Author Archives: Roy Gerstner Admin

At least one kind person sending reports to me and the public whilst I am away – thanks. Of course more people could attend these meetings and hear first hand on how your council debate? So I see from the … Continue reading →

Disclaimer: These observations are not the ‘official’ minutes of the meeting, these are supplied by Whittlesey Town Council, normally (1) month following the meeting and can be viewed on their website. Many thanks to our correspondent who sent the following … Continue reading →

Maybe not many have knowledge of ‘The Bobby Scheme’ it is a support unit for: Victims of crime Vulnerable elderly people People who are prone to repeated crime The Cambridgeshire Bobby scheme does outstanding work in helping these victims and … Continue reading →

Updated 08-02-17 @ 0500 utc Train operator Abellio has agreed to sell 40% of its Greater Anglia rail franchise to Japanese firm Mitsui.  The line has been run by Greater Anglia since 2012 and the company renewed the franchise in … Continue reading →

Updated 08-02-17 @ 0500 utc “How do you build an online community that isn’t an echo chamber and doesn’t descend into an ugly shouting match? Make it local, is the answer from two neighbourhood networks, one British, one American, that … Continue reading →

If you scroll down the right hand side cursor, you will now find a live feed from Cambs Police Twitter account…. like many I do not ‘do’ twitter® or face-book®’ but they both have certain positives in communicating with the … Continue reading →

Several updates on next weeks agenda….

After the improvements to our town centre which sparked a lot of comment at the time. The ‘newish’ bus stop is missing a ‘safe place’ for pedestrians/school children and shoppers to cross. I have had advance sight of a report from … Continue reading →

I could write a book – but won’t – the debate on whether ‘we’ in Whittlesey would be better off ‘linking’ with Peterborough rather than Fenland has been brought up on many occasions. There are Pro’s and Con’s – however … Continue reading →

A couple of interesting applications – one for the ‘Old Pings’ haulage yard – memories serve me correctly was this not the now applicant who – when – the Eastrea Village Hall applications were being made objected to that application … Continue reading →