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Weekly Green Bin Collections?
I wrote to Cambridge City Councillor Colin Rosenstiel today following his apparent claim that food waste is currently collected weekly in the city: Cllr Rosenstiel, In an article published earlier today on the Cambridge Liberal Democrat website entitled: “Lib Dems attack Tory’s £1.2m plan for weekly rubbish collections” you are quoted as saying: The city […]
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Mill Road Tesco – Planning Inquiry
Last week I spent a couple of afternoons sitting in on the planning inquiry hearing the appeal against Cambridge city councillors’ decision to refuse an application by Tesco to extend a building on Mill Road in which they are planning to run a Tesco Express store. I strongly oppose centrally appointed planning inspectors interfering with […]
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Suggestions in Advance of the October 2008 North Area Committee
I wrote to my local councillors in advance of the North Area Committee meeting to be held on Thursday 9th October. I made suggestions and comments relating to the following: Penny Ferry Works Minuting of the Discussion on Stop and Account at the last Meeting The Reporting of Chair’s Actions to the Committee Jesus Green […]
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Central Database of UK Internet Traffic
According to ex-editor of the Sunday Times, Andrew Neil, the Government occasionally uses the Sunday Papers to test the populace’s reactions to its more outlandish policy ideas. In today’s Sunday Times there is an article entitled: There’s no hiding place as spy HQ plans to see all. I suspect this is such an article so […]
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West Central Area Committee – September 2008
I attended the West Central Area Committee on Thursday 18th of September, primarily to comment on a bid to the Lottery which the council is submitting to part-fund work on Jesus Green. The meeting was chaired by Cllr Rod Cantrill as the usual chair, Simon Kightley was absent. Cllr Cantrill decided to alter the running […]
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BBC Trust – Review of TV Licence Fee Collection
I have responded to a consultation being run by the BBC Trust as part of a review of licence fee collection. The consultation is being run between the 8th September 2008 and the 28th November 2008: Question 1. Do you feel it is clear when a TV licence is needed? Is there anything more which […]
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Cambridge City Council – Members’ Allowances
I have just written to Cambridge City Council suggesting it’s about time they published the details of allowances paid to City Councillors for May 2007 to April 2008: Cambridge City Council’s webpages listing councillors link to a document providing information on allowances paid to City Councillors for May 2006 to April 2007. I would like […]
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Cambridge City Council Meeting 11 September 2008
On Thursday 11th September 2008 I went to watch a Cambridge City Council meeting, I’m writing here to share what I observed. Jesus Green “Exhibition” I arrived at 17.00 to look at a presentation on the consultation responses received by the council prior to it submitting a bid to the lottery for about two million […]
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Register of Members’ Interests – Cambridge City Council
This morning I went to Cambridge Guildhall to view the register of members’ interests for Cambridge City Councillors. I was particularly interested in finding out which, if any, councillors are members of : The Jesus Green Association The Old Chesterton Residents Association The Friends of Midsummer Common I have been concerned that residents associations such […]
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September 2008 Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee Cambridge
I attended the Strategy & Resources Scrutiny Committee, of Cambridge City Council, on Monday the 1st of September. My primary reason for attending was to speak in response to the internal review of the Council’s use of powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). The meeting was held in a large meeting room, […]