Blog Posts

  • Leaders diary – week ending 25th May

    Have a look at the meetings I attended from the 21st – 25th May. All meetings are published unless they are commercially, personally or professionally leaders diary online Read more

  • Cricket

    Cricket is a funny game. Some people think it is very gentle, played politely with much decorum and finesse. The games I play in seem to feel much more like a war zone with incredible determination, bravery and the emergence of the odd hero. This week has been a mixture. On Tuesday evening I kept… Read more

  • Local Newspaper Week

    This week focuses on local newspapers. Now you either love them or hate them but we must all recognise the role they play in holding public authorities to account. A strong local press is essential to allow issues to be aired, the single voice to rise above the many and the vulnerable to be heard.… Read more

  • Diamond jubilee beacons mark weekend of events around the county

    A beacon will be lit on the Castle Mound in Cambridge on June 4 as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The beacon will be lit by the Chairman of Cambridgeshire County Council and the Deputy Mayor of Cambridge at 10.15pm – the time allocated for all local authorities to light their beacons. The… Read more

  • Have your say on expansion plans for Babraham park and ride site

    Two exhibitions are being held next week to showcase the proposed expansion of the Babraham Park and Ride site and encourage people to have their say on the proposals. This successful site, which is part of the Council’s award-winning park and ride network, now needs to expand to meet the needs of its users. Residents… Read more

  • Cambridge beer festival

    Last night I had a great time tasting a variety of beers at the beer festival. Great beer, lovely food, a warm evening and super company. The atmosphere was fantastic and as always everyone was in good humour. I bumped into a number of my old company colleagues including my third hire in my Sri… Read more