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Labour Taking Control of Cambridge City Council
Following the election result on the morning of the 23rd of May 2014 I went on Paul Stainton’s Bigger Breakfast show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to discuss Labour taking control of Cambridge City Council. I have transcribed the elements of the show relating to Cambridge, which include exchanges with the outgoing council leader Liberal Democrat […]
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Patrick O’Flynn Top UKIP MEP Candidate in Cambridge and East of England
On the 2nd of May 2014, in St Ives, Patrick O’Flynn was one of the warm up acts for UKIP leader Nigel Farage. O’Flynn is the top ranked candidate on UKIP’s list of candidates for the Eastern England region which includes Cambridge. The full list of candidates and parties has been made available by Tim […]
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Newmarket Road Markings Farce In Preparation for Enforcement Camera Deployment
On Friday the 9th of May 2014 Cambridgeshire County Council contractors removed the cycle symbols from the bus lane on Newmarket Road. It appears the markings which had been on Newmarket Road for a number of years were technically illegal as they used the word “LANE” where the highly prescriptive law requires the word “ONLY” […]
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Video – 20 MPH for Victoria Road in Cambridge Approved by North Area Committee Councillors
At Cambridge’s North Area Committee on the 8th of May 2014 Councillors unanimously voted in favour of introducing a 20 MPH speed limit on Victoria Road in Cambridge. The road has been excluded from the North Area 20 MPH zone because it is classified as an “A” road and so it would be against the […]
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Video – Cambridge Cycling Campaign Hustings – City Council Elections 2014
On Tuesday the 6th of May 2014 Cambridge Cycling Campaign held a hustings event in advance of elections for Cambridge City Council. Those present were: Lewis Herbert, the Leader of the Labour Group on Cambridge City Council. Rodrick Cantrill, a current Liberal Democrat City Councillor. Simon Sedgwick-Jell, representing the Green Party. Anthony Carpen and Puffles […]
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UKIP Leader Nigel Farage Speaking in Cambridgeshire – May 2014
On the 2nd of May 2014 I was in the audience for the last stop of UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s touring one man campaign show. Farage said the best people to govern Britain are the people of Britain themselves and that we ought to decide for ourselves who can live, work, and settle in Britain. […]
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Make Minimum Wage a Living Wage Says Cambridge University Vice Chancellor
The head of Cambridge University, Vice Chancellor Leszek Borysiewicz has called on the Government to make the minimum wage, a living wage. Borysiewicz, speaking at a Cambridge University Students’ Union Q&A event on the 28th of April 2014 also urged elected representatives to speak out and share their views on the subject. Borysiewicz explained that […]
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Cambridge Univeristy VC Says Elsevier Are Rich Enough Already
Speaking on the 28th of April 2014 the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University, Leszek Borysiewicz, commented on the amount the university is paying to publisher Elsevier. He said: Yes we spend money with Elsevier. Do I regret spending money with Elsevier? By and large yes I do because I think they’re rich enough already. and: […]
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Patch of Stourbridge Common Taken Over for Growing Potatoes
It appears someone has taken over a patch of Stourbridge Common in Cambridge and is using it as vegetable garden. The patch of common land in question is within a disused tree-guard. Someone has has added what looks like anti-rabbit mesh and planted what appear to be potatoes. If this has been done without the […]
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Marueen Symons Places Concrete Planter on Road In Effort to Maintain River View
Riverside resident Marueen Symons attended Cambridge’s East Area Committee on the 10th of April. In the presence of Cambridgeshire Police’s Inspector Poppet, and councillors from Cambridge City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council Symons admitted to installing a concrete planter on the highway on Riverside to try and deter people parking in front of her house […]