Category: Local Matters
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Are you ready for Polling Day? Don’t forget – if you’re voting in person, you will need to take photo-ID with you. If you had a Postal Vote but forgot to send it in, you can hand deliver it to a Polling Station on Polling Day. The following forms of ID are acceptable at a…
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Independent Councillor Roy Gerstner recently posted on his Community Activist blog, that he is supporting me as a “‘Local’ – Well Informed – Active – Community – Candidate‘“. I’m not usually one for blowing my own trumpet, but I do think this is one aspect which sets me apart from the other candidates. So, I’d…
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The ANZAC spirit lives on in the hearts and minds of Australians and New Zealanders, no matter where they are in the world. This year commemorates the 110th Anniversary of Anzac Day. and the sacrifices of Australian and New Zealand service men and women are remembered. In Eastrea, we particularly remember RAAF Plt Off Ronald…
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I have created a petition to bring pressure to bear on the incoming Mayor of the Combined Authority to oppose Stagecoach’s planned cuts to rural services in the region. The petition can be found here Please sign, encourage your family members to sign and share it wherever you can! If you right-click on the image…
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The Mayor’s annual Charity Duck Race today got off to a good (if somewhat damp) start! There was a good turnout from the public and the rain mostly stayed away, so lots of fun was had by all! The winners were: Here’s some pics from the event: And here is the winning duck being pulled…
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The Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service issued a reminder this week about the potential risks of charging devices with lithium batteries. Charging batteries have caused six fires in homes across the county so far this year. Firefighters have been called to fires involving batteries being over charged, resulting in thermal runaway from the lithium-ion contained…
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Today (19th April 2025) marks the 81st anniversary of the loss of Lancaster ND475 in an Eastrea field, and the first anniversary of the placing of a memorial to the 8 men who died, seven of whom remain in that field as their bodies could not be recovered. I have placed a new wreath on the memorial…
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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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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…