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June 2008 North Area Committee – Cambridge
I attended the 19th June 2008 North Area Committee meeting tonight. I think the interesting decisions made were: 1. To demand from officers a better minuting of the element of the previous meeting where police priorities were set. ` 2. To set a fixed time 19.30 for the policing agenda item at the next meeting, […]
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Cambridge City CCTV
Martin Beaumont (Cambridge City CCTV manager), I would like to ask a few questions/comments about Cambridge City Council’s CCTV system. I want to say that I was very impressed by the quality of response which I got from you when I last made some comments on the city’s CCTV. 1. Are the cameras on Elizabeth […]
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Cambridge City Council Representation at Cambridgeshire Health Committee
Cllr @nmassey79 of Abbey Ward, Cambridge, @CambridgeLabour was expected at the meeting to represent @CamCitCo but isn’t present. Cllr Massey also represents @CamCitCo on the governing body @CUH_NHS Addenbrooke’s so has a key coordination role. https://t.co/pSt4nyGTjn pic.twitter.com/9dLtHnqgr8 — Richard Taylor (@RTaylorUK) May 5, 2020 As we are in the middle of a serious pandemic I […]
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Community Meeting – Garden Walk Supported Housing
A “community meeting” was held on the 23rd of August 2017 to discuss the impact of the behaviour of some those living in supported housing at 38-44 Garden Walk in Cambridge on other residents in the area. A couple of residents asked me to attend as problems had been raised, but not addressed, over a […]
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Addenbrooke’s 99.9% Full – Chief Exec Bans Filming Governors Meeting
Ever watched a meeting of your local hospital governors online? This might explain why you haven’t! The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Addenbrooke’s) Council of Governors met on the 22nd of February 2017. A report to the meeting from Chief Executive Roland Sinker stated bed occupancy levels at the hospital were at 99.9% and […]
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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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Milton Road Local Liaison Forum – 5 July 2016
Councillor Jocelynne Scutt has been elected chair of the Milton Road Local Liaison Forum The Milton Road Local Liaison Forum is holding an event including presentations and two design workshop sessions on Tuesday 19th July from 6.30pm-9.00pm at Chesterton Community College. The event is open to all who request to attend. Requests should be made […]
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CamCycle Excluded from Histon Road Design Workshop
Only two of Histon Road’s twelve councillors turned up to the first Greater Cambridge City Deal Local Liaison Forum, set up by the City Deal Board to give local people influence over the proposed remodelling of Histon Road. The two councillors present, Cllrs Hipkin and Todd-Jones decided to exclude CamCycle and Cambridge Past Present and […]
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Prospective Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire Challenged for Being A White Middle-Class Male
On the 29th of June 2016 I observed Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Panel conduct a “confirmation hearing” for Cllr Andy Coles in relation to his proposed appointment as Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire. I was astonished to see panel members challenge Cllr Coles on the basis of gender, class and skin colour. If […]
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Attempted Physical Ejection from Greater Cambridge City Deal Meeting on Milton and Histon Roads
On the 13th of June 2016 Greater Cambridge City Deal Officer Richard Preston attempted to physically remove me from a meeting to which all of North Cambridge’s councillors had been invited. The meeting had been called to “establish” influential “Local Liaison Forums” which have been asked to work on the details of the plans for […]