Blog Posts

  • Highpoint prison ring road repairs – the work has started

    Highpoint prison ring road repairs – the work has started

    The highpoint prison ring road is the responsibility of the prison as opposed to the estate roads that are owned by the residents. During my discussions with the Ministry of Justice I made it clear that residents wanted this road repairing and today the work begins. I went to site this morning just to satisfy… Read more

  • The Bell in Clare – the rubbish has finally been removed

    I was alerted, by residents, to a bad smell coming from the Bell Hotel since it closed. It seems three commercial waste bin were “wiffy” to say the least. Rubbish was piling up. I alerted our environmental health officers, at West Suffolk Council, who in turn applied pressure to Greene King, who own the Hotel.… Read more

  • Can Clare get a Guinness world record?

    Clare town hall is in need of some TLC. Specifically it’s heating system needs replacing and that’s not cheap. Raising the money was always going to be a challenge particularly during these difficult times. So, a number of towns folk have been putting their heads together to see how the cash can be raised. For… Read more

  • Vulnerable person – how the police dealt with him and it wasn’t good

    Let me start by saying I am a great supporter of the police and recognise what a difficult job they have. Sometimes what ever they do they are criticised for. I also speak as a former independent member of Cambridgeshire Police Authority. On Thursday, a couple of us were travelling to Flempton golf course on… Read more

  • Wixoe becomes a safer place to visit – especially for gentlemen of a certain age 🧐

    Wixoe becomes a safer place to visit – especially for gentlemen of a certain age 🧐

    It was my pleasure to use some of my locality fund to help contribute to providing a defibrillator for the village. These brilliant machines can make all the difference between life and death in the event of a cardiac event. The village has made a magnificent effort to get this fantastic asset in place. Time… Read more

  • Surgeries – my meeting with the Clinical Commissioning Group

    I, like a good many folk in Clare, am very frustrated that the Hardwick Surgery remains closed although apparently it’s open!!! I was offered a Teams meeting with someone from the West Suffolk Alliance and the head of Primary Care in West Suffolk. I was able to outline my concerns that the surgery has not… Read more