Cambridgeshire County Council rejects the government's East Anglia devolution proposal
On Tuesday, Cambridgeshire County Council debated the motion: "This council notes the announcement by the Chancellor of the...
26 Mar 2016
National News
Midland Mainline. The Tories Put the Brakes on Electrification After the Election - but Now the Project Can Proceed with Caution
The Midland Main Line is a route that is important to Hertfordshire, Hedfordshire and the East of Englan Region. It was all set to be electrified - but then the Tories put the brakes on and the stopped this much needed project. Now it has been, in the jargon, "unpaused" and the Transport Secretary is allowing work to restart - but much more slowly than before.
25 Mar 2016
Midland Mainline. The Tories Put the Brakes on Electrification After the Election - but Now the Project Can Proceed with Caution
The Midland Main Line is a route that is important to Hertfordshire, Hedfordshire and the East of Englan Region. It was all set to be electrified - but then the Tories put the brakes on and the stopped this much needed project. Now it has been, in the jargon, "unpaused" and the Transport Secretary is allowing work to restart - but much more slowly than before.
25 Mar 2016
Gill’s brother died after his benefits were cut, and now she can take the government to court over his death
Gill Thompson was outside the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) yesterday, with a banner of names of people she says have died due to benefit sanctions - including her brother David Clapson.
25 Mar 2016
On this day in 1957
The Treaty of Rome signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany to create the European Economic Community. 28 nations are now members of the European Union, its direct successor. Sir Winston Churchill will have seen the EU today as the culmination of his dreams.
25 Mar 2016
Jonathan Wallace running for police oversight role
Local Liberal Democrats have chosen Dr Jonathan Wallace to be their candidate for police and crime commissioner (PCC) for the Northumbria force. PCCs were created to oversee local police services. They are elected by people living in the police force area. The first elections took place in November 2012 but only one in six people cast a vote. The next election is in May 2016. Labour's PCC has been invisible in many areas of the Northumbria force and Dr Wallace is promising to be a high profile commissioner in local communities if he wins in May. "As a Liberal Democrat PCC, I will work within the system to ensure we get the best deal for Northumbria Police," said Jonathan. "However, the PCC experiment has been a failure, especially under Labour. Not many people feel that they have a say over how the police force works for them. And community policing has been neglected by Labour. "But ultimately, we could save a great deal of money by scrapping PCCs. If we could get rid of them, the money to pay them and ru
25 Mar 2016