Blog Posts

  • Lib Dem idea for a shiny new council HQ – my notes for the radio interview

    Shiny new headquarters for the council. All very interesting but what we need to be focused on is transforming our services for the elderly, those with learning disabilities, the young, schools and our roads. Not shiny new headquarter building for the council. This is nothing more than an attempt to cause a fuss before the… Read more

  • Improvements for Fen rivers footpaths at Ely

    The New Year will see work start on two footpaths in Ely which will improve them for all users at a cost of £40,000. From January 14, contractors will be carrying out the work which is expected to take around two weeks to complete. The paths will be closed during the project with alternative routes… Read more

  • 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