Today was the County Council AGM. The Chairman, John Powley, was re-elected for a second term which is the convention. It was by a large majority which  was right and proper as John has worked very hard and with distinction. For some reason Lib Dem Caroline Shepherd chose to vote against John. Odd and impolite. Read more

Interesting full council today. A big shift from Labour and Lib Dems ganging up against the Conservative administration to a serious bun fight between Labour and the Lib Dems. I am guessing that the Lib Dems are feeling bruised and very worried about the recent drubbing they have had from Labour in Cambridge. Worth keeping Read more

Sian has led the Lib Dem group since 2010 through out which she has had a working majority. The election this month has left the council with no overall control after the Lib Dems lost a number of seats. I know Sian has not been well recently so wish her well on her recovery. Lib Read more

Today, I had a brilliant visit to this vibrant centre supporting a mix of social enterprise, charities, voluntary groups and micro commercial enterprises. The visual arts class produce some fantastic pieces of art, some of which rotates through my office to showcase it. This class helps to provide support to a group of individuals who would Read more

Great success at the last LEP Board, which I sit on. The Growing Places fund was discussed and it was agreed that the following should go forward: £750K for the Ely Crossing £1.5M for theBabrahamParkand Ride £3.5M forHuntingdon link road £150K for Babraham to Abington cycleway £875K for utility water improvement for Northstowe (submitted by Read more