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Gritting Riverside - Click for Full Article

Riverside in Cambridge is treacherous when it’s icy but the councils are refusing to grit it. Photo: Cambridge Cycling Campaign (license)

On the 12th of November 2009 I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee. I asked City and County Councillors if Riverside would be gritted this winter. This area was a problem in icy [...]

Taming Guerrillas Could Save Cambridge City Council Money - Click for Full Article

There are currently patches of bare soil outside the shops in Akeman Street, Arbury.

At the North Area Committee on the 12th of November 2009 Cambridge City Councillors agreed to spend an incredible £4,750 on replacing plants on a tiny plot of land in-front of the shops on Akeman Street.
Councillors were told that [...]

Cambridge Councillors Ask Police to Tackle Speeding - Click for Full Article

Police Sergeant Mark Kathro conducting speed checks in the East of Cambridge.

I have recently observed councillors at Cambridge City Council’s North, West Central and East Area Committees discuss speeding enforcement with the police.

In the North councillors have requested data be collected on speeding on Northfields Avenue and Kings Hedges Road, and have [...]

Practical Places to Live Verses Conservation - Click for Full Article

An application to put a front dormer window in the roof of 7 Pretoria Road, and build a rear roof extension, was considered at Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 27th of August 2009. The house is in the recently introduced “De Freville Avenue” conservation area. Other houses on the street [...]

City Council Considering Felling Trees in front of Campkin Road Tesco - Click for Full Article

Cambridge City Council is Considering Felling Two Trees in front of Tesco on Campkin Road in Cambridge.

At Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 27th of August 2009 I observed councillors receive an update on plans for the area infront of Tesco on Campkin Road. The roots of the trees are making the [...]

Asking the Police to Record The Costs of Crime - Click for Full Article

I am concerned Cambridgeshire Police are not recording the costs of criminal damage like this.

During Sgt. Wragg’s update on North Area policing at Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 2nd of July 2009 he said he had received no suggestions on ways to improve the police’s regular reports. When he invited me to [...]

Police Claim 20mph Average Speed on Water Street / Fen Road in Chesterton - Click for Full Article

During June 2009 Cambridgeshire Police Monitored Speeding Through the Speed Cushions on Water Street, Chesterton.

I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 2nd of July 2009. Sgt. Wragg of Cambridgeshire Police gave an update on policing North Cambridge as an introduction to the agenda item during which policing is discussed by councillors and [...]

Holding the Police to Account - March 2009 - Click for Full Article

On Thursday the 19th of March 2009 I attended Cambridge’s North Area committee, where councillors vote on what they believe ought to be the local policing priorities and hold the police to account for their performance in the areas they have prioritised. The police were represented by Sgt. Jason Wragg.
Using the opportunity given to [...]

December 2008 - North Area Committee Cambridge - Click for Full Article

I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 11th of December 2008. I made representations to my local councillors, and other members of the committee before the meeting, specifically on Policing North Cambridge.
City Cllrs Levy, Upstone and Liddle were absent, as was County Councillor Hughes who it was reported was in Hospital. [...]

Setting Police Priorities for North Cambridge in December 2008 - Click for Full Article

I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 11th of December 2008. One of the things councillors had on their agenda for this meeting was the setting of the police priorities for North Cambridge for the forthcoming quarter. The policing section of the meeting is run as an open meeting to which members [...]