Due to some ageing and safety concerns, Cambs CC are going to romove the footbridge and replace with a new one.
‘The Walk’ which leads from the footbridge to the rear of Jenner Health Centre will be closed also.
©RG
Today 17th March 2025 @ 12:15
As John Elworthy appears to have gone off the radar in the last few days..and news that his flagship web-news – CambsNews has gone off-line, some are having withdrawal symptoms and have asked me to post this up, which would have been right up JE’s priority – Rather ‘old news’ – but still very much alive lately over how money was spent.
Employer of the Year (Nestle Purina) was Rai & Rai General Builders of Whittlesey, with Pure Heart Homecare of Wisbech a close second.
It’s 6.56am on a weekday morning. Some people are going into work, others are on an early dog walk, and the lucky are still in bed.
But it was a morning out of the ordinary for one resident in St Neots on Thursday. She was approached by an elderly man who asked her to call the police.
Worried for his safety, the woman took him into her own home but he was stuttering, confused and making little sense. When asked where he lived, the man replied only with ‘up north’.
The man in his 80s was carrying his toothbrush. He was also wearing slippers and no jacket. The caller kindly said she was happy to keep him safe in her home while we made further checks.
She asked him again where he lived, but he said he couldn’t remember and seemed apologetic about this.
We called nearby care homes and were lucky with the second one we checked, where staff said they were aware the man was missing and had staff out looking for him.
The call handler passed on the man’s location to concerned care home staff, who visited the kind woman’s home roughly a third of a mile away and were reunited with their missing resident.
Thank you to the woman who took the time out of her morning to help the missing man and took him into her own home.
Have you heard of the Herbert Protocol? It can be incredibly useful and help find people with dementia if they go missing. We regularly highlight the scheme, but feel free to share this eCops message and help spread the word.
The Herbert Protocol encourages family and friends to keep a document that will help officers in the event a loved one goes missing by collating key pieces of information, such as a physical description, familiar places, health details and an up-to-date photo.
For more information or to download a Herbert Protocol form,
our dedicated web page.
This initial extraordinary meeting was to discuss the primary response to be given to the Government regarding most district councils being absorbed/amalgamated into ‘Unitary Authorities’ by 2028.
The main arguments being Fenland being a relatively small council in area and funding, would probably be absorbed and become a very minor player there-after and also the propsect of loosing their identity.
Peterborough is already a Unitary Authority and I’m sure we know the issues they have had over many years.
The YouTube© presentation of the main meeting was 1 hour 14 mins.
The Cabinet meeting following was less than 10 mins.
Somewhat disappointing (again) that by late Saturday only 75 people had viewed the YouTube© presentation….I fully understand that most people have better things to spend their time on, and can get the main facts from this website anyway.
There are and will be a lot of challenges on the way for our Officers and employee’s at FDC along with much work to be done by the leader and his cabinet to which I duly give credit for.
One ‘challenge’ being staff motivation and retention, knowing that their jobs ‘may’ be no longer by 2028.
Then there is the cost of all these changes, which will not be funded by the government, but down to the auuthorities themselves.
The alignment of services, the vast costs of Adult and Childrens Social Care….the list goes on….all whilst ‘we’ still have to function in supporting our residents and communities until the change over happens –
The questions being asked is in the document below and takes around 10 minutes to read.
The next stage will be even more important is scheduled for November 2025
All we’re getting from John Elworthy at present…..
