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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 12 April 2017 12.00 p.m.

Contact: Patrick Adams 01954 713408 Email: democratic.services@scambs.gov.uk

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Meetings and events from Thursday 13 April to Friday 28 April 2017

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 13 Apr	2pm 2:30pm	Extraordinary meeting of Council Extraordinary meeting of Council	Council Chamber Council Chamber	Wilma Wilkie Wilma Wilkie
Fri 14 Apr		BANK HOLDAY – OFFICE CLOSED

Mon 17 Apr		BANK HOLDAY – OFFICE CLOSED
Tue 18 Apr	6pm	Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder’s Meeting CANCELLED
Wed 19 Apr
Thu 20 Apr	2pm	Cabinet	Swansley Room	Victoria Wallace
Fri 21 Apr	10am	Partnerships Review Committee	Swansley Room	Victoria Wallace


Mon 24 Apr
Tue 25 Apr
Wed 26 Apr
Thu 27 Apr
Fri 28 Apr

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS & PARISH COUNCILS

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Monthly Bulletin PDF 149 KB

Please find attached the latest edition of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Monthly Bulletin. This edition provides updates on March’s activities and works planned for April.

Care Network Cambridgeshire: Newsletter PDF 6 MB

Care Network Cambridgeshire helps older, isolated and vulnerable people in Cambridgeshire to stay independent and keep in touch with friends and their community. Please find their latest newsletter attached.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Media Monitoring

Arising from the results of the Member Communication Needs Survey, many members highlighted the fact that residents found out about SCDC matters through the media.

The Council’s Communications Team will produce a weekly summary of recent news items to be published in the Bulletin to help keep members informed of recent coverage of SCDC.

Contact the Communications Team for further information.

Date	Publication	Details

05/04/2017	Cambridge News	'Visionary' cycle route gets the green light (City Deal)	P2
05/04/2017	Cambridge News and online	Protest over 3,500 new homes at Bourn airfield	P5 and link
05/06/2017	Cambridge Independent	Cleaning City's air with 'toxin tax' on diesels (City Deal)	P1 and 4
05/06/2017	Cambridge Independent	Incoming chief executive named by South Cambs	P2
05/04/2017	Cambridge Independent	'Visionary' cycle path scheme gets go-ahead (City Deal)	P6
06/04/2017	Lincolnshire Reporter	South Kesteven council chief exec to leave role after eight years	Link
06/04/2017	Cambridge News	Car-free access could be trialled in the city centre (City Deal mentioned)	P4
06/04/2017	Cambridge News	New CEO for South Cambs Council	P7
07/04/2017	Spalding Guardian online	Council manager for Bourne and Deeping set for new role	Link
10/04/2017	Cambridge News online	Cambridgeshire councillor reveals what it is like to live with Parkinson's	Link

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

The Local Government Association provides a list of news headlines relevant to its members. Please click the headlines below for more details.

Thursday 6 April 2017: Telegraph: Stray dogs fall to lowest level in 20 years after compulsory microchipping is introduced

The number of stray dogs has fallen to the lowest level in 20 years after compulsory microchipping was introduced, new figures suggest.

Saturday 8 April 2017: Mirror: Pauper’s funerals levels “soar”

Freedom of Information data from councils reveals state-funded “pauper’s funerals” have risen by 47 per cent between 2011 and 2015.

Sunday 9 April 2017: Sunday Telegraph: £3bn “tax grab” from business rates review

The Treasury has been accused by property consultants Gerald Eve of a £3 billion stealth “tax grab” in the new business rates revaluation by substantially increasing estimates for successful appeals.

Sunday 9 April 2017: Mail: Fly-tippers will be forced to pick up litter

Fly-tippers given community service sentences will be told they must help councils to clear up waste under new government proposals.

Monday 10 April 2017: Guardian Online: Charges for household waste disposal

A Channel 4 News feature highlights new government rules, which are set to be announced today, preventing councils from charging people to dispose of their DIY rubbish at waste and recycling centres.

Tuesday 11 April 2017: Times: Rise in council staff on six figure salaries

More than 2,300 council workers in Britain are paid more than £100,000 a year, according to a study by the Taxpayers’ Alliance.

Tuesday 11 April 2017: Guardian: Editorial: Local government finance

A Guardian editorial says the re-engineering of how local government is funded is one of the most important but least discussed questions in a Whitehall dominated by Brexit.

Wednesday 12 April 2017: Guardian: Housing associations under fire over faults at new-build developments

Housing associations responsible for more than 175,000 homes are facing allegations of serious neglect of their residents and properties.

View Planning Applications

To view the list of planning applications that have recently been submitted to the Council, please visit the authority’s on-line Planning Application Search. Once the page has loaded, you can use the Search option to set your own criteria of parish, area and date range.

The system will provide a range of information on current and decided applications since 1948, including a brief description of the development, reference number, decision and the date of decision. More recent applications show the name and telephone number of the council officer who is dealing with the application.

Search results are presented in a collection of pages, the number of which depends on the number of results your search produces. There are navigation tools to allow you to browse your results.

DECISIONS MADE BY OFFICERS AND REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/access-information

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