North Area
The North Area includes Arbury, East and West Chesterton, and Kings Hedges, and has an active Lib Dem team. See our blog below for what we've been doing for your area recently!
Fen Road Level Crossing Cuts Off Communities
Residents have been complaining about the barriers on the Fen Road level crossing being down more than they should be, and more than they were before Cambridge North opened. Working with Cllr Manning and Milton's Cllr Anna Bradnam, I (Owen Dunn) have been investigating how much of a problem this is. The short answer is that in the hour I picked one December morning the barriers were down for 45 minutes.
Read moreHighways works 16th - 31st December
Highways works planned until the end of the year affecting the wards in the north of the City include Green End Road and Highworth Avenue...
Read moreStagecoach bus changes Jan 2018
Stagecoach have announced a number of changes to bus services across Cambridgeshire - table attached.
Cllr Manning - written questions to full council 2017-12-12
One of the rights Councillors have is to submit written questions to full Council requiring an answer.
I've (Cllr Manning) submitted two to the next full Council on topical matters.
Read moreFen Road update 2017-12-03
I wanted to add another update on the recent issues around Fen Road, including plans to start a new community group I'm supporting.
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Triangle/Irregular Rhomboid parking update 2017-11-28
A brief update from my survey work with residents of the "triangle" area (Springfield Road to Hawthorn Way, and streets inbetween).
Read moreParking Charges Update - Success!
On Tuesday the County Council's Highways committee considered four parking issues (click on the link for the report):
- the ending of the parking charge at the Park & Ride sites
- on-street parking charges
- residents' parking scheme permit charges for both residents' permits and visitors' permits
- a plan to develop more residents' parking schemes in the city
Up to this point Labour and Conservative Councillors had been pushing upping permit charges and pushing parking schemes, with Lib Dem Councillors more cautions on both fronts, and objecting in principle to the stratospheric 88% rise in visitor permits.
Read moreWoodhead Drive Play Equipment
After speaking to residents of the Woodhead Drive and Gladeside area last week, it was brought to my attention that the play area between Woodhead Drive and Gladeside is currently missing some swings.
I have contacted the relevant officer at the City Council, and am pleased to inform you that replacement swings are on the way, and should be installed within the next 3 months.
Fen Road update 2017-11-25
Further to previous posts, I wanted to provide an update on issues along Fen Road for residents.
Read moreA problem solved: ticketing made clearer
Further to http://www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/when_is_a_ticket_to_london_not_a_ticket_to_london and a number of emails with customer services at Abelio, I'm really pleased to say that significant improvements have been made to the ticket terminals.
The in station booths now warn you when selecting Greater Anglia tickets with a pop up and are clearly marked.
Unfortunately, Network Rail's journey planner doesn't make it clear, something I've taken up with them.
