Children who attend school regularly are four times more likely to achieve five or more good GCSEs, including English and maths, than those who are persistently absent. Truancy, however it comes about, is not good for children and must be reduced. A joint initiative has been launched by Cambridgeshire County Council and the police to… Read more

On Wednesday we hosted the A14 steering group meeting. This involved a range of partners including district councils, the ports, business representatives, the County Council and most importantly the Department for Transport. There is some excellently work going on and real involvement from our local councils and organisations. It is great to hear DfT modifying… Read more

On Wednesday the LEP had its regular board meeting. This time it was held in the board room of Unisurge International Ltd (Farboud Innovation Park, Formula Drive, Newmarket, CB8 0BF). Unisurge is another fine example of thriving business in our local area. We reviewed how we are to spend a recent grant of £15m from… Read more

Today I was informed by Steve Criswell, Cabinet Member for Community Infrastructure, that he had to step down to concentrate on his business and family commitments. I fully understand Steve’s decision in these economic times to concentrate on his business and provide support for his wife who has not been well. Steve has helped shape… Read more

It is great to see able, commercially experienced businessmen standing for election. Kevin Francis is standing in East Chesterton as the Conservative candidate. One thing all Conservatives have in common is a desire to see your public money spent wisely and Kevin is no exception. Its about time Cambridge experienced the financial rigour that a… Read more