One of the great successes of the Conservative administration, at the County Council, has been to bring about the funding of the new station in Cambridge. When I first became Leader the new station seemed an obvious infrastructure improvement that would benefit the local economy and not dent the public purse for very long. Driving Read more

I am helping to lead a campaign calling on the Government to address the crisis in funding elderly care which threatens the council’s ability to fund key services. The rising cost of providing care and support to a rapidly growing ageing population, combined with the growing cost of delivering other statutory responsibilities like social services and Read more

I read with great interest the letter in the Cambridge News dated 31st October. Paul Sales is the Labour County Councillor for Arbury Ward. In amongst his playfull letter I think he might have been nice to me. What impressed me about his letter was his reflection on my view of life seems to appeal Read more

On the 26th October we held our Wisbech 2020 vision event in the Boathouse in Wisbech.  The aim of the summit was to present the findings of the work carried out so far in identifying how the economy of Wisbech might be improved. So far there have been public consultations, workshops and involvement from business Read more

The Cambridge city deal is something I have been working on, with the Leaders of Cambridge and South Cambs District Council for some time. It is an opportunity to share responsibility and provide strategic direction on a range of issues across Cambridge and its travel to  work area. The obvious subjects are planning, usually a Read more