Blog Posts

  • Update on parking enforcement

    I am meeting with officers in the New Year to sort out why car parking regulations can’t always be enforced. The more I look into it it seems that a few simple changes to the process might improve things significantly. It looks as if the recent foul up in Clare should be avoidable in the… Read more

  • My email to Cadent complaining about the roadworks in Cavendish

    Dear Mr Craven,I have received a considerable number of complaints about these roadworks. The consistent questions being asked are why is the work taking so long and why does nothing seem to be happening.Waiting weeks for specialist equipment might seem a cost effective holding position for your company but the users of the road would… Read more

  • Cavendish – High Street road works

    I have been made aware of the frustrations of those that live in Cavendish or pass through it because of the extended roadworks on the high street. Day after day the hole and traffic lights remain with little if any work going on. This is an A road and the work has taken too long.… Read more

  • Parking Enforcement in my patch

    Newmarket Team Haverhill Visits 1171 PCN issued 306 Clare Visits 92 PCN issued 16 Newmarket Visits 1859 PCN issued 717 Cavendish Visits 4 PCN issued 0 Clare Country Park Visits 11 PCN issued 2 Total number of PCNs issued this month: 3120 PCNs issued at Β£70* rate: 1779 PCNs issued at Β£50* rate: 1341 PCNs issued… Read more

  • When is a road closure not a enforceable road closure – in Clare on market day it seems!!!

    West Suffolk council has organised a market in Clare, on the third saturday of the month, for some time. The market square normally has parking restricted to two hours. On market days Bucks Lane is closed to traffic and parking is suspended. The night before market day overnight parking is prohibited. West Suffolk parking enforcement… Read more

  • UPDATE – Queens Platinum celebrations in Hundon – it’s all happening πŸŽ‰πŸ₯‚

    On Saturday the 22nd Jan at 2pm in the Village Hall there is a get together to discuss the Jubilee celebrations plans. The more folk that can turn up the better. Bring your ideas, enthusiasm and masks. Come along and enjoy getting involved. Thursday to Sunday – June 2 to 5, 2022 It’s not far off – the biggest celebration… Read more