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Pelican Crossing Replacements in Coleridge and Cherry Hinton
Work underway on the pelican crossing in High Street, Cherry Hinton. During the Open Forum section of Cambridge City Council’s East Area Committee on the 3rd of September resident James Woodburn raised the subject of pelican crossing refurbishment in the area. He drew councillors’ attention to the fact that one on Cherry Hinton road had […]
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More Openness in Respect of UK Injuries in Afghanistan
The response to a freedom of information request I made to the MoD reveals forty seven UK casualties injured in Afghanistan have suffered a traumatic or surgical amputation. I believe it is very important that the British public, and particularly MPs, are aware of the serious injuries which have been suffered by UK personnel in […]
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Suggestions to Save Public Money – Cut Obsolete Newspaper Adverts
Cambridge City Council’s £2,000 for a short stretch of double yellow lines on St. Margaret’s Square makes a small contribution to the over £20,000,000 annual national cost of publishing highways notices in newspapers. Using the Freedom of Information website WhatDoTheyKnow.com I asked my local Highways Authority (Cambridgeshire County Council) and the Highways Agency how much […]
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Proposals to Improve Cycleways Around Cambridge
Many people cycled, walked, and drove to Horningsea Village Hall to discuss plans for new cycleways. On Tuesday the 25th of August I went to Horningsea Village Hall to look at the County Council’s plans for new cycle ways around Cambridge, which include proposals to improve the road between Fen Ditton and Horningsea for cyclists. […]
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Cambridge Councillors Ask Police to Tackle Speeding
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 asked […]
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A Walk Round Lammas Land With a City Council Tree Officer
Cambridge City Council tree officer Kenny McGregor explains why he thinks a tree ought be felled. Cllr Julie Smith, who will decide the tree’s fate, looks on. On Thursday the 3rd of September I attended a public walk-round of Lammas Land with, Kenny McGregor, one of Cambridge City Council’s tree officers. Cllr Julie Smith, the […]
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The Red Arrows Visit Cambridge
The Royal Air Force aerobatic display team, The Red Arrows, landed at Marshall Airport in Cambridge both before and after their appearance at the Duxford Airshow on Saturday the 5th of September. Prior to the display the Red Arrows flew over the city, including performing a fly-past for the CUFC game. […]
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Practical Places to Live Verses Conservation
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 light their […]
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City Council Considering Felling Trees in front of Campkin Road Tesco
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 […]
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Cambridgeshire PCT Board Fail to Grasp Opportunity to Improve Out Of Hours GP Service
On the 26th of August 2009 The Cambridgeshire NHS PCT Board met in Cambridge’s Masonic Lodge. I attended Cambridgeshire NHS Primary Care Trust’s board meeting on the 26th of August 2009. One of the major items of business was to approve a specification for the provision of out of hours GP (and emergency dental) services […]