Blog Posts

  • County Councillors short listed for awards

    It was my pleasure to nominate a numbers of our councillors for the 2012 LGiU and CCLA C’llr Achievement Awards. This year there was a large increase in the number of entries for the awards, so it was a reflection on the calibre of our councillors that they have been short listed. COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF Read more

  • Shared Services to expand – Norwich

    Cabinet tomorrow will consider expanding the scope of LGSS to provide finance, IT and Revenue and Benefits services for Norwich City Council. Northamptonshire CC’s Cabinet will consider the proposal in February. The LGSS Joint Committee, which I chair, met on Friday afternoon and has made a positive recommendation to both Cabinets about the deal. Expanding Read more

  • Superfast broadband – we are off and running

    We have published something called the ‘prior information notice’ along with Peterborough City Council to try and secure private sector investment in broadband services across the two Councils’ areas. The notice makes clear that there may be £6.75M available from Broadband Delivery UK and around £23M from the two Councils but the project to delivery Read more

  • Last year the Lib Dems wanted to put up council tax 3.4%

    2011-alternative-budget Lib demLets see what the Lib Dems will say this year about a council tax rise. Last year in the Lib Dem alternative budget they wanted to raise council tax by 3.4%, we held it at 0%. So, I wonder what they will do this year? They could not really speak out for a Read more

  • Budget proposals

    25/01/2012 Budget proposals The Council today published its Integrated Plan (IP) for the five years starting in April 2012. The papers are now available on our website. The Council’s priorities are at the heart of the spending plans. They are: Developing Cambridgeshire’s economy Helping people live independent and healthy lives Supporting and protecting vulnerable people. Read more

  • Where have all the people gone?

    In November 2011 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published indicative population estimates based on a revised method for estimating long term immigration. This has resulted in the population estimate for Cambridgeshire for mid 2010 being revised down by some 15000, mainly due to the reduction in the population of Cambridge City. Can this be Read more