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

My impatience for super fast broadband for Cambridgeshire is well known. Yesterday, I was pleased to chair a supplier event at which we were able to explain the opportunity to a significant number of possible suppliers. Given that we expect a considerable financial contribution, from any supplier, alongside the public sector investment, this was about… Read more

This week I went to St Neots to visit those that work hard to support people with mental health issues. It was my pleasure to speak with a mix of service users, volunteers and staff. Something I am learning more and more in my time as Leader is just how much of an impact mental… Read more

In May, when I became Leader, I asked officers to present me with a list of capital projects that made common sense but for various reasons had not gone ahead. The second station in Cambridge was a very obvious one. For 20 years everyone who knows anything about rail and Cambridge knew that a station… Read more

Whilst in March I took the opportunity to meet with John Elworthy. Whilst we might chase each other around sometimes we have one thing in common and that is improving things for the people of Cambridgeshire. I intended to pop into his office but ran out of time. Instead I invited John to have a… Read more