Blog Posts

  • Our members success

    It was my pleasure to nominate a number of our councillors for awards. Four County Councillors had been shortlisted for Awards at the LGiU and CCLA Councillor Achievement Awards. Congratulations to Cllrs Steve Tierney, Sam Hoy and Sir Peter Brown for making the short-list. Special congratulations to Cllr Shona Johnstone for winning the Bruce-Lockhart Member… Read more

  • Cambridgeshire set to welcome Paralympic Flame

    To mark six months to go before the start of the Paralympic Games, The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has announced the areas across the UK which will hold Flame Celebrations as part of the Paralympic Torch Relay. A number of sites throughout Cambridgeshire are to receive parts of the flame in a new concept… Read more

  • Enterprise Zone kicks on

    Urban&Civic are all systems go to start the transformation of their Alconbury development as an Enterprise Zone. The first application for the site – to start putting in place infrastructure for the 150 hectare sustainable business hub – was approved by Huntingdonshire District Council Development Management Panel last night. This permission will mean that the… Read more

  • Leaders and Chief Officers

    Yesterday at Shire Hall the Leaders, Chairs and Chief Executives/Chief Officers of Cambridgeshire’s six councils and key public services (Police, Fire and Health) all met. It is always my pleasure to chair this meeting but as you can imagine, with such able individuals in attendence, it is always a challenge. If something needs doing, this… Read more

  • Interesting – Lib dem Defects to Labour

    It seems that Clare Blair, who lost her seat at the last Cambridge City elections, as a Lib Dem, has decided that being a Lib Dem is not for her. I can understand that. It seems being a Lib Dem can be very different depending on which council they sit on or as Clare has… Read more

  • Business Leaders meeting

    This morning representatives from the IoD, FSB, Chamber of Commerce and Cambridge Network all came to Shire Hall to meet Mark Lloyd, Alex Plant and me. It was good to be able to run through the Council’s commitments to driving the economy like Broadband, the Ely Crossing, Cambridge Science Park Station, Northstowe and our work… Read more