Blog Posts

  • Clock is ticking down to the creation of Healthwatch

    Work is progressing to create a new health and social care watchdog which will help inform and improve health and social care services in Cambridgeshire. Healthwatch Cambridgeshire will be part of a new national Healthwatch network from April 2013, giving people a powerful voice locally and nationally. Locally the County Council has been working to Read more

  • Cambridgeshire County Council adds pressure to improve the A47

    Transport Minister Stephen Hammond was urged yesterday to back the A47 Alliance campaign and improve the congested blighted road which provides a vital link for Fenland. Cambridgeshire County Councillor Ian Bates, Cabinet Member for Community and Infrastructure, was part of a delegation with Norfolk counterparts which met the Minister to make the case for improvements. Read more

  • Flood Warnings

    A flood Warning is in place for the Bin Brook at Newnham. A Flood Alert is in place for the River Cam and tributaries including the Cam, Granta, Rhee, and Bourn and Beck Brooks. A Flood Alert is in place for the tributaries and brooks in West Cambs including Rivers Kym, Til, Alconbury, Ellington, Riseley Read more

  • Julian Huppert – I’m a celebrity get me out of here

    Sources close to the disgruntled wing of the Lib Dems whispered that Julian Huppert has disappeared to Australia for three weeks and wants it kept quiet. I know he likes publicity but I refuse to believe he is filming ” I’m a celebrity get me out of here”, I think. Merry Christmas cobber. Read more

  • Lib Dem controlled council – serious financial problems

    The Lib Dem run Cambridge City Council has revealed, to the press, a serious financial problem. Failure to correctly account for public finances is a serious issue which would normally ensure political heads roll. I have one particular concern. Cambridge City estimates and collects the council tax for Cambridge. The county council element of the Read more

  • Cabinet – Lib Dems demanding brand new county hall

    When I chair Cabinet I often hear comments from opposition members, some are interesting, some valid but mostly its about point scoring if the press are there. Today I was astonished to hear Lib Dem Leader Killian Bourke demand a brand new county council headquarters building. Building a shiny new HQ is not my priority Read more