Robert Alexander
Published:
4:44 PM January 28, 2021
Updated:
8:20 AM January 29, 2021
A call has been made for Metro Mayor, James Palmer s name not to be included on new e-bikes and e-scooters.
- Credit: Twitter/@MayorJPalmer
A call has been made for Mayor James Palmer’s name not to be included on new e-bikes and e-scooters being trialled in Peterborough and Cambridge until after the May election.
Cllr Marcus Gehring told the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CAPCA) overview and scrutiny committee: “I think it’s highly inappropriate for the current mayor’s name to be emblazoned all over the new e-scooters and e-bikes in an election year.”
Wisbech
Footfall counters to install two within the Wisbech Market Place area to provide data which to measure the economic health of the town centre: £19,500
Shop Watch Radio Scheme
To implement a new (digital) Shop Watch Radio scheme in Wisbech, the aim of which is to make shoppers and retailers feel safe and secure in the town centre: £33,800
Business Capital Grants Scheme
To implement a Business Capital Grants Scheme for local businesses, to adapt new ways of working, protect local employment opportunities and help improve the local economy of Wisbech: £200,000
Whittlesey
Business Capital Grants Scheme
To implement a Business Capital Grants Scheme for local businesses, to adapt new ways of working, protect local employment opportunities and help improve the local economy: £124,331
A16 Peterborough traffic: Plans for A16 roadworks progressing in hopes to unlock major housing development
The roadworks are needed for a 2,000-home development to progress
The works would increase capacity near to the A16/A47 roundabout in Peterborough (Image: Google Maps)
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The mayor and Combined Authority will not commit to a £100K Homes target
The affordable housing scheme offers the chance to buy 100 per cent of a home for £100,000 by discounting the sale price
One of the eight affordable homes built so far, in Fordham, Cambridgeshire
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