Local Government
Winning the Local Government Challenge for South Cambridgeshire
Paul Knight, Senior Policy and Performance Officer at South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC), has won the final of the Local Government Challenge 2011. . Paul’s prize in the Local Government Challenge was a £10k scholarship, which he’ll use on a project to benefit the residents of South Cambridgeshire, along with additional funding he has managed […]
South Cambridgeshire District Council hits homeowners where it hurts!
Today, South Cambridgeshire District Council announced what it calls plans to "reduce empty homes in South Cambridgeshire". The Press Release given out earlier today, states: Plans to tackle 600 long-term empty homes and encourage owners to bring them back into use in an area of high housing demand have been given a helping hand. To […]
District Councillors briefed on depth of Comprehensive Spending Review
District Councillors in South Cambridgeshire, on Thursday 4th February 2011, received briefing from the Council’s Finance Corporate Managers on the final settlement figures, following the government’s announcement on 31st January 2011. The settlement figures follows months of speculation on the depths of the expected cuts to public funds, and only gives interim figures for two […]
Coalition – what coalition?
I attended my first full Council meeting barely two weeks after the elections in May. It was also the Annual General Meeting, and as I didn’t know what to expect, I went in eager to see how things worked and all that. What transpired was so unexpected, so inexplicable, so outrageous that it took a […]