Local Issues Caldecote
Superfast broadband gift for christmas or not?
Its that time of year when we give and receive gifts as we celebrate Christmas. If there’s one gift that a lot of Caldecote residents that I’ve spoken to would like, it is superfast broadband. Whilst I cannot promise that BT Santa would deliver, I can give you some update on the progress of rollout […]
Enforcement Action at Touring Caravan Park
The decision notice granting approval for the Caravan park was issued on 31 May 2012. The site owner subsequently went on site and put up a newt barrier, which is required as part of the newt mitigation requirements. I notified SCDC at the weekend that this work had taken place. However, the site owner […]
Approval of Touring Caravan Park Unpopular with Caldecote Residents
The saga of the Touring Caravan Park approved by South Cambs Planning Committee continues, and is getting increasingly more difficult. As outlined in a previous post, the park was given approval on 4 June 2012, for up to 20 spaces to the dismay of Caldecote residents. The Parish council subsequently wrote to the Interim Head […]
A Retrospective Look at the 2011 Municipal Year
I have now come to the end of my second year as your District Councillor, a year that was busier than the previous one. I remained on the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, and continued as Scrutiny Monitor for the Finance Portfolio and the Economic Development Portfolio. I was involved in one task and finish […]
Touring Caravan Park given the nod by South Cambs Planning Committee
South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) Planning Committee at its meeting in April 2012 considered an application for change of use of land from countryside to touring caravan park. The land in question is on the old A428 St Neots Road approach to Caldecote, situated between the bungalow Nimitabel and the white spanish style bungalow Casa […]
Super Fast Broadband in slow going
Yesterday, the Madingley Exchange Race To Infinity Team received the latest update from BT, relating to the progress of the target dates for super fast broad band (SFBB). The statement reads, “Thank you for forwarding the comments from your campaign team, I understand their frustration and I am happy to confirm that we have not […]
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 […]