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There are three candidates vying for your vote to represent Melbourn ward on South Cambridgeshire District Council
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Melbourn ward voters will have the choice of three candidates to represent them on South Cambs District Council in the local elections on Thursday, May 6.
The vacant Melbourn vacancy is one of two district council seats that represents the villages of Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth and Whaddon. The by-election is due to the resignation of Philippa Hart.
The candidates are:
South Cambs Tories and Lib Dems clash over government role in 25,000 new home development
A developer has proposed a 25,000-home new town and villages to the south west of Cambridge
South Cambridgeshire s Conservative MP, Anthony Browne (left), and Heather Williams, the leader of the Conservative group on the district council (right) (Image: South Cambridgeshire Conservatives)
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Anthony Browne - South Cambs MP. Picture: Stephen Frost
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The South Cambs Lib Dems have been accused of “peddling fear and conspiracy” over the government’s involvement in a proposal for a 25,000-home new development.
Last month, developer Thakeham revealed plans for a new town and connected villages on land around Barrington, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Foxton, Meldreth, Orwell, Shepreth, Whaddon and Wimpole. It said the development would be the UK’s “first zero-carbon community”. The proposal has no formal planning status, and no planning application has yet been submitted.
Despite key figures from both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives publicly stating opposition to the proposals, it is nonetheless becoming a political battleground.
People wait to receive their COVID-19 vaccintion at Stevenage s Robertson House yesterday.
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The team behind the mass vaccination centre at Robertson House in Stevenage has addressed concerns over long queues that formed at the site yesterday afternoon.
One 80-year-old man, who does not wish to be named, arrived five minutes before his appointment but was queueing for an hour. He described the process as poorly organised .
He added: Parking was a bit heavy, but at the end of the day I m glad I got my jab.
National media outlets including ITV and the BBC also reported on queuing at the site yesterday, and questions arose online, with Cllr Bridget Smith from South Cambs District Council questioning the queues that were forming.