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Proposed Job Cuts at the Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge University Press (CUP) are planning to cut 160 jobs in the city, probably as the first stage of plans to close the printing business of the CUP within three years. There was discussion of CUP’s plans at Cambridge City Council’s Full Council meeting on February 26th 2009, a full record of what was […]
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Questions to the Cambridge City Council Executive – February 2009
At full Cambridge City Council meetings councillors are able to ask questions to executive councillors; these have to be submitted in writing the day before the meeting. A ballot is held to determine the order of questions and as many as can be dealt with in thirty minutes are answered. Any questions remaining beyond that […]
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Application to Join the Love Cambridge Board
Following encouragement from a number of sources, including the Park Street residents’ association, and considering the point of view that the more people who apply the stronger the position of the individual eventually appointed I have submitted an application for the position of residents’ director on the Cambridge City Centre Management Partnership (Love Cambridge). Dear […]
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Cambridge City Council 2008/9 Budget Scrutiny
Cambridge City Council’s budgets were yet again under scrutiny at a meeting at the guildhall this evening (13th February 2009). The meeting was scheduled to enable scrutiny of the opposition budget presented by the Labour group, but because of the significant changes in the Liberal executive’s budget made in January the scope of the meeting […]
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Residents’ Representation on the City Centre Partnership Board – Love Cambridge
On the 9th of February 2009 I attended the residents’ briefing for the new Cambridge City Centre Partnership, “Love Cambridge”. The meeting was organised primarily as a director of the new organisation to act as a representative/advocate for Cambridge residents is being sought. A Job description and Person Specification for the residents’ representative was distributed, […]
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Budget Cuts Without Service Cuts – Too Good to be True?
I observed a meeting of Cambridge City Council’s executive on the 29th of January 2009 at which a report on proposed savings required to balance the 2008/9 budget in light of strains (which I have detailed in a separate article) was presented. Council Leader, Ian Nimmo-Smith described the situation as a “perfect storm”, factors contributing […]
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Cowley Road Car Boot Sale Closed
At Cambridge City Council’s meeting on the 4th of December 2008 Labour Councillor for Arbury Mike Todd-Jones asked Councillor Rod Cantrill the Executive Councillor for Customer Services and Resources an oral question: Following the move of the Park and Ride from Cowley Road to Milton, can he assure the hundreds of regular users of the […]
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Ownership of Quayside in Cambridge
At Cambridge City Council’s full Council meeting on the 4th of December 2008 Cllr Herbert, the leader of the Labour opposition in Cambridge, asked a question to Cllr Cantrill the Executive Councillor for Customer Services and Resources about Quayside. His question was: Given the central importance of Quayside to the life of the City, and […]
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Cambridge City Centre Partnership Board
A new “City Centre Partnership Board” is being formed help run the historic core of Cambridge City Centre. Cambridge City Council’s Strategy and Resources Scrutiny committee meeting on Monday 17th November decided to appoint the Executive Councillor for Customer Services and Resources, currently Cllr Cantrill as a director of the new board. Emma Thornton, Head […]
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West Central Area Committee – September 2008
I attended the West Central Area Committee on Thursday 18th of September, primarily to comment on a bid to the Lottery which the council is submitting to part-fund work on Jesus Green. The meeting was chaired by Cllr Rod Cantrill as the usual chair, Simon Kightley was absent. Cllr Cantrill decided to alter the running […]