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Shapour Meftah is Cambridge’s new Conservative Councillor

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

Conservative Shapour Meftah has won a seat on the City Council, beating the incumbent Lib Dem councillor by 723 votes to 644. Cllr Meftah, shown here (right) being congratulated by County Council leader Nick Clarke, has lived in Trumpington for … Continue reading →

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Conservatives achieve movement on A14

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

New Conservative Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening has announced that money will be made available to investigate improvements to the blighted A14 corridor. Progress on the issue has been driven by Conservative-led Cambridgeshire County Council.

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Huppert called on to apologise over AV untruth

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Cambridge MP Julian Huppert was asked by Cambridge Conservatives on Monday to apologise  for misleading voters on the AV referendum, after he incorrectly claimed that MPs would need more than half of all votes to win under AV.

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City Council gets poor mileage out of spending

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Cambridge City Council has been caught out paying its staff more than the recommended rate for car mileage at the same time as cutting spending on environmental improvements and other services. The council reimbursed 52p per mile rather than the … Continue reading →

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City Council defeated on student taxes

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

A Cambridge PhD student has won a High Court victory over the Lib Dem-run City Council, who had incorrectly charged him for council tax from which students are exempt.

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Conservatives call for openness at council meetings

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Cambridge Conservatives have welcomed moves by Conservatives in government to open public council meetings to filming by local bloggers. It is hoped that the Lib-Dem run City Council will end its culture of secrecy that led to independent blogger Richard … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Lib Dems prevent scrutiny of budget

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Cambridge City Council ejected spectators from its public gallery last night during the all-important budget debate, as cuts including the loss of 41 jobs and the controversial moving of the Lion Yard toilets were discussed.

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