd May. A new Tory Leader, Martin Curtis, was elected – but only on the second round of voting, and only as Leader of […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 3 May, 2013
A huge thank you to everyone who supported me and the Liberal Democrats in yesterday’s election to Cambridgeshire County Council. The result was as follows: Queen Edith’s results [electorate: 6,590, turnout: 2662 (40.24)] Candidate Party Votes % share John Frederick Beresford Labour and Co-op 931 35.1 William Birkin Green 172 6.5 Tom Bygott Conservative 361 13.6 […]
Read more Leave a commentby admin on 20 February, 2013
The following is the transcript of the speech given yesterday by Cllr Kilian Bourke the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Cambridgeshire County Council. He was speaking in relation to the Conservative Business Plan for 2013/2014 (aka the budget); “Despite the very considerable variations in the Conservatives’ approach to the Council’s Business Plan over the […]
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