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Police Failure to Answer Phone Discussed at Cambridge East Area Committee
One of the key concerns raised during the policing agenda item at Cambridge’s East Area Committee on Thursday the 2nd of August 2012 was the continued long delays being faced by people phoning Cambridgeshire police on their non-emergency 101 number. One member of the public, Joanna Dean of Norfolk street said she had waited on […]
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Cambridge Community Safety Partnership – July 2012
I observed Cambridge’s Community Safety Partnership meet on Tuesday the 31st of July 2012. The group sets, and monitors performance against, city wide police and crime priorities. It is designed to bring together the police, health service, elected representatives, council officers, magistrates and others including the business and voluntary sectors. It has a fund of […]
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Cambridge City Councillors Have Liberal Principles in a Twist Over CCTV
At 00:45 on Saturday night / Sunday morning on the 22nd of July 2012 a couple, both aged 23, were attacked by a group on Riverside in Cambridge while walking onto the new footbridge over the river. Riverside Bridge, Cambridge. RCCTV on Lamppost A police press release, issued on the 26th of July 2012, states: […]
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Comments on Justice Select Committee Freedom of Information Report
One bit of good news hidden amongst last week’s Olympic furore was the report of the House of Commons’ Justice Select Committee on their work on the post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act. (Report: Paged HTML, PDF). None of the feared potential restrictions of Freedom of Information which had raised their heads as […]
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Response to Cambridge Local Plan Consultation 2012
Cambridge Local Plan Issues and Options Document. I have responded to the current consultation on Cambridge’s Local Plan, the document against which future planning applications in the city will be assessed. Many of my representations relate to issues I have discussed previously on my website. In many cases I have simply tailored my previously expressed […]
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Policing North Cambridge – July 2012
My bike. I observed Cambridge’s North Area Committee on the 26th of July 2012 where policing priorities for the area were considered and adjusted by councillors. Cycling Cycling was one of the main topics of discussion. A priority was unanimously added asking the police to tackle “anti-social cycling” in the area. It is notable that […]
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Penny Ferry Demolition Decision
Proposed Development on the Penny Ferry Site An application for Conservation Area consent to demolish the Penny Ferry pub is to be considered by Cambridge’s North Area Committee at 18.30 on the 26th of July 2012 at Shirley Primary School, Nuffield Road. The application to demolish the pub and replace it with five houses was […]
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Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate John Pye
John Pye The “Conservative Candidate” for Police and Crime Commissioner in Cambridgeshire, John Pye, is not a member of the Conservative Party. This fact emerged in public after his selection as “Conservative Candidate” was revealed on Friday the 20th of July 2012 and I noted Mr Pye’s entry on the Police Authority register of members’ […]
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Ely Neighbourhood Panel – July 2012
Ely Neighbourhood Panel Meeting On the 18th of July 2012 I attended Ely’s “Neighbourhood Panel meeting” at which, among other things, the police were held to account and their priorities for the next period set. Phone Answering The main concern raised at the meeting was that Cambridgeshire Police are still not answering calls to their […]