Belated News from Cllr Chris Harper (Peterborough)

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

I’m very disappointed to have to advise residents that we have all been let down by Skanska on this one despite the promises of more resources in order to get Whittlesey Road resurfaced today.

Apparently their supplier has been unable to supply the asphalt materials required to complete the job and we now have to endure yet another road closure on Monday 24th February from 10am to 3pm.

The closure on Monday will be from Whittlesey Road roundabout to Sydney Road.

On Monday, the businesses around the Central Square area will have unhindered access available to their parking areas.

This supplier failure excuse has been used before and is wearing very thin prompting me to probe if checks were even done to ensure the materials delivery was confirmed before closing the road today?

Please take the necessary diversions and allow more time on Monday next week.

Please share widely.

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Conservative Party to choose Candidate for PCC

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin
The final  meeting for the selection of the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner candidate for Cambridgeshire is this –
Friday (28th February 2020) at:  Sir Harry Smith Community College.

The meeting will start at 7pm, registration will be from 6.30pm.

There is no need to preregister, so even if you find yourself unexpectedly able to join us you will be very welcome.

If you have been a member of the Conservative Party for 3 months you are elegible to vote!

This meeting is NOT open to the public and I have confirmed this…
However see a related article:-
At the last elections 2016 less than 20% of the electorate bothered to vote….

The Conservatives should be more transparent about candidate selections

Chris Howell, a Conservative activist in Cambridge, says:
“The party’s current system of selecting candidates for important and high profile elected positions is unfit for purpose.

“I don’t understand why the party thinks it is sensible to try keeping candidates names secret prior to a selection meeting – we saw in the last parliament how important is is for members to know what candidates really stand for, which requires more scrutiny than is possible in one carefully curated selection meeting.
“In the age of social media, candidates names may leak out, and their entire backgrounds will be carefully scrutinised – surely it would be better for this to happen in a controlled way before the selection.

“Members should know how candidates portray themselves in public, how they communicate their messages publicly and how they respond to criticism.”

To read the complete article :
 https://www.conservativehome.com/localgovernment/2020/02/the-conservatives-should-be-more-transparent-about-candidate-selections.html
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CCG & Dr Gary Howsan on BBC Radio Cambs this morning.

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

Following on from my post of the 22nd Feb ‘The BIG Conversation’  re survey reults from Cambs Clinical Commisssioning Group……  Click Here or See Post 22nd

This morning on BBC Radio Cambs©™ Ex Whittlesey GP Gary Howsan and CE Jan Thomas from the CCG spoke with Chris Mann on a variety of subjects raised during the survey.
Funding is always the biggest issues and demand for services.
As I have reported before all area’s around the country have issues in filling placements especially GP’s.
There was advice on Corina Virus – basically follow Public Health for England’s advice.
At the time of the program there were no confirmed cases of Corona Virus in Cambs
– but everyone I dare say is following developments.

Dr Howsan stated the importance of if anyone had any symptoms to phone 101 for advice and NOT go to their GP/Walk-In-Centre or A&E….

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Alcohol Issues In Wisbech Update

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin
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Updated WBF Meeting…

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin
WBF February 2020 Agenda-2
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Flood Warning Back In Effect – Again

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

It ‘appears’ that the Environment Agency/CCC & PCC are trying to appease everyone.
Managing the flood risk/flood area’s and attempting to keep the Road(s) open.

North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice

Flooding is expected – immediate action required

Heavy rain has been falling on the River Nene catchment over the past week. During periods of high tide the river will be unable to discharge into the sea, resulting in tide lock conditions. This is likely to lead to localised flooding at North Bank Road from the morning on Tuesday 25th February onwards. Whilst the Flood Warning is in force, the Local Authority will close North Bank Road. Diversionary routes will be put in place and further updates will be available through local media. This Flood Warning is expected to stay in force for the next few tides. Please follow diversionary routes until the local authority re-open the road. We are operating the Dog-in-a-Doublet sluice to discharge water during low tide, and reduce the flood risk as much as possible. We will be closely monitoring the situation, and this message will be updated again later on Tuesday 25th February.

This information was last updated at

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Shame Whittlesea & Fenland Loose Out….

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

Credit is due (in this instance) to Metro Mayor Palmer, Cambs CC leader Cllr Count and many Whittlesey/Fenland Councillors for ‘trying’ to get more trains to stop at our station.
I have attended many engagements/meetings over many years, and getting any committment from either the rain operators or Network Rail is a really uphill struggle, in Network Rails’ case near none exsistent.

Metro mayor criticises failure to improve rail services in Fenland after government funding announcement

Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer said he is ‘deeply disappointed’ by the lack of ambition in the plans announced today for longer trains and more seats for CrossCountry passengers.

See full story in The Peterborough Telegraph©  Click Here

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Flood Warning NO Longer in Effect 10:41am Monday 24th

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin
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Another Silly Scam

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

Since I am accountable for this website – it is ‘targeted’ by scammers regularly – I run professional high end anti-virus/anti-scam/anti malware software throughout all my computers….I do not place unreliable links or websites on this blog and have never had any reports of anyone ‘catching’ anything from this site…my software monitoring is 24/7

Todays hacker is below….sorry matey not this time…it came with an attachment – which was picked up ‘live’ from all three programs…(no attachment posted).

If you are not 100% sure of an e-mail or an attachment then bin it and don’t open it….

Abdullah Al Farsi Intl Co LLC is a registered company in Oman – someone has hacked their site.
The container ship MV Bahamas is a real vessel but not in Singapore on the 27th/Feb

 

B&L ORDER => MV: Bahamas – ETA: 27.02.2020 – PORT: Singapore/Singapore – Supplier: Uwe Kloska Ship supply Far East PTE Ltd
=======================================================

Ref:15042019/0619A-B/0270/PEL
ORDER-NO.: ……. ACM(EPOM)19-0012(G)

VESSEL: ………Bahamas
PORT/COUNTRY: …Singapore / Singapore
ETA: …………27.02.2020
SUPPLIER: …….Uwe Kloska Ship supply Far East PTE Ltd
=======================================================

Dear sir/madam
Hi, Good Day. Thank you for your quotation.
Please supply as per attached file, changes are marked.
In case of additional provision order by master, please notify us before delivery.

Overcharged quantities and additional items delivered without our confirmation will not be paid by our side.
Please use for this delivery our internal BOARDING REPORT attached and sign of with the master.

Send us the boarding report attached to the invoice.
Kindly confirm.
Many thanks in advance.

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Peterborough Hot Targeted Area for DVLA Enforcement!

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

Which probably includes Whittlesey and anywhere with a PE postcode.
I am sure ‘they’ can find plenty in our area.

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WBF Meeting Agenda

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

Want to network – meet like minded people.

WBF February 2020 Agenda

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Flood Warning Back In Effect – North Bank

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Roy Gerstner Admin

A Flood Warning has been issued by the Environment Agency.
Flood Warning in force: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene, east of Peterborough and west of Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice.

Flooding is expected for: North Bank Road alongside the River Nene to the east of Peterborough and the West of the Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice.   

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