Following an announcement from Cambridge City Council (22/10) that it would aim to resettle 200 refugees in a five-year window, talks have begun to take place between Nicky Massey, Executive Councillor for Transport and Community Safety, Chris Philp MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Home Office, and Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner as to how the target will be achieved.
The talks come after Mr Zeichner challenged the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, in the House of Commons last month (11/11) regarding “the bureaucratic hurdles” faced by local authorities who are “keen to do more”, asking for representatives from the Government and local authorities to meet in order to “smooth further resettlement.
Published:
12:57 PM November 11, 2020
Updated:
11:31 AM December 7, 2020
Ely Fudge Company have thanked East Cambs District Council for allowing them to stay open - like all of the city’s food shops - during the second Covid-19 lockdown.
Louise Mortimer, owner, said thanks to the council and Councillor Alison Whelan’s advice, the independent business has been allowed to stay open.
“It came as a really great surprise to us,” said Louise.
She added that the shop has received “great support from all our customers” and that the team will continue with its click and collect system.
It will also still offer free delivery on set days for Ely and surrounding villages during November, as well as the normal postal deliveries up to Christmas.
Published:
11:04 AM December 16, 2020
Combined Authority Metro Mayor, James Palmer, has stated that he feels there is very little democracy in the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP).
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Combined Authority Metro Mayor, James Palmer, has stated that he feels there is very little democracy in the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP).
His comments came as part of a discussion at an online meeting (December 14) of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Mayor Palmer, speaking in response to a question about the GCP’s Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) proposed route, said: “We know that if we have to change the proposed route in the future, the costs are going to be massive.