On BBC Politics East
@sandyofipswich
failed to tell voters that he is a remainer and back pedalled on Labour’s 4 day working week policy.
@tomhunt1988
respects democracy and wants to
#GetBrexitDone
so the country can move on and invest in the NHS, schools and more Police
#GE2019
Congratulations to
@alexandrabulat
for her recent win
@CambsCC
. I am sorry to hear Dr Bulat has suffered racist online abuse. No one should have to put up with such behaviour. I say well done for standing for election and I wish her all the very best for her time in office 👏
🚫 Good luck to the organisers and all those marching tomorrow against the HATED Cambridge CONgestion Charge. East Cambs Conservatives and the huge majority of residents of East Cambridgeshire are 100% behind you. 🚫
Congratulations to all newly elected Councillors across Cambs & P’boro & to those that retained their seats. Commiserations and thanks to those that lost seats or stood down. Thanks to all Cllrs for doing what can be a very demanding and stressful, but very rewarding ‘job’👏
The people have spoken - the
@GreaterCambs
Congestion Charge is just too great a price to pay for the transport proposals on offer.
🚫 STOP the Cambridge Congestion Charge 🚫
Well that makes the situation very clear. Government does not, and has never, required Cambridgeshire to show a "commitment to road charging" to get Bus Service Improvement funding. Thanks for clearing this up
@ab4scambs
- and Happy Birthday! 😀
Glad to hear
@Mark_J_Harper
confirm the Government has not now, nor previously, linked bus funding to the loathed congestion charge - despite scurrilous rumors being spread by advocates of the scheme.
They are running out of reasons to support this draconian driving tax!
Looking forward to the opening of the new
@CambsCC
Ely Bypass Walkway at 2.00pm today. The Walkway joins the Ouse Valley Way and the Fen Rivers Way footpaths...oh, and of course has a stunning view of
@Ely_Cathedral
!
Here's the graph of the King's Hedges by-election result - although I was expecting a Labour hold, the Conservatives just took the seat with a majority of 24 votes. The Lib Dems also increased their vote share but were still some way behind in third place, and the Green vote fell
On the doorsteps of Longstanton, Northstowe and Oakington today for the
@SouthCambs
by-election - there is no doubt, Cambridgeshire residents absolutely hate the Cambridge Congestion Charge.
Very proud of my Gramp, Wilf Etchells, who was a Civil Engineer that helped to design the successful Mulberry Harbour that played such a pivotal role in the D-Day landings.
@BBCTheOneShow
The Leader of
@CambsCC
thinks that asking the people to decide on Congestion Charging via a Referendum is a “rubbish” idea. I guess she thinks a handful of Councillors know better than the people of Cambs. What a condescending attitude this really is.
Shocking!
@SouthCambs
can’t recruit staff, so they are going to let office based staff (who in fact work from home) work a 4 day week for the same pay whilst making field based staff (who they call ‘blue collar workers’) like the grass cutters work a 5 day week for no extra pay.
Congratulations to Little Thetford on being awarded a grant by
@EastCambs
this evening to support the setting up of a Community Land Trust. Exciting times for Little T ahead!
So
@LNethsingha
on
@BBCLookEast
this eve already saying the Cambridge Congestion Charge is very unlikely to be £5, and may well be less. How does this impact the financial modelling & the bus proposals? Wheels are falling off already!
#CamCongestionRef
Great to get unanimous support
@CambsCC
for £1.7m investment in the power of our communities building on the successful Neighbourhood Cares pilots. It's about mustering all resources in communities & turbo charging strengths based conversations & community resilience-bring it on!
Deputy Mayor to cover at the Combined Authority as Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson takes a leave of absence for on-going medical treatment. We all wish Dr Nik Johnson a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back when he is recovered.
Great to hear
@chrismannbbc
and
@johnelworthy
on BBC Radio Cambs this morning (iPlayer: about 1hr 35mins in) holding up our small but mighty
@ElyMarkets
team as a shining example to the rest of Cambridgeshire. Thanks to
@ElyMarkets
staff and our wonderful traders for all you do.
🚫 Help STOP the Charge! 🚫
I know the vast majority of
@EastCambs
residents are against the Cambridge CONgestion Charge. Councillors
@CambsCC
will make the final decision, but they need to understand how you feel.
