Blog Posts

  • My meeting with Stephen Barclay MP Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

    My meeting with Stephen Barclay MP Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

    Stephen Barclay and I worked together when I led Cambridgeshire County Council. He is the MP for North East Cambridgeshire. Since then I have watched his career with interest. He is undoubtably a sincere, intelligent politician and someone who I can trust. A couple of weeks ago Stephen and I made a loose arrangement to… Read more

  • Tattersalls – a gem in the crown – THE place to sell a horse and a massive economic boost to the economy

    Tattersalls – a gem in the crown – THE place to sell a horse and a massive economic boost to the economy

    Tattersalls is a fantastic asset to Newmarket, West Suffolk and UK Plc. It is THE place to buy and sell horses. This is a worldwide trade with buyers and sellers jetting in from around the world. Today, is day two of a three day sale. So far sales have topped a whopping 67m guineas. That… Read more

  • Warm homes – grants and advice for home owners.

    West Suffolk Council has completed more than £1.5m of energy efficiency improvements to around 150 homes – and it aims to deliver improvements to another 150 by the end of March when current Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding is due to end.  As well as helping residents stay warm and keep their… Read more

  • West Suffolk planning applications: unavailability of ‘Public Access’ system

    Many of you use the West Suffolk planning application public access system to view planning applications and to submit comments on them. I encourage you all to use this system to have your say on planning applications. There is guidance as to what is a valid comment and what is not. This guidance has been… Read more

  • Clare sluice – and sluices more generally

    I have raised the issue of Clare sluice at todays Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley partnership meeting. My comments have stimulated significant debate and an action to get the Environment Agency in front of this partnership to explain themselves. A number of other sluices were mentioned in a similar situation. The issue is that… Read more

  • Our Queen – the one and only.

    Our Queen – the one and only.

    The Queen has impacted all our lives and will be sorely missed. Her dignity and strength coupled with her dedication to her duty made her a formidable force in the world. It was my honour to have served in her armed forces for many years. My oath to the Queen is enduring. I had lunch… Read more