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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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New Housing Benefit System Could Force People Out of Cambridge
Section 5.7 of a “Mapping Poverty Report ” presented to Cambridge City Council’s Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on Monday the 17th of November 2008 states: The Rent Service determines Broad Rental Market Areas and sets Local Housing Allowances for them. Approximately 800 claimants could be affected by changes brought about by a Rent Service […]
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Councillors Approve CB1 Outline Plans
Following a 09.30 start it was just before 19.00 when the Cambridge City Council planning committee meeting considering the outline plans for the “CB1” station area redevelopment finally concluded with a vote. Six Liberal Democrat councillors (Al Bander, Baker, Blair, Dixon, Holness, and Reid) voted in favour of accepting the officers’ recommendation to approve the […]
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Redevelopment of the Cambridge Station Area
An outline planning application for the redevelopment of the Cambridge Station Area is going before a planning committee on Wednesday 15th of October 2008, it is due to start at 0930 in the college generally known as Newhall and is expected to last all day. The Developer’s Website on the Project Agenda for the Planning […]
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Cambridge City Council Meeting 11 September 2008
On Thursday 11th September 2008 I went to watch a Cambridge City Council meeting, I’m writing here to share what I observed. Jesus Green “Exhibition” I arrived at 17.00 to look at a presentation on the consultation responses received by the council prior to it submitting a bid to the lottery for about two million […]
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September 2008 Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee Cambridge
I attended the Strategy & Resources Scrutiny Committee, of Cambridge City Council, on Monday the 1st of September. My primary reason for attending was to speak in response to the internal review of the Council’s use of powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). The meeting was held in a large meeting room, […]
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RIPA Powers Review – Speech
I attended the Strategy & Resources Scrutiny Committee, of Cambridge City Council, at 17.00 on Monday the 1st of September. Members of the public can speak at these meetings if they arrange to do so beforehand. I spoke on the subject of the internal review of the Council’s use of powers under the Regulation of […]
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Bus Stops and Crossings for Milton Road
I'm at the @GreaterCambs Milton Road bus lane and crossings workshop. Filming and photography is banned inside so I won't be live tweeting. pic.twitter.com/6XxgpY8GCS — Richard Taylor (@RTaylorUK) September 19, 2017 On Tuesday the 19th of September 2017 the Greater Cambridge Partnership, the organisation responsible for allocating the City Deal investment in Cambridge held a […]
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Chisholm Trail and New Bridge Forum – July 2017
Using the opportunity for the public to ask questions at the Chisholm Trail and New Bridge Greater Cambridge Partnership Forum 12 July 2017 I: Got a commitment from the Greater Cambridge Partnership to consider formally permitting cycling on the new “Chisholm Trail” paths across Coldhams Common and Ditton Meadows. (Currently the plans are for the […]