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Abolition of Stop and Account in Cambridge - Click for Full Article

As Inspector Hutchinson told the April North Area committee meeting stop and account forms had been abolished in Cambridge, yet I could find nothing to back this up on the Police, Police Authority, Home Office, the BBC or any other news media websites I decided to ask some questions and make some suggestions via […]

April 2008 North Area Committee Meeting - Click for Full Article

I attended the North Area Committee meeting on Thursday the 17th of April in Cambridge.
Highlights

Sector Inspector Jon Hutchinson assured me after the meeting that he would ask if stop and account records collected in Cambridge could be deleted/destroyed now records of stops and accounts are no-longer made.
Councillors removed burglary as a priority for the […]

Influencing North Area Policing - Click for Full Article

I spoke on the setting of local policing priorities at Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 6th of March 2008.
I said that I had attended these meetings a number of times, particularly when the police were present to make suggestions on improving policing in the area. I believed that I was participating […]

Accessibility of Cambridge City’s Planning Process - Click for Full Article

I believe:

There should be clear, timely notification of the speaking rules at planning meetings given to applicants and interested parties.
Site notices should used in a greater proportion of applications, and should contain more details of how to have your say.
Site notices should be placed in prominent places*.

It should not be necessary to make these […]

North Area Committee - March 2008 - Click for Full Article

I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee meeting on the 6th of March 2008. The official minutes won’t be published for many weeks and judging by past experience they’ll miss out the interesting bits. So here’s my recollection:
Councillor Nimmo-Smith updated the meeting on his discussions with Anglia Water, The Environment Agency, South Cambridgeshire District […]

Street Lighting and Belisha Beacons - Click for Full Article

Dear Malcolm Mugridge (Lead Engineer, Road Safety Engineering, Cambridgeshire)
I got your name and email from the letter you sent out to those who responded to the consultation on the Chesterton Road Crossing; which resulted in the installation of the fantastically bright LED orange halos around the belisha beacons - which I think are excellent.
I’m writing […]

Chesterton Road Crossing - Click for Full Article

Malcolm Mugridge, (Lead Engineer, Road Safety Engineering, Cambridgeshire County Council)
First I’d like to express my concern that the new A428 was closed due to flooding last week and hope that there will be an appropriate response.
However primarily I’m writing to comment on the “New plans for Chesterton Road, Cambridge” published at:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/safety/accidents/safety+scheme+for+chesterton+road+cambridge.htm (Since changed)
1. Comments […]