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No A14 Toll
I’ve just sent the following letter to the Cambridge News for them to consider it for their letters page: I am appalled to see the Government consultation on proposals for the A14 specifically excludes the question of if the road is to be a toll road or not. The consultation document declares tolling is “essential” […]
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Police Claim People Accept Bike Theft in Cambridge
On the 5th of September 2013 I observed Cambridge’s West Central Area Committee where councillors have the opportunity to hold the police to account for their performance and get to democratically set the local police priorities. During the policing agenda item the following exchange occurred: Cllr John Hipkin (Castle, Independent): There’s this kind of culture […]
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Councillors Deny Knowledge of Bin to Commemorate Codification of Football Rules
@julianhuppert shocked at laughable monument to football at Parkers Piece. Pls intervene. Le Tour will be shocked. pic.twitter.com/BNXw0jYIdr — PMcL (@patsudan) September 5, 2013 On the 5th of September 2013 @Padsudan tweeted drawing attention to a plaque which has appeared on a bin on Parker’s Piece commemorating the codification of the modern rules of football […]
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MPs Debate Get Britain Cycling Report
On the 2nd of September 2013 Cambridge MP Julian Huppert presented the following motion to the House of Commons: That this House welcomes the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’s report ‘Get Britain Cycling’; endorses the target of 10 per cent of all journeys being by bike by 2025, and 25 per cent by […]
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Segregated Cycleways for Hills Road
Improving the cycleways on Hills Road was included in Cambridgeshire County Council’s application to central government for a “Cycle City Ambition Grant”. The grant application was successful, and £4.1m has been announced to “shift cycling up a gear” in the Greater Cambridge area. It has already been revealed that consultation on the details of another […]
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New Cycleway Outside Botanic Gardens on Trumpington Road
A new, two way cycleway, between Brooklands Avenue and Bateman Street along the boundary of the Botanic Gardens was included in Cambridgeshire County Council’s application to central government for a “Cycle City Ambition Grant”. The grant application was successful, and £4.1m has been announced to “shift cycling up a gear” in the Greater Cambridge area. […]
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Dutch Style Cycleways for Huntingdon Road
Cllr John Hipkin’s latest email newsletter (which he doesn’t publish on the web) carried an article headlined ” Dutch style cycleways on the Huntingdon Road?”. The message, sent on the 30th of August 2013 stated: Please keep a lookout for consultation documents hitting your doormat in the next few weeks and do go to the […]
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Busway Announcement Made to Press not Councillors
Earlier today Cambridgeshire County Council announced it had reached an out of court settlement with guided busway contractor BAM Nuttall. Leader of the council Cllr Martin Curtis decided to make the announcement in a secret, private, briefing for selected, friendly, invited, members of the press. Writing on his blog Cllr Curtis described his chosen journalists […]
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Councillors to Step Up Police Scrutiny
Cambridgeshire County Council are considering getting more involved in scrutising the work of Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Graham Bright and Chief Constable Simon Parr. Councillors on the police scrutiny committee, which they call the Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee are to discuss their future work programme at their meeting on the […]
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MPs to Vote on UK Response to Use of Chemical Weapons In Syria
On the 27th of August Prime Minister David Cameron announced via Twitter that Parliament would be recalled on Thursday the 29th of August to discuss the UK response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The Motion Before MPs As of the evening before the recall, the text of the Government’s motion on which […]