Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Wednesday 18th October @ 13:00 @ Council Chamber Fenland Hall.
Broadcast of FDC’s YouTube® site.
Agenda will be published shortly.

Next Thursday at 10:00 @ Fenland Hall March.
The Chairman of Fenland District Council Cllr Nick Meekins, will host a charity coffee morning in aid of The East Anglian Air Ambulance.
All are welcome.

Disclaimer – Without Prejudice.

Whittlesey Town Council Planning Committee act as consultees only on planning matters.
Decision on Planning Applications are made by Fenland District Council who take into account comments from WTC and members of the public.

The official minutes of the meeting will be made by Whittlesey Town Council normally a month after the meeting, having been ratified by the Full Council.

12 members of the public present (myself as a member of the public).
A shortish presentation by Rose Homes Mr. Stephen Buddle, this was very similar to a previous presentaton given to Whittlesey Councillors but without any graphics and slide show.

The application at FDC Planning portal is under F/YR23/0705/O and can be viewed by
Clicking Here        This is an ‘outline planning application’ – no details except ‘access’

During the public forum, 2 members made comments/concerns on access/traffic/doctors/education/wildlife.
A longer presentation was given (Roman ?) again covering most of the previous objections. John Redding stated there is and could potentially be sewage issues/problems.

During the debate – Cllr Chris Boden who one of the ward Councillors for the planned development gave several ‘planning reasons’ for the site to be refused planning permission. He also spoke about monies that developers should pay towards infra-structor/doctors/educations (section 106 monies) – on occasions being cancelled.

As I have stated, the full transcript will be in the official minutes of the meeting – probably available next month.

Whittlesey Town Council proposed to ‘refuse’ this ‘outline’ application.

Dear Roy,
An investigation into a series of violent moped robberies is due to appear on national television tomorrow morning (4 October).

The work of detectives from our northern Acquisitive Crime Team (ACT) to catch a gang responsible for a spate of horrific attacks on delivery drivers in Peterborough will be highlighted on this week’s Crimewatch Live programme at 10am on BBC One.

In January last year, Tyler Eastabrook, 19, Harvey Carr, 18, and Weston Haylock, 18, armed with knives, stole motorcycles from delivery drivers, as well as stabbing one driver.

The lead detective in the case features on the show explaining how the premediated, planned attacks appeared like a bit of “fun” – with the trio “flaunting their crimes on social media and showing no remorse”.

Using police footage and dramatic reconstruction, Crimewatch Live will re-tell the story of how the detective’s determination to catch those responsible paid off.

Interviews with the officers and the brazen audacity of the criminals will all be revealed.

Crimewatch Live is broadcast on BBC One at 10am every weekday from 2 to 20 October. It is also available on BBC iPlayer for seven days.

Information about the investigation and sentencing can be found on the force’s website

Helicopter footage from the incident can be viewed here.

Members of Fenland District Council will be writing to Cambridgeshire County Council to call for the re-introduction of weed spraying alongside roads and pavements, following a motion at Full Council on Monday (2 October).
Cllr Tim Taylor, district member for March West and Benwick, who put forward the motion, said: “It’s getting out of hand, they say it was to save money and protect wildlife – No.
You don’t create a huge amount of wildlife off weeds, it needs managing and managing properly.

I voted to support this motion.

You can view the debate by watching FDC’s meeting on Youtube® by Clicking This Link

At FDC Full Council Meeting a motion agreed at Fenland’s Full Council meeting on Monday (2 October), said it was ‘appropriate’ that the CPCA had rejected the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP) put before its board on 20 September, but a revised version should be produced.
Cllr Gary Christy, district member for March South, presented the motion to Fenland’s Council meeting.

I voted to support this motion.

You can view the debate by watching FDC’s meeting on YouTube® by Clicking This Link

At Mondays FDC Full Council Meeting,  Whittlesey/FDC Cllr Dr Haq Nawaz spoke on the Cambs County Council war on motorists… the motion was well supported and passed –

I voted to support this motion.

You can view the debate by watching FDC’s meeting on Youtube® by Clicking This Link

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