PIG MUST KEEP FLYING
The Flying Pig pub on Hills Road must be retained in any new development says Dan Summerbell, newly elected Lib Dem city councillor for the area.
New MEP to leave city council
Lucy Nethsingha, Cambridge’s newly elected Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament, has this week resigned her seat on Cambridge City Council. A by-election in the city’s Newnham Ward will now follow.
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‘Work with the police’ Lib Dems tell City Council
Following the recent public meeting about the relocation of the Police hub out of Cambridge to Milton, Cllr Tim Bick, city centre ward councillor and City Council Lib Dem leader, said:
“Until last night, the Police hadn't gone further than talking about leaving a public information point in Cambridge City Centre. At their meeting, it seems they are now proposing a new Police Station. This is welcome news and we must hold them to it. In a very busy city centre there must be a place where people can go and find the Police, however well they may be patrolling the streets.
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Lib Dems launch petition for City Centre police station
Cambridge Lib Dems have today launched a petition calling on Police and Crime Commissioner Jason Ablewhite to make good on his election promise to retain public access to city centre policing.
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Abbey Lib Dems Campaign to Fix Tennis Court
The people of Abbey deserve a safe tennis court to play on.
Abbey Lib Dems were approached by a group of young people who were worried about the state of the tennis court on Newmarket Road. The local team are helping them to create a petition which they will be taking to East Area Committee later this summer.
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LIB DEMS WELCOME NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR AIR POLLUTION CAMPAIGN
Cambridge Liberal Democrats have welcomed a new parliamentary bill aimed at clamping down on engine idling. On World Environment Day, Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse tabled legislation which would give local authorities the right to increase fines for drivers leaving their engine running, particularly targeting repeat offenders.
Market Councillors Update Homelessness Report
27 rough sleepers were counted in Cambridge in the November 2018 rough sleeper count, one up one from 2017. Figures fell in some UK cities, suggesting that the problem is susceptible to local action. Market Cllrs Tim Bick and Nichola Harrison have published an update to their 2018 report.
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Highways walkabout - 2019-05-20
I took a walk around the division with a highways officer, to discuss a list of issues with him, partly based on my own observation and partly that residents have raised with mme (including both East and West Chesterton as it's too complicated to explain the boundaries!). I've written up a list of actions I've taken...
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Read Jo Swinson's Message to Cambridge
Yesterday, Liberal Democrat Deputy Party Leader Jo Swinson was in Cambridge and joined party members and activists for a campaign session.
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WELCOME FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF MARSHALL’S AIRFIELD - CITY COUNCIL LIB DEMS
Cllr Tim Bick, leader of the Opposition Lib Dems on Cambridge City Council made the following statement in response to the announcement from Marshalls today about their plan to move from their airfield on the edge of Cambridge and enable its development. The Lib Dems led the council at the time Marshalls launched a similar plan 15 years ago.
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