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New Road Closure Plan from Greater Cambridge City Deal
On the 25th of January 2017 the Greater Cambridge City Deal board voted to pursue a new plan for tackling congestion in Cambridge. The plan was illustrated at the meeting by a conceptual “petal diagram” which shows the main roads into the city with no roads providing connections between those radial roads. Notably the plan […]
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Challenges Filming and Reporting on Cambridge City Council Despite New Law
Since the 6th of August 2014 a right to film, photograph or make an audio recording of proceedings at a local government meeting in the UK has been established in law. In November 2014 Cambridge City Councillors unanimously agreed to update their constitution in light of the new law. Cambridgeshire County Council’s stance on filming […]
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The Role of Cambridge City Council Executive Councillors
The leader of Cambridge City Council, Labour’s Lewis Herbert, has offered to speak to me about the role of “Executive Councillors” in Cambridge. I am writing this article in advance of our discussion; after we’ve spoken I will provide an update below. Role of Executive Councillors Each of the seven councillors who are members of […]
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Cambridge City Councillors Told They Have No Control of CCTV Camera Deployment
New arrangements under which Cambridge City Council’s CCTV is run by Huntingdonshire District Council have left Cambridge City Councillors being told they are unable to direct where Cambridge’s portable cameras are deployed. At Cambridge’s North Area Committee on the 10th of September 2015 councillor Gerri Bird requested one of Cambridge City Council’s redeployable CCTV cameras […]
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Magistrates Removed from Cambridge Community Safety Partnership
Cambridge magistrates have been removed from Cambridge’s community safety partnership – the body which co-ordinates the city’s police, probation services, councils, health bodies, universities and others in their efforts to prevent and reduce crime and generally make Cambridge a safer and more pleasant place to live. Labour councillor Ann Sinnott, representing Cambridge residents, voted for […]
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Milton Road Made Top Priority for Greater Cambridge City Deal Spending
On the 28th of January 2015 the Greater Cambridge City Deal Board decided to make spending £23.04m on Milton Road in Cambridge their top priority. The board was taking decisions on how to allocate money the UK nationally is investing in Greater Cambridge through the City Deal. The leaders of Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City […]
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Labour Taking Control of Cambridge City Council
Following the election result on the morning of the 23rd of May 2014 I went on Paul Stainton’s Bigger Breakfast show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to discuss Labour taking control of Cambridge City Council. I have transcribed the elements of the show relating to Cambridge, which include exchanges with the outgoing council leader Liberal Democrat […]
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More Mud for Stourbridge Common
Cambridge City Council is proposing to spend £15,000 on making a muddy bit of Stourbridge Common even muddier. The published proposal, which the council are currently seeking comments on, states: Cambridge City Council is proposing to create a small ‘scrape’ in the Common, by excavating a small area of land within an existing wet area. […]
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Tackling Problems Caused by Street Drinkers in East Cambridge
I observed Cambridge’s East Area Committee on Thursday the 2nd of August 2012. One of the key things raised, as usual for East Area Committee meetings, was crime, and other problems related to street drinkers in the area. The committee heard from two members of the public one of whom was Joanna Dean of Norfolk […]
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Policing Histon, Milton, Impington, Cottenham, Oakington and Waterbeach – July 2012
Police Priority Setting for Histon, Impington, Cottenham, Milton, Oakington and Waterbeach On the evening of the 10th of July 2012 I observed the police priority setting meeting for the area which includes Histon, Impington, Cottenham, Milton, Oakington and Waterbeach. Key Points People are asking the police to tackle things which aren’t generally or primarily a […]