Blog Posts

  • Special day on Saturday

    This Saturday my daughter, Tessa, is to marry Jamie Garner. They make a lovely couple and are so supportive and loving to each other. How very, very exciting. My mum and dad have come up from Cornwall to share in this special event. My speech is written but ………. every time I read it out Read more

  • Party conference season

    Party conference season

    The political conference season is upon us. Here is a guide to their timing and location. You probably did not notice nor care but the Greens have already had their conference in Bristol between Friday 7 September from 2:00 pm to Monday 10 September ending at 2:30 pm. They have one MP, Caroline Lucas who Read more

  • Bricks and mortar boards as work starts on £6.5m college site

    The first brick has been laid for Awdry House, a new £6.5 million Cambridgeshire County Council building that will make it easier for people to access Children’s Services in Wisbech. The development is part of a larger £13 million investment on the College of West Anglia site as part of the Wisbech 2020 Vision to Read more

  • Busway builds on success new research shows

    New research shows that the Cambridgeshire Busway continues to succeed, with passenger numbers significantly ahead of expectation and many people choosing to leave their car at home and take the bus instead. A survey commissioned by the County Council and Akins found that passenger numbers for the first year were running around 40% ahead of Read more

  • Social care funding

    The one issue that threatens to keep me awake at night is funding for adult social care and learning disability. Closely followed by children’s services of course. In Cambridgeshire we are facing a funding perfect storm. The numbers of people who need our services are growing very quickly, central government is cutting back our funding Read more

  • Conservative candidate selection – Fulbourn

    Last night I was pleased to be reselected, at the first stage of the process, as the Conservative candidate for Fulbourn in next years elections. I have enjoyed my first term as a county councillor. It has been a real learning experience going from not being involved in politics, to being elected and then Leader Read more