COUNCILLORS BARRED FROM DISCUSSING CONCERNS OVER COUNCIL BUDGET
A Cambridge City Council committee meeting scheduled to scrutinise the council’s draft budget was last night unexpectedly...
31 Jan 2023
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Business
Hospitality businesses in Peterborough face cost of living cliff edge
165 businesses in Peterborough are facing a huge £691,779 energy bill increase once Government support is slashed in April, new analysis from the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
CCW
31 Jan 2023
LIB DEMS HIT BACK AT TWO-TIER APPROACH TO COUNCIL HOUSING
With all the excitement of building new council homes, Cambridge City Council is taking its eye off its responsibility for...
30 Jan 2023
Pippa Joins Local Green Champions to Re-Imagine our Future
Pippa in Whittlesford at Multi-Village Eco Event
PH
25 Jan 2023
Fenland
“Disgraceful” Levelling Up snub ignores our community in Fenland
The Government has failed to inject money and support local communities in Fenland in this week’s Levelling Up funding announcement.
CGB
18 Jan 2023
LIB DEMS CALL ON COUNCIL TO DO MORE TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN OLD AND NEW HOUSING STOCK
Cllr Katie Porrer and the Cambridge Liberal Democrat City Council group have published their housing budget amendment for...
16 Jan 2023
Hunts Lib Dem Views
Going "Zero Carbon" heating
Councillor for Great Paxton ward and Hunts Lib Dems Vice Chair James Catmur shares his experience transitioning to Heat Pump household heating.
JC
13 Jan 2023
Opinion
Opinion: What does 2023 hold for the city?
The new year is viewed with trepidation by many in Peterborough but offers some glimmers of hope and the prospect of real change later in the year.
CNS
13 Jan 2023
Health
A&E wait times through the roof with 710 patients waiting over 12 hours in December
New figures have revealed the extent of the NHS crisis in Peterborough’s North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
CSB
12 Jan 2023
More Thought Needed on Service Cuts, Say Lib Dems
Labour proposals to close public toilets, cutback environmental enforcement and abandon the 'Big Weekend' are being questioned by opposition Liberal Democrats on Cambridge City Council.
6 Jan 2023
Opinion
Opinion: 'Immigration brings massive benefits to our economy'
Evidence suggests it's likely that most of the people being housed in the Great Northern Hotel are genuine refugees, writes Lib Dem Councillor Nick Sandford.
CNS
18 Dec 2022
Health
What is to be done about our falling NHS dentistry provision?
Only 26% of adults in Peterborough, were able to secure an appointment with an NHS dentist in the past two years. This is down from 44.2% who saw an NHS dentist in the two years up to 2018.
CCH
15 Dec 2022
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