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SLM Contract Extension
SLM Contract Extension Document ( Download, PDF) On Wednesday the 27th of July I visited Cambridge City Council, accompanied by two readers of my website, to view the city council’s accounts. One of the areas we looked into was the council’s transactions with Sports and Leisure Management Limited (SLM). SLM run the city’s swimming pools, […]
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Meeting on New Jesus Green Lottery Bid
New lottery bid plans for Jesus Green (Large) Proposals for a new lottery bid for improvements to Jesus Green were presented to a Special General Meeting of the Jesus Green Association on the 28th of July 2011. Key points: The new bid is a joint bid by the City Council and the Jesus Green Association […]
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New Lottery Bid For Jesus Green – Meeting on 27 July 2011
Notice taped to Jesus Green noticeboard – photo taken before it got very wet. The Jesus Green Association is holding a special general meeting on Wednesday the 27th of July at 1930 in Wesley Methodist Church. Outline proposals for a new bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund are to be discussed. The meeting has been […]
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LibDem Leader Bourke Not Trusted With Confidential Information
Left: Clarke (Conservative), Right: Bourke (Liberal Democrat) On Tuesday the 19th of July I observed the start of a Cambridgeshire County Council full council meeting. The council noted that Kilian Bourke, the Liberal Democrat, County Councillor for Romsey had become the Leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition. The chairman invited party leaders to say some […]
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Three Damaged Cars an Allegation of Misogyny and Clare Blair
On Friday the 9th of July 2011 Ex Cllr Clare Blair and her neighbours suffered damage to the their cars from kids throwing rocks at them. Clare Blair reported on twitter: Wonderful evening. Some boys tried to see if they cld throw rocks over our garage. They could. 2 cars damaged – 1 windscreen smashed. […]
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Mob Sets Sawston Police Priorities
Sawston Police Priority Setting Meeting – 4th of July 2011 On the evening of the 4th of July 2011 I observed a police priority setting meeting in Sawston. The area covered by the “panel meeting” appears to align with the South Cambridgeshire District Council wards of Sawston, The Shelfords and Stapleford, Whittlesford and Duxford. This […]
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Love Cambridge Annual Review 2010-11
Cambridge City Council’s Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on the 4th of July 2011 received an annual report from Cambridge’s City Centre management organisation Love Cambridge. I used the public speaking slot at the meeting to say: I would like to ask how the council is monitoring the performance of the residents’ representative on the […]
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Tidying up Round Church Street Wall Unachievable Say Councillors
Cambridge City Councillors have given up trying to sort out this wall. The committee of councillors who’ve spent years trying, and failing, to get a single streetlight put up have now found themselves outwitted by a wall. The Cambridge West Central Area Committee on the 21st of June 2011 declared it “impossible” to get the […]