Archive for the ‘Transport’ Category

No to the needs of Cyclists.

by Alison Whelan on 14 December, 2014

Personal motor transport is just one form of road use, as are buses, cyclists and walking.  But the City of Ely Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council seem remarkably fixated with just car use. King’s Avenue has jumped up the agenda for the various local authorities since I arranged for this to […]

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Cycling!

by Alison Whelan on 17 November, 2014

In an increasingly passive world, we need to encourage everyone to exercise. There are easy ways that are free: walk, run, bike (at least once you have a bike). A good friend often comments on how amazing it is that people jump in their cars to drive to a building that they pay £40 per […]

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Railways Plumbing to New Depths

by Alison Whelan on 15 November, 2014

For months Ely has been without adequate staff for the ticket office at the railways station. For months the train operators have promised to recruit staff. Now the ticket sales really have plumbed the depths Sadly, despite pressure from all directions, Abellio Greater Anglia has failed to recruit staff to man their ticket offices.  Of […]

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