Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

I regularly attend WTC Planning meetings. (I am no longer a member of this committee as I am a member of FDC’s Planning Committee and can not sit on both).

5 members of the Planning Committee and 4 members of the public.
For those who could not make the public exhibition held in Coates by David Wilson Homes on the 22nd November – for a development North of March Road Coates – they came to last nights meeting and gave a short presentation.
Up to 250 dwellings and space allowed for a ‘possible’ new primary school.

Coates Development Timescales

Flood alert area: River Nene between Wansford and the Dog-in-a-Doublet Sluice to the east of Peterborough.

View Map of Area

For several weeks, residents have asked me about ‘when’ will the road swepper clear up the ‘rotting leaf’ mess….. There is no point in sweeping ealier, as it would have to come back again, so once ‘most’ of the leaves have fallen – around he comes and I have to complement todays ‘Sweeper’ he did the corner opposite our bungalow 3 times where the soggy leaves were 6 inches deep – all gone – thanks…..
Yes we know leaves and debris end up in drains – again Anglian Water are pretty good at ‘Flushing’ the system about this time of year.

There being No Projects meeting and a lot of Planning applications….

The meeting time has been brought forward – 18:30

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

Jail for man who “enjoyed” assaulting ex-partner

Drug dealer must pay back ill-gotten gains

Man banned from owning a dog for 10 years

Man jailed after transporting £45k cannabis in laundry bags

Two shop thieves to spend Christmas behind bars

Drug driver caught twice in two weeks

Cocaine fuelled driver disqualified

Sex offender frequented children’s parties

Cyclist hit pedestrian after running red light

Peterborough

Trio left man with “catastrophic” head injuries

Drug dealer played “significant role” in Peterborough

Jail for laundry detergent thief

Peterborough drugs “runner” jailed

Drug dealer must pay back £4.8k

Flat “closed” by neighbourhood officers
Prison for burglar who struck two days after being released

Burglar struck while victim slept

Woman ordered to pay £700 or face prison

Thief threatened shop staff

Thief went on summer crime spree

You can find more news from the force online here.

As we kick off our annual winter drink and drug drive campaign, eight people have been arrested across the county this weekend!

🚔 South Cambs (A428 at Hardwick) – blew 61

🚔 Cambridge (Fen View) – tested positive for cocaine

🚔 Cambridge (Parkside) – failed to provide a sample

🚔 Peterborough (Freston, Parnwell) – tested positive for cocaine

🚔 Peterborough (Windmill Street, Millfield) – blew 78

🚔 Peterborough (Lincoln Road, Millfield) – blew 93

🚔 Peterborough (Hampton Court, Westwood) – blew 150

🚔 Peterborough (Burmer Road, New England) – unfit

As a reminder, the legal drink drive limit is 35, but we always advise to have none if you know you’re driving – better to be safe than sorry.

Our dedicated, confidential drink drive hotline: 0800 032 0845 is available 24/7. If someone is in immediate danger or you believe a crime is in action, always call 999.

Information about drink or drug driving, the law and the dangers it can cause can be found on our dedicated road safety webpages.

You can read more about our Christmas drink drive campaign here