Please sign the Referendum petition:
Given that some of the axed Stagecoach routes affect Greater Cambridge, why isn’t
@GreaterCambs
contributing to the funds to save bus services? Please tell us why not Cllr Elisa Meschini,
@dave4labour
and
@cllrbridget
.
A huge thank you to the residents of the Downham Ward for returning me to
@EastCambs
. Thank you too, to the people of East Cambs for putting us back in as the administration - we will continue to work hard for you to run a great little District Council. Happy Coronation weekend
Do you agree with Conservative former chancellor Sajid Javid that people should have to pay £20 for a GP appointment and £66 for a visit to Accident & Emergency?
Ely Station pedestrian improvements - myself and
@lucyfrazermp
have been working to get an upgraded footpath and a pedestrian crossing. Ely Station has been awarded Passenger Benefit Fund money - please complete the form to promote these improvements:
EAST CAMBS DISTRICT COUNCIL CALLS ON THE GCP TO STOP WORK ON THE CAMBRIDGE CONGESTION CHARGE
Conservatives put forward the motion which the Lib Dems tried to amend in order to keep the Congestion Charge in place. Their amendment fell and I have therefore written to the GCP.
A huge thank you to all
@cambsfrs
and all their colleagues from crews across East Anglia. Thank you for keeping everyone safe. I’m so sorry about what’s happened to Corkers Crisps and I am thinking about the Taylor family and all those associated with the company.
So proud that the
@CambsCC
Ely Bypass has been opened in my patch in the “late summer” (😉) sunshine today. Thank you
@Cambscc
and
@EastCambs
officers and all our partners.
Why are Elisa Meschini and
@cllrbridget
leaving it to a
@GreaterCambs
’ Officer to front up the press release about the Cambridge Congestion Charging they want to inflict on our county?
I think you are wrong and with you those in East Cambs sinking the project. It is fine for the good people of Ely to have successfully avoided a few pounds for occasional travel but those of us living the traffic nightmare every day are left with only pollution and congestion.
Hey
@GreaterCambs
- you are leafleting people in Cambridge City about your proposals but what about other households in Cambridgeshire? Cambridge is our 'county town' and all Cambs residents need to know about this. When will you be leafleting
@EastCambs
residents?
Delighted to confirm that funding for the Stuntney to Ely cyleway/footway scheme that I worked on with Stuntney Village Council was approved
@CambsCC
's Econ. & Environment Committee this month. Detailed drawings will now be worked up and I will ensure they are shared with the VC
Conservatives
@EastCambs
freeze Council Tax for a fifth year in a row. You can read my take on the achievements of the Council over the last year, the 2018/19 budget and the Council Tax freeze on my Facebook post here:
Thank you James, for all that you have done for the people of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and for your many years of passionate service to East Cambridgeshire in particular. You "done good" my friend!
This week
@CambsCC
has been phoning hundreds of carers to see how they’re doing and if they need any help and support with anything. If you’re a carer and need help with shopping, or getting medications, or just want a chat with someone new call the District or County Hub👇
What can be done to save (and improve) bus routes in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough? In my blog I set out how bus services work, what's going on with bus services in our county, what the issues are, and some thoughts on what can be done:
Today our talented musicians had the great privilege of performing by invitation for Prince Charles & The Duchess of Cornwall as they visited Ely Market. Speaking to Ely College students, the royals complimented them on playing so well in cold conditions - a wonderful occasion!
Conservatives
@CambsPboroCA
will be putting an amendment to the budget today to delete the proposal for a Mayoral precept. Taking money from people’s pockets with the force of law, particularly in the current cost of living crisis, is lazy, easy and wrong.
Great to see two Community Land Trusts in
@EastCambs
being awarded Community Housing Fund grants to bring forward new affordable homes for local residents. Well done Kennett CLT and Swaffham Bulbeck CLT
Today on
@BBCCambs
hustings I stated that the Lib Dems
@EastCambs
voted against funding the Soham to Wicken cycle scheme. Cllr Lorna Dupre stated that what I had said wasn’t true. Yet here it is, also available on You Tube. They voted against funding all 9 community projects👇
Huge congratulations to Mark Goldsack who just won the Soham North District by-election with 50.84% beating the Lib Dems on 38.76%. Con gain from Lib Dem.
