Richard Taylor

My Comments on Cambridge City Council’s Draft Open Space and Recreation Strategy

View of Jesus Green, Cambridge. Cambridge City Council has recently run a consultation on its Draft Open Space and Recreation Strategy. What is this Strategy Document For? If approved the strategy would become key part of the city council’s planning policy; which means it would become a document which councillors making planning decisions will have […]

September 5, 2011
New Jesus Green Lottery Bid Submitted

View of Jesus Green including Cantrill’s Mushrooms and the Jesus Lock Bridge. At Cambridge City Council’s West Central Area Committee on the 25th of August 2011 I used the open forum section to ask if the proposed joint bid to the national lottery from the council and the Jesus Green association for works on Jesus […]

September 4, 2011
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, […]

July 31, 2011
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 […]

July 29, 2011
Interview with Ely Sector Police Inspector Robin Sissons

Cambridgeshire Police’s Sector Inspector for the Ely area Robin Sissons – Interviewed for a Star Radio Podcast. Every two weeks Cambridgeshire Police’s Sector Inspector for the Ely area Robin Sissons does an interview with Star Radio which is published online as a podcast. Highlights are also broadcast on the radio. Last week I noticed @StarCambridge […]

July 14, 2011
South Cambridge Police Priorities July 2011

The South Cambridge Policing Area On the evening of the 11th of July 2011 I observed Cambridge’s South Area Committee hold a session on the local police priorities. I submitted notice before the meeting started that I wanted to use the public speaking slot, to comment on policing. The police item was taken first, after […]

July 12, 2011
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. […]

July 11, 2011
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 […]

July 5, 2011
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 […]

July 5, 2011
Cambridgeshire Police Authority – June 2011

Cambridgeshire Police Authority meet in public, but interesting items are taken in secret session On the 29th of June 2011 I observed a meeting of Cambridgeshire Police Authority. Key Points: A decision was taken to axe the force helicopter, saving £500,000 a year by moving to use the Chiltern Air Support Unit as well as […]

June 30, 2011