I recently met with a number of charities who all were very worried about the cap on tax relief on charitable giving outlined in the budget. I wrote to our local Members of Parliament urging them to apply pressure to have a rethink on this change as it would hurt a large number of charities… Read more

Some of our youngest and least experienced road users are not helping to protect themselves from harm. Cambridgeshire County Council’s Road Safety Team joined forces with the Police and Cambridge Regional College as part of an initiative to improve safety among students who ride mopeds and scooters. CRC organised an education morning as part of… Read more

A respite service for adults with learning disabilities has been given top marks in every category after a visit by Government inspectors. The service in Alder Close, March, recently underwent an unannounced routine inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and was found to be performing well in all aspects of the inspection. The centre… Read more

Today, it was my pleasure to launch this fantastic communications network. The network  joins up a number of our partners including fire, Citizens Advice  and all our district councils with the exception of Cambridge City who did not want to join in. CPSN feeds into our schools, offices, libraries and public community access points. The… Read more

With so much of my time spent working to support Cambridgeshire’s businesses to grow, yesterday’s news of a new £350m contract for Marshall Aerospace was a huge boost. Here is a link to the Cambridge News article; CEN article. The Marshall Group is a true local success story. The company has a proud history in… Read more