Category: Cambridgeshire County Council
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Well, the elections are over and the people have had their say. Across the country as a whole, that word has been overwhelmingly “Reform!”. A massive, massive vote for Reform appears to underly a sense of deep dissatisfaction with the two-party system this country has endured for so long. Understandably frustrated with 14 years of…
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Voters with a visual impairment will be able to cast their vote more independently in this week’s elections, thanks to the introduction of a new accessibility feature. Fenland District Council is rolling out new audio recordings of ballot papers for the Cambridgeshire County Council elections and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayoral election taking…
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Why Voting for Reform Party Candidates in Cambridgeshire is a Risk We Can’t Afford With the Cambridgeshire County Council elections approaching, it’s crucial that voters make informed decisions about who they elect to represent them. While all parties deserve scrutiny, the rise of Reform UK (commonly known as the Reform Party) as a political force…
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Stagecoach have been meeting with Mayoral candidates to discuss future of network (Reported in Peterborough Telegraph) At the meeting of Whittlesey Town Council on 17/04/2025, we were given a report issued that day highlighting the fact that Stagecoach had released a Press Statement indicating that they wished to make changes to several bus routes in…
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Have you ever been confused about how all the different councils in Cambridgeshire work, what they do and who is in charge? here’s a quick run-down. Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) was formed in 1998 and is responsible for all the ‘County Functions’ throughout Cambridgeshire, excluding the Peterborough area. (More on that later!). Within the area…
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Did you know there are SIX candidates in the CCC election for Whittlesey South? You would be forgiven for not knowing it as only three of them have been in the slightest bit active – the other three are ‘Invisible Candidates’! The candidates for Labour, Liberal Democrats and The Green Party appear to have produced no…
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The recent ‘Surface Patching’ work carried out in Burnthouse Road raised some concerns with residents. I visited the site on Saturday 28th (the day after the workers departed) and took about 30 photographs of what looked, to me – a layman, like substandard work. I queried the standard of finish with Highways at CCC and…
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Residents of Eastrea Road in Whittlesey have been receiving letters detailing the long-delayed resurfacing work, between Cemetery Road roundabout Dandelion Road roundabout. This section of road has been in a terrible state for a long, long time and several vehicles have reported damage to wheels and tyres due to the potholes along there. So bad…
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When the candidates come knocking and telling you how they “support local businesses” (because that’s what you want to hear, right?) – just ask them where they get their leaflets printed! It appears that some candidates aren’t aware that we have a very good printers in the Division. Either that, or they don’t ‘walk the…
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There are six candidates standing for election to Cambridgeshire County Council in the May 1st elections: Katharine Bultitude, Appears to be a teacher from March. Michael Fisher, A farmer from Thorney. Liliya Masharova, Little information about her, but appears to be a Live-In care worker, living at “An address in Fenland” – certainly not an…