Last year, at budget time, the Lib Dems led by Kilian Bourke declared they were against any investment in Northstowe. In fact removing that investment was their way of funding their “big ideas”. All of a sudden, now we are getting close to actually building something at Northstowe, five Lib Dems and one ex Lib Read more

In Public Health, we… • commission NHS health checks for about 27,000 people • help nearly 4,000 people to quit smoking • commission 21,700 appointments with NHS services to test for and treat sexually transmitted infections • commission effective treatment services for over 1,300 adult drug misusers • monitor the delivery of NHS screening and Read more

In Corporate Services, we… • welcome 2.8 million visitors each year to our libraries • handle 450,000 enquiries to our call centre • register 15,000 births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths Read more

In Economy, Transport and Environment Services, we… • maintain 2,600 miles of roads, 2,400 miles of footways, 2,000 bridges and 56,000 street lights • provide for approximately 4 million single Park and Ride bus journeys • transport 15,000 children to school every day • manage approximately 310,000 tonnes of waste of which over 55% is Read more

In Adult Social Care, we… • care for over 7,500 people in their own homes • give over 8,000 older people and those with disabilities and mental health issues, choice and control over their care needs through personalised budgets and direct payments • provide social care services to over 2,700 people following discharge from hospital Read more

The County Council provides many different services. In a typical year we… • support over 8,500 young children aged 0-5 by providing health services, early education, family support, childcare and other family activities through our network of 40 children’s centres based across the county • work with more than 240 schools to ensure over 77,000 Read more