Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

At long last Lakeside/New Queen Street Surgery are to have a full time Practice Manager –
Ms Lindsay Cocks, who it is hoped will attend the Patients Participation Group Meeting
at 11:00am Monday 25th March.

The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete.

A survey which is asking for views about what you consider is important to improve nature in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough which will be used to inform the emerging Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS).

Click Here To Complete The Survey

The closing time and date of 5pm on Friday 5^th April.

Congratulations and well done to all – especially Overall winners ‘Helping Whittlesey Community Pantry’, along with 6 Year old Jack Page, Geoff Howes and Alyssa & Scarlett Bass.
(See press release below).

All Photo’s ‘courtesy of the Fenland Citizen’

Pride in Fenland Awards night
Winner in Community group category Whittlesey Community Pantry

Pride in Fenland Awards night
Runner up in the The Young Individual or Youth group Jack Page

Pride in Fenland Awards night
Runner up in the Individual volunteer category Geoff Howes

Pride in Fenland Awards night
Special Category Awards presented by The High Sheriff Dr Khetani The Special Judges Award to Alyssa Bass and her sister Scarlett

All Photo’s ‘courtesy of the Fenland Citizen’

Please find below summaries of the latest news from our courts over the last week – click on each headline to read the full story.

Cambridgeshire

Cannabis dealer caught in routine stop

Man jailed after brutal attack on girlfriend

Drink driver sentenced after smashing into car on motorway

Prolific shoplifter threatened store manager

Jail for serial flasher

Huntingdon bike thief jailed

Drink driver more than four times the limit
Peterborough

Prison visitor tried to disguise cocaine exchange with handshake

Peterborough thief given curfew

Burglar left woman scared in her home

Drug dealer found sleeping after crashing car

Peterborough flat “closed” to reduce anti-social behaviour

Thief jailed after breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

You can find more news from the force online here.

Advised by the Environment Agency @20:15hrs  – B1040 Highway open between East Delph and Dog-in-a-Doublet Bridge.

You will recall, last weeks post, regarding issues and concerns at The New Queen Street Surgery (ongoing for many). These were passed onto MP Steve Barclays office – who responded immediately to say he would make contact with Lakeside Health Group – whom NQS come under.
Today a reply back from MP Barclays office – below.
Whilst the explanation may not be to everyones satisfaction and statistics can work what ever way you may wish to spin them.

NQS/Lakeside are planning to attend Whittlesey Town Council full meeting in April.
I have asked for the item regarding NQS to be placed on the March agenda, so that all Councillors can have an input into what questions need to be raised at the April meeting.

If you have issues or concerns about NQS please contact your own Councillor and make YOUR views know to them.

To find your Councillor go to WTC Website / Council Matters / Find Your Councillor.
Click Here

The roads across the county that are due to be fixed this year have been set out by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Sorry to report that Fenland did not feature too well in the funding and we have our fare share of poor roads – I’ve been highlighting Barr Street for several years? to start with.
Amazing how ‘Wisbech’ seems to get the most – again….
I must remember we had a £Million spent on Ramsey Road a couple of years ago, and nearly back to where it started….

Cambridge

£120,000 – Footway repairs to various city centre footways
£40,000 – Footway resurfacing along Mill End Road
£651,000 – Phase one of footway resurfacing the estate including Suez Road, Hobart Road, Madras Road, and Marmora Road
£552,000 – Carriageway resurfacing along Newmarket Road from Barnwell Road roundabout to Meadowlands Road (linked with a Greater Cambridge Partnership scheme)

East Cambridgeshire

£288,000 – Footway resurfacing along New Barns Avenue, in Ely, for the section from Cemetery junction to Lynn Road link
£155,000 – Footway resurfacing along Kirkby Cross Avenue in Littleport
£828,000 – Carriageway strengthening and resurfacing along two sections of Lyn Road – near Brandon Creek and near the A1101, including the roundabout

Fenland

£420,000 – Footway resurfacing a full estate in Wisbech that includes Windsor Drive, Prince of Wales Close, and Jubilee Walk, including separated footways
£68,000 – Concrete overlay on the footway along Perry Road, in Leverington
£58,000 – Footway resurfacing along Poplar Close, in March
£375,000 – Carriageway resurfacing in Leverington, along Church Road, Church End, Gorefield Road, and Roman Bank, from the sports club to eight Roman Bank and Ringers Lane junction
£475,000 – Carriageway strengthening and resurfacing along two sections at either end of Padgetts Road in Christchurch

Huntingdonshire

£180,000 – Footway resurfacing along Broadway in Yaxley, from number 140 to the bus shelter
£190,000 – Footway resurfacing along Maryland Avenue in Huntingdon
£1,241,400 – Carriageway resurfacing along two of the “worst sections” of Chatteris Road in Somersham
£170,000 – Carriageway reconstruction along California Road in Huntingdon, from Arbury Road to the corner
£120,000 – Additional carriageway surfacing on Cambridge Road in St Neots, at the High Street
£190,000 – Carriageway surfacing along New Street in St Neots, from the High Street to the start of Lammas Meadow

South Cambridgeshire

£250,000 – Footway resurfacing along Duxford Road in Whittlesford from the village to the Royston Road crossroads as part of a Greater Cambridge Partnership scheme
£380,000 – Footway resurfacing along Newmarket Road in Bottisham, from Bell Road to High Street
£460,000 – Carriageway resurfacing along Cambridge Road in Little Abington, between the speed bumps through the village
£430,000 – Carriageway resurfacing along Ely Road in Milton, from Denny End to just past Waterbeach Lodge
£325,000 – Carriageway resurfacing along Church Street in Gamlingay, from junction through to Church End

Note I understand there are works ongoing in Turves which is not on this list.

See article on The Cambs Times – Click Here