Blog Posts

  • Cambridge & Counties Bank

    Our new bank is up and running and doing well. We have attracted a large number of prospective depositors with one already depositing £1/4 million. C&C is taking deposits from local companies and organisations and then using that money to make loans to other local companies, helping them to grow. http://www.ccbank.co.uk/ This is just about the safest bank Read more

  • A14 – Lib Dems not claiming credit again surely!!!

    Some weeks ago the County Council was told that £20m was to be made available to carry out some minor work on the A14 to buy some time until the road is widened. This money came about as a result of a number of us on the A14 steering group pressing for some action after Read more

  • Cambridge & Counties bank

    This great new bank is up and running and taking deposits. This is probably the safest bank in the UK backed by both our pension fund and Trinity Hall. 30 day rates from 2.25%. What a great local story. Local organisations investing in a local bank, for the benefit of local pensioners and local business. Read more

  • Burghley House – lunch with the Queen

    What a great day. Like many others I had received an invite to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Picnic. What I had not immediately realised was that I had been lucky enough to be in the Cambridgeshire tent where we would be presented to the Queen. And then it got even better. I was invited to Read more

  • A14 – Julian Huppert please, please do not foul up our plans for a bigger road

    Another example of Lib Dem madness. The County Council, along with other local organisations and authorities have all been working very hard to get the A14 widened. None of us has any doubt that more Tarmac is required. All of us want a road with more capacity. All of us except the Lib Dem MP Read more

  • Cambridge & Counties – a new bank to help local business

    Today is a very exciting day for our pension fund and local business. Today, is when I can finally talk about our new joint venture with Trinity Hall. We now jointly own ( 50% – 50% ) a brand new bank that has been Financial Services Authority approved and starts trading tomorrow. There has been Read more