A fantastic outcome to the recent by-elections, with all 3 being won by Liberal Democrat candidates. Cllrs Christine Whelan, Will Novick and Ross Trent with Police & Crime Commissioner Candidate, Edna Murphy There were 3 by-elections in Ely West Ward, a Distirct and a City Council election on 18th April and a City Council election […]

FULL COUNCIL The Council met on Tuesday 19 March, and received reports on senior manager pay, pay policy, and gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Five motions were proposed. There was also a public question by a Fenland district councillor about why the county council had ‘gone back on its resolution to do everything in its […]

Roadworks planned for Ely next week. The closures/interruptions may not occur for the whole of the period listed. Full details on https://one.network Promoter Organisation  Street Name  Traffic Management Type  Proposed Start Date  Activity Type  Permit Number BT  MALLOW CLOSE Give and take  01/05/2024 Permanent reinstatement  BC411NL001WFHJJK4T VIRGIN MEDIA  WILFORD DRIVE Some carriageway incursion  10/05/2024 Utility […]

Origins of the Scheme: The request for a 20mph scheme stemmed from a unanimous request from the cross-party City of Ely Council. It was minuted at 8 different meetings in 2021/22.  A time-limited funding opportunity became available in 2023. Rationale for 20 mph: The primary motivation for implementing a 20mph scheme lies in enhancing pedestrian […]

Roadworks planned for Ely next week. The closures/interruptions may not occur for the whole of the period listed. Full details on https://one.network/

Planning applications have started including active travel routes, but they are so often poorly thought out or turn out to be ‘optional’ for the developers. It feels like so many active travel routes don’t link up to anywhere. Take the Leisure Village, the developers told me that they weren’t responsible for making sure their cycle […]

Before the start of the meeting, prayers were said, followed by a minute’s silence for Walter Bebbington, a former Councillor and former Mayor of Ely, who died recently. The meeting is the first of the new year and the new council. As the Annual Council Meeting, the first action is to elect the chair and […]

A busy week but mainly routine items for noting. Firstly was a Pensions Fund Investment Sub-Committee, followed by the Audit & Accounts Committee. Cambridgeshire County Council Pension Fund Quarterly Performance Report for the period ending 31st March 2023 An interesting update shows the fund’s value rising to £4.217bn while the liabilities were only £2.8bn – […]

Below are the planning applications for Ely submitted in the last week Reference: 23/00500/FUL             Date application valid:    15th May 2023 Location:              60 Silver Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4JF Proposal:             Replacement windows to front Reference: 23/00386/FUL             Date application valid:    9th May 2023 Location:              7 Egremont Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1AE Proposal:             Two storey & single storey […]

What a full council agenda it proved to be. The most emotional point of the meeting was then a speech from a care-experienced woman. She told of the challenges this brought to her life and how it never goes away, despite being near the end of a successful university course. The challenges faced by care-experienced […]