A few days ago I noticed that Belinda Brooks-Gordon, the Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Castle Ward in Cambridge, had blocked me from following her on Twitter. This piqued my interest so I made sure I monitored her public twitter feed carefully. On Friday she posted a tweet saying she was in Haverhill and [...]
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Castle County Councillor Belinda Brooks-Gordon Standing For Parliament in Haverhill - Click for Full Article
Monday, March 8, 2010
City Councillors Protest Publication of Police Strawberry Fair Video - Click for Full Article
Friday, March 5, 2010
Did Councillors Gag the Local Paper?
Update to article 17.00 5 March 2010
The Cambridge News published a video of the 2009 Strawberry Fair which had been presented by the police to a council licensing committee meeting on the 1st of March. Councillors objected to the publication of the video saying that it should not be made [...]
Legal Action by Cambridge MP David Howarth Prompts Apology from Councillor - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Heavily Redacted Invoice for David Howarth’s Press Officer
Ex. Liberal Democrat councillor John Hipkin, who is now an independent city councillor for Castle Ward, today wrote to recipients of his regular newsletter to issue an apology for an article in which he drew attention to some of Cambridge MP David Howarth’s expenses claims. Cllr Hipkin [...]
Cambridge Colleges Open for Bed and Breakfast - Click for Full Article
Monday, March 1, 2010
It used to be only conference attendees and guests of college members who could stay in Cambridge’s colleges when visiting the city; the ability to book guest rooms was a significant perk of being a Cambridge academic. A new service, co-ordinated by “Conference Cambridge”, has been launched offering college rooms to the general public [...]
Cambridge And Higher Education Cuts - Click for Full Article
Saturday, February 27, 2010
At three minutes to midnight on Thursday, Cambridge City Council got round to discussing the impact of proposed cuts to university funding on Cambridge. By the time the item, towards the end of their full council agenda, was reached many Liberal Democrat councillors had gone home and even the mayor, who was chairing the meeting [...]
Love Cambridge Considering Raising Taxes, Tackling Pigeons and Dealing With Unfriendly Customer Service - Click for Full Article
Friday, February 26, 2010
On the 23rd of February 2010 I attended the second members’ meeting of Cambridge’s City Centre management organisation: Love Cambridge. I am not a member but was invited to attend by Nicky Morrison, who serves as a director representing residents’ interests on the organisation’s board.
Key Points
Emma Thornton, Head of Love Cambridge, and the [...]
Station Area Redevelopment On Hold as Infrastructure Payments Renegotiated - Click for Full Article
Sunday, February 21, 2010
City Council Planners “Outwitted and Outflanked” by Station Area Developers Warns Ex Councillor.
On the 18th of February 2010 Cambridge City Council’s Director of Planning, Simon Payne, was summoned to appear in-front of the East Area Committee. Councillors and members of the public wanted to grill the senior officer over payments the company behind the of [...]
Richard Taylor - A Vision for Cambridge in 2020 - Click for Full Article
Friday, February 19, 2010
My Vision of Cambridge in 2020
For anyone considering what Cambridge will look like in a decade’s time the city’s fringes, currently designated as development sites, have to be prime consideration. We’ve seen development in the North at Arbury Park building on other sites round the city is getting ever closer; though the fate of the [...]
Green Tony Juniper - A Vision for Cambridge in 2020 - Click for Full Article
Friday, February 19, 2010
On Wednesday the 10th of February 2010 Cambridge’s Parliamentary Candidates from the Labour, Green, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties debated their “vision for Cambridge in 2020″ at an event hosted by the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership at B-Bar on Market Passage. Each candidate from the main parties outlined their vision for [...]
Conservative Nick Hillman - A Vision for Cambridge in 2020 - Click for Full Article
Friday, February 19, 2010
On Wednesday the 10th of February 2010 Cambridge’s Parliamentary Candidates from the Labour, Green, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties debated their “vision for Cambridge in 2020″ at an event hosted by the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership at B-Bar on Market Passage. Each candidate from the main parties outlined their vision for [...]