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Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 22 September 2021 12.00 p.m.

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Meetings and events from Thursday 23 September to Friday 8 October 2021

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 23 Sep	2 pm	Council	Council Chamber	Rebecca Dobson
Fri 24 Sep	1:30 pm	Grants Advisory Committee	Council Chamber	Aaron Clarke

Mon 27 Sep	-	-	-	-
Tue 28 Sep	10 am	Audit & Corporate Governance Committee	Council Chamber	Patrick Adams
Wed 29 Sep	10 am	Planning Committee (deferred from 8 September)	Council Chamber	Ian Senior
Thu 30 Sep	-	-	-	-
Fri 1 Oct	10 am	Cabinet	Council Chamber	Jonathan Malton


Mon 4 Oct	-	-	-	-
Tue 5 Oct	-	-	-	-
Wed 6 Oct	-	-	-	-
Thu 7 Oct	-	-	-	-
Fri 8 Oct	-	-	-	-

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Media Monitoring

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

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Date	Publication	Details

15/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	Parents of vulnerable children relieved as jabs rolled out	P4	Cllr Pippa Heylings quoted
15/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	City's deadly pollution must be tackled with charging'	P8 & P9	GCP article
15/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	Opinion from Cllr Ian Sollom: MP's manufactured outrage on Local Plan is worthy of Boris Johnson	P14	-
15/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	Rethink OxCam Arc or you'll damage nature, say charities	P14	Greater Cambridge Local Plan referenced
15/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	Wetland habitats have mixed fortunes at neighbouring sites	P19	-
15/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	Homes found for Afghan refugees	P23	-
16/09/2021	Cambridge News	Planning applications	P38	Planning applications received during the past week
16/09/2021	Planning Resource online	Why the risk of councils issuing planning decisions by mistake may be increasing	Link	Behind paywall - SCDC planning arrangements referenced
16/09/2021	HI Hub online	Developers call a halt on retirement village plans	Link	-
17/09/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Opinion from Cllr Ian Sollom: MP's manufactured outrage on Local Plan is worthy of Boris Johnson	Link	-
18/09/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Cambridge road charging ‘needed to tackle deadly pollution curse and congestion’	Link	GCP article. Cllr Heather Williams quoted
19/09/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Would £1 bus fares or free travel for young people ease the Greater Cambridge transport challenge?	Link	GCP article. Cllr Heather Williams quoted
19/09/2021	Cambridge Independent online	Rethink OxCam Arc or you’ll damage nature and climate, say RSPB, Wildlife Trust, CPRE and Woodland Trust	Link	Greater Cambridge Local Plan referenced
19/09/2021	BBC Sunday Politics East	Cllr Bridget Smith on panel	N/A	-
20/09/2021	Cambridge News	Opinion from Anthony Browne MP: Building more homes is a false economy	P13	-
20/09/2021	In Your Area online	Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending September 20	Link	-
20/09/2021	The Spectator online	Opinion from Anthony Browne MP: Why building more houses won’t bring prices down	Link	-
20/09/2021	Cambridgeshire Live online	Houses in Cambs ready for Afghan refugee families	Link	-
21/09/2021	Cambridge News	Councils ready for refugees	P12	-
21/09/2021	Royston Crow online	What's next for Thakeham development after Local Plan sites revealed?	Link	-
22/09/2021	Cambridge News	Support in place as fuel crisis suggests tough winter ahead	P6	-
22/09/2021	Cambridge Network online	Explore, discover, enjoy South Cambridgeshire – thanks to district’s new tourism website	Link	-
22/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	Explore district's attractions on new website	P2	-
22/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	House building rates will rise in district by 250%, warns MP	P12	-
22/09/2021	Cambridge Independent	Opinion from Cambridge City Council Leader Cllr Lewis Herbert: Planning a city for our children to inherit	P35	Greater Cambridge Local Plan referenced

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

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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 16 September, Guardian: Universal credit cut breaks human rights law, says UN envoy

Cutting universal credit by £20 a week is an “unconscionable” move which breaches international human rights law, the United Nations’ poverty envoy has said.

Thursday 16 September, Mail: Fly-tipping fines should be increased to act as suitable deterrent

The LGA have said that penalties for dumping rubbish must be significantly higher to prevent people carrying out the illegal act.

Friday 17 September, Times: Councils spend £6.4bn on commercial property

UK councils have accumulated at least £6.4 billion of commercial property, according to analysis of freedom of information disclosures.

Saturday 18 September, Independent: Fears for renters as Gove pauses planning shake-up

Michael Gove’s decision to review controversial planning reforms has been criticised by campaigners for affordable housing, who warn that the delays will mean more young people will need to stay in overpriced rented homes.

Sunday 19 September, Observer: Noisy neighbours spark 67% rise in police complaints

More than half of all police forces across England saw a surge in noise nuisance complaints during last year’s lockdown, with claims that years of cuts have left councils struggling to deal with antisocial behaviour.

Sunday 19 September, Observer: Universal Credit cut will push 800,000 people into poverty, PM warned

More than 800,000 people risk being plunged into poverty as a result of an imminent cut to Universal Credit, amid plans by senior Conservatives to force the Government into a last minute U-turn.

Monday 20 September, BBC Online: Climate pledges will be tough to secure, PM warns

The Prime Minister has said there is a “six out of ten” chance of getting other countries to commit to financial and environmental targets ahead of November’s COP26 climate change conference.

Tuesday 21 September, Times: Developers who sit on land face new tax to fix cladding

Developers who hoard land face a new tax to help pay for the cost of the cladding crisis.

Wednesday 22 September, Mail Online: Almost 2,000 swimming pools in England could close by 2030

A new report from Swim England has warned that almost 2,000 swimming pools in England could be lost by the end of the decade without urgent Government.

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