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Neighbourhood Policing Radio Adverts
I have just heard a radio advert on Q103 in Cambridge advertising “Neighbourhood Policing” and directing those wishing to have their say to http://www.q103.co.uk. On visiting the radio station website I was directed to : http://www.neighbourhoodpolicesite.co.uk/?station=Q103 There I found a survey which I felt was asking a highly leading question: “What is your biggest crime […]
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North West Cambridge Development
Plans for a proposed development which will comprise 2500 homes, a similar number of student residences as well as University buildings between Huntington Road, opposite Girton College though to Madingley Road, joining up with the observatory site on Madingley rise took a step forward today. A draft Northwest Cambridge Area Action Plan (AAP) draft, and […]
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Mini-Motos in Arbury
On Sunday 9th March I saw youths on mini-motos on the green area between Daisy Close, St Albans Road and Arbury Road in the middle of the afternoon. A mini-moto was being ridden accross the circular play area and around the adjacent play equipment. Children were being denied use of the play equipment on a […]
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CCTV – Martingale Close
Mr Beaumont (City Council CCTV Manager), Could you please let me know why there are two re-deployable Closed Circuit Television (RCCTV) cameras in Martingale Close. I note that a least one local resident did not immediately realise what the objects were which had appeared on the lampposts. This leads me to question: Did the signs […]
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NIAB Site – Between Histon Road and Huntington Road
The NIAB site has outline planning permission for development and will be built on. I believe there is still an opportunity as detailed plans are developed in advance of a full planning application to make sure that what is built is what is needed and that development does not adversely affect existing residents particularly in […]
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Cambridge City Development Map
I have created a Google map showing areas of proposed significant development around the city of Cambridge. 47,500 new homes are planned to be built in and around Cambridge by 2016. What the below maps don’t show is the very high density of the proposed new developments, a very large number of people will be […]
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Cambridge City Council Ward Map
I thought the ward map offered by Cambridge City Council was a bit lacking so I produced a Google Maps version. Use the on-map controls to zoom, drag to move and click on a ward for its name : View on Google Maps The extent of the City boundary can be seen from the ward […]
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Liberal Democrat Position on the Cambridge Congestion Charge
Rhodri James (Lib Dem Councillor for Arbury), I have read your “Focus on Arbury” newsletter this evening within which in your section on the congestion charge you state: “Lib Dem councillors have said they will not support the scheme unless residents pay much less than people driving into the City from outside.” Yet you have […]
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Conversation with my County Councillor
I had an interesting conversation with Cambridgeshire County Councillor Rupert Moss Eddcart during which we discussed a range of subjects: On Schools The executive county councillor responsible for schools is not technologically aware, and takes it on trust when officers say schemes such as fingerprinting pupils, issuing online laptops to pupils and creating databases of […]
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Influencing North Area Policing
I spoke on the setting of local policing priorities at Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 6th of March 2008. I said that I had attended these meetings a number of times, particularly when the police were present to make suggestions on improving policing in the area. I believed that I was participating […]