-
Policing South Cambridge – July 2012
Cherry Hinton Village Centre – Location of the Police Priority Setting Meeting On the evening of the 16th of July 2012 I attended Cambridge’s South Area committee where councillors held the police to account and set new local police priorities for the area. About fifty people were in the public seating; many were council officers, […]
-
City Council Seeking People to Appoint as Conservators of the Cam
River Cam Near Jesus Green in Cambridge Via the odd route of Liberal Democrat Cllr Ward, my local councillor in Arbury, who is also Cambridge City Council’s Executive Councillor for Planning and Sustainable Transport, making a posting on the Cam.misc newsgroup the city council are inviting applications from people who would like to be considered […]
-
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 […]
-
Cambridge City Council to Re-Tender £2m/yr Computer and Phone Contract
Cambridge City Council ICT Facilities Management Contract Re-Tender I observed Cambridge City Council’s Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on the 9th of July 2012. Councillors considered a report titled ICT Facilities Management Contract Re-Tender. There is little detail in the report, but it appears the council are planning to spend around twice as much as […]
-
Strategy and Resources Scrutiny – Cambridge City Council – July 2012
Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on Monday, 9th July 2012 at 17.00 Cambridge City Council is to hold a Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on Monday, 9th July 2012 at 17.00. The meeting is to cover a very broad range of subjects. I intend to seek to use the public speaking slot to make the […]
-
Remodelling Rear of One Searle Street
One Searle Street Plans Yesterday I saw a Cambridge City Council notice on Searle Street stating an application had been made to the council to demolish part of the current extension, and the garage, at 1 Searle Street and replace it with a new building. One Searle Street is a lovely property in a prominent […]
-
Policing Wisbech – June 2012
On Monday the 25th of June 2012 I visited Wisbech to observe the process of setting the local police priorities in action. Key Points More than one hundred and ten people completed a questionnaire on Wisbech’s policing during the course of the day. Local County, District, and Town councillors discussed the policing of the town […]
-
Central Government Influencing Local Appointment of Chief Constables
Home Office Header From One of the Released Documents This article is written by me, Richard Taylor, in an entirely personal capacity, and not as a WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer. On the 15th of September 2010 a document was sent by the UK Home Office to a request thread on mySociety’s Freedom of Information website WhatDoTheyKnow.com, the […]
-
Police Plan Coup d’état in Wisbech
Police Plan Coup d’état in Wisbech It appears something extraordinary is due to happen in Wisbech on the 25th of June 2012. From what I can gather Fenland District Council are to hold their Wisbech and District Neighbourhood Forum meeting in the council chamber, however Cambridgeshire Police are not going to attend the meeting, but […]