Brilliant to hear
@MayorJPalmer
on the
@chrismannbbc
show this morning, cutting through the complications of the underground for Cambridge and making it simple. Great too, to hear
@rodcantrill
is in such agreement on the way forward. Let’s get this done!
Today I have issued a statement about yesterday’s findings that Mayor Nik Johnson breached the Code of Conduct.
My thoughts are with the victims in this case, for that is what they are.
Mayor Nik Johnson should resign.
My
@elystandard
letter below on the democratic deficit in relation to the Cambridge CONgestion Charge, caused by the so called Liberal Democrat Party and their Labour and ‘Independent’ co-conspirators👇
@josdeblok
of
@buurtzorg
on keeping things simple, allowing clinicians to be human and keeping the difficulties of the outside world away from the nurses. Our
#NHS
seems to complicate everything and could learn much.
Good news! The A142 at Stuntney was re-opened at 00:45 today. All carriageway and footway works are complete, meaning there will be no need for further closures. The small area of top soil to be completed can be done from the verge without no carriageway or footway incursion.
These are uncertain times, even more so for children in care. We have over 740 children & young people that need loving, stable and supportive homes. You can phone the
@CambsCC
team for a chat on 0800 052 0078 or have a look at the website:
Absolutely delighted to second the
@CambsPboroCA
Board paper today to bring forward £100k homes and Community Land Trusts throughout Cambs and Peterborough. New homes for working people, often young people, that are so often shut out of the housing market. Thank you
@MayorJPalmer
I am so sorry Mark. Nik Johnson should take responsibility for what’s taken place in the organisation he leads, for behaviour that HE CONDONED. He should be a decent human being and apologise in an honest and meaningful way. He is totally unsuited to this role; he should resign.
Cambridgeshire Conservative leaders unite in the fight against Congestion Charging in Cambridge: We are disgusted that the Lib Dem led
@CambsCC
& the Lib Dem controlled
@GreaterCambs
are seeking to impose this on
@EastCambs
residents - it is abhorrent
Q to
@cllrbridget
: Your Chief Exec earns around £133k per annum. How can you look your grass cutters in the eye and tell them she gets to work 20% less than them whilst still keeping her full salary?
Agree with
@MayorJPalmer
comment re A10 upgrade: "The timeline for delivery...is not as ambitious as I would have liked, with 2025 being identified as the year when construction will start. The aim needs to be for work on dualling the A10 to start within the next few years.”
More interest in
@ElyMarkets
on BBC Radio Cambs with
@Thunderfairy
this morning (iPlayer 1hr, 15mins in). The small but mighty markets team and our fantastic traders are bucking the trend with a thriving markets and events programme. Great interview Julia!
UPDATE: Delighted to report that
@EastCambs
has just voted unanimously to support the purchase of the 88 MoD empty homes and the rest of the site in Ely, 15 of which will go into a Community Land Trust. LibDems on East Cambs also supported.
EAST CAMBS DISTRICT COUNCIL CALLS ON THE GCP TO STOP WORK ON THE CAMBRIDGE CONGESTION CHARGE
Conservatives put forward the motion which the Lib Dems tried to amend in order to keep the Congestion Charge in place. Their amendment fell and I have therefore written to the GCP.
Here
@GreaterCambs
meeting today with
@Cllr_H_Williams
to hear the Lib Dem controlled, Lab supported, GPC Board decide on the future of the most hated policy in years: Cambridge Congestion Charge
Exciting to see the plans for Soham Railway Station open for public discussion. Network Rail staff will be on hand to answer questions at the Ross Peers Sports Centre, College Close, Soham, CB7 5HP on: Tues 26th Feb 2019, 4pm to 8pm, and Weds 27th Feb 2019, 10am to 2pm
I hope people will take the trouble to read this statement about why
@EastCambs
has taken the decision it has in relation to the Citizens Advice Rural Cambs (CARC) grant.
Here
@EastCambs
we have joined forces with
@GrovemereP
to step in and save the Ely Zipper bus service from collapse. I call on
@NikJohnsonCA
and the
@CambsPboroCA
to reimburse tax payers and Grovemere the £10.4k cost we’ve underwritten it by. More here: