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Save The Ploughman!

Picture: Care of the Evening Telegraph (Click the image to read their article) Werrington Centre’s only public house is under threat of closure, thanks to supermarket giant Tesco, who’s plan to double the size of their existing store, does not include space for the pub! Thankfully, owner Andy Simmonds has decided to campaign against the venues ... [ more ]

101; Single non-emergency number for police

Did you know you can now contact Cambridgeshire Constabulary on 101 for all non-emergency calls? The 0345 456 456 4 number will remain in use alongside 101 for several months to allow people time to get used to the new number. According to the police: “The change comes part of a national programme to ... [ more ]

Staff Changes at Werrington Policing Team

According to the local police there have been a few changes at the Werrington Police Station, we have new faces and officers covering different areas. We welcome PC Norman Pickup who joins us having been based in the City Centre. PC Norman will be covering the rural areas. Also joining is PCSO Donna ... [ more ]

County Tories Making Money on Childrens Cycle Training

Cambridgeshire Tories have been accused of making money out of teaching youngsters to cycle even though the full cost of the courses are funded by the government. The Conservative-run County Council has started charging schools £15 for each pupil taking part in its cycling schemes – Bikeability and Safer Cycling – despite ... [ more ]

New sculpture erected outside the City Hospital

Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is housing a new sculpture which is on loan from the Peterborough Sculpture Trust and the Methodist Publishing House. Angela Broekhuizen, Associate Director - Projects at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: “The ‘Body Mind and Spirit’ sculpture has a symbolic representation of three blades with a plough at its base and represents care given by people to ... [ more ]

£375,000 of Developers Cash to Promote Guided Bus – “Scandalous”

Angry Liberal Democrats have attacked Tory plans to spend £375,000 of developer’s cash on promoting the Guided Bus while ignoring pedestrian safety and cycling improvements. They say the promotional campaign for a service that is out of reach for many residents is “scandalous”. The move ... [ more ]

Hupperts victory as government gives extra £10M for schools

Lib Dem MP for nearby Cambridge, Julian Huppert (pictured) is celebrating victory after the announcement by the government that it will be giving Cambridgeshire schools an extra £10.2 million. Julian had been pushing for more money for the county’s schools which are among the lowest funded in the country. He joined MPs ... [ more ]

CAMBRIDGESHIRE MP QUESTIONS CAMERON

Cambridge Lib Dem MP Julian Huppert started Prime Minister’s Questions today by asking about leaked Tory plans to make it easier for businesses to sack workers. Julian said that jobs and growth depend on consumer confidence and asked if David Cameron thinks that telling 25 million people that they have no job ... [ more ]

Council Housing Waiting List Number Doubles Under the Tories!

Figures from Shelter, the housing and homeless charity, show that since the Tories took control of Peterborough City Council (2000/01), the number of applicants waiting for housing has almost doubled from 3,072 in 2001 and increased to 6,203 in 2010! Commenting, Liberal Democrat city councillor, Darren Fower said: "A year or ... [ more ]

Councillors victory as Lords back campaign to help students

A Cambridgeshire County Councillor’s campaign to get a fairer deal for part-time university students under the government’s education loans scheme has cleared another hurdle! In the House of Lords, the government agreed with the Liberal Democrat amendment for the move, clearing the way for it to be written into the ... [ more ]