Superfast Broadband Coming to Caldecote
“When are we getting superfast broadband in Caldecote?” is a question I have been asked quite often lately. And with good reason. After all, it was over a year ago now that Madingley Exchange became one of the six winners of the BT Race to Infinity, for the prize of an upgrade to the exchange […]
New Roadworks Alerts service launched
A new service to give local communities advance warning of 1.7 million local road works was launched on Thurday 16 February 2012. Roadworks Alerts is free to users and provides details of local road works direct to mobile phones or as automated feeds to websites. It is a new service from the ELGIN roadworks.org website […]
Favourite Christmas Sayings and Quotes
Christmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas. Dale Evans ♦ Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone. Charles Schulz ♦
SCDC cabinet fails to condemn County Council rural bus subsidy cuts
In an apparent contradiction of its aim of being a voice for rural life and playing its part improving rural services including transport links, South Cambridgeshire District Council Cabinet has said it has no plans to make a corporate response to the ongoing consultation on the County Council cuts to rural bus subsidy. The statement […]
South Cambridgeshire broken up in Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries review
Under new rules laid down by Parliament, there is a Parliamentary constituency boundaries review being undertaken by the Boundary Commission for England (BCE). The results of the review must be reported to Parliament by 2013, but the deadline for responding to the consultation is Monday 5th December 2011. The BCE has undertaken a study of […]
Are You Leaking Heat – Get Home Insulation with Grant Funding
Following on from the very cold winter of 2010/11, the government is keen to assist everyone to keep warm this winter by offering insulation grants. It is common knowledge that a lot of heat is lost through walls and the loft of houses, 25% through badly insulated lofts, and 35% through un-insulated walls. This is […]
County Consultation Rural Bus Service Subsidies Removal
Cambridgeshire County Council decided last municipal year, to remove rural bus service subsidies from all rural routes in the county, a decision that was bound to disturb the lives of those who depend on bus services to get out and about. The decision was taken without any consultation whatsoever with residents, and without due […]
Lib Dems Fight To Reverse 25 Per Cent Allowance Increase
As I mentioned in my previous post on the 25 per cent pay increase that the County Councillors voted for last week, the game is not over yet. Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats in a motion to Cambridgeshire County Council on December 7, will call for the increase in members’ allowances to be rescinded and the previous scheme […]
Cambridgeshire County Councillors award themselves 25% pay increase
County councillors in Cambridgeshire on Tuesday voted to give themselves a 25% rise in pay and allowances starting with immediate effect. The vote was carried by 33 to 29, with all but four of the Conservative Councillors voting for it, and all but one of the Liberal Democrat Councillors voting against it. The pay award […]
How to Save Money on Heating Oil this Winter
As the weather begins to turn colder, for some of us, our minds begin to turn to preparing our heating systems for some vigorous use in the next 6 months. It is particularly important for those in rural areas who have oil fired heating systems. Oil is the most commonly used off-grid energy source […]