Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 23 May 2018 12.00 p.m.

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

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Meetings and events from Thursday 24 May to Friday 8 June 2018

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 24 May
Fri 25 May

Mon 28 May		Bank Holiday – Office Closed
Tue 29 May	2pm	Cabinet (Extraordinary Meeting)	Swansley Room	Victoria Wallace
Wed 30 May
Thu 31 May
Fri 1 Jun


Mon 4 Jun
Tue 5 Jun
Wed 6 Jun	10:30am	Planning Committee	Council Chamber	Ian Senior
Thu 7 Jun
Fri 8 Jun

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Date	Publication	Details

16/05/2018	Cambridge News	Support grows to scrap busway plan	P12
16/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	Community clean up day to take place in Cambourne this weekend	P14
16/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	Letter: Are they really listening to us?	P30	Letter from Coton resident aimed at GCP
16/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	Letter: Putting pressure on Councils for growth	P30	Letter from Cambridge PPF
16/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	Trust in the power sport as the U's take the Community lead	P36,37,38	Cllr Bridget Smith pictured in attendance at Cambridge United Community Trust gala dinner
16/05/2018	Planning Resource	First cohort of programme aiming to boost public sector planning expertise announced	Link	Mentions Hana Loftus, incoming planning and special projects officer
17/05/2018	Cambridge News	Travellers on two sites	P13
17/05/2018	Cambridge News	Letter: Help with city transport issue	P21	Reflects on election result and local transport
17/05/2018	Cambridge Independent Online	Have your say on revised proposals for new town north of Waterbeach	Link
17/05/2018	Cambridge News online	At last! Some relief from A14 roadworks	Link	Cllr Pippa Heylings quoted
17/05/2018	Star Radio Online	Have your say on revised proposals for new town north of Waterbeach	Link
18/01/2018	Cambridge News	At last! Some relief from A14 roadworks	P6	Cllr Pippa Heylings quoted
18/05/2018	Cambridge Network	Have your say on revised proposals for new town north of Waterbeach	Link
21/05/2018	Cambridge Independent Online	The power of sport at Cambridge United Community Trust gala dinner	Link	Cllr Bridget Smith pictured and mentioned in attendance
22/05/2018	Cambridge Network	Council confirms greater protection for villages from speculative development	Link
22/05/2018	Cambridge News	Express your views on £6m road scheme	P14	Article about GCP plans for Histon Road
22/05/2018	Cambridge News online	Video shows mess left by travellers who illegally occupied land near picturesque village	Link
22/05/2018	Cambridge News online	Changes to bin collections over the late May bank holiday 2018	Link
23/05/2018	Cambridge News	Travellers spark fury over 'mess'	P16
23/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	Halt the busway scheme to avoid wasting money'	P5	GCP / CA article
23/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	Cut back on housebuilding plans	P5	Inaccurate article half-based on the 5 year housing land supply release
23/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	Next steps for 6,500-home new town	P6 & P7	Flags Waterbeach new town modifications consultation
23/05/2018	Cambridge Independent	£6 million plan to improve one of city's major roads	P9	GCP article about Histon Road proposed improvements

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.

Saturday 19 May: Times: Incineration tax could boost plastic recycling

A new tax on waste incineration is being considered by the Government to help increase recycling of plastic.

Tuesday 22 May: BBC Online: Northamptonshire County Council sells off old sites

Northamptonshire County Council is to sell off ten sites in a bid to plug a £12.7 million gap in its reserves.

Wednesday 23 May: Times: Taxi drivers “exploit law”

Councils have handed out licences to taxi drivers without checking drivers’ criminal records, it is reported Local authorities have also issued licences to drivers who have no intention of working in their area.

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