PETERBOROUGH TRIBUNE 303,000+ hits #cambs #pborocc : STANGROUND CONSERVATIVES ON CLF 'VOTE BUYING SPREE...

PETERBOROUGH TRIBUNE 303,000+ hits #cambs #pborocc : STANGROUND CONSERVATIVES ON CLF 'VOTE BUYING SPREE...: Judge Richard Mawrey QC   Postal voting is open to fraud on an "industrial scale" and is "unviable" in its cur...

You are not alone this Christmas!

You are not alone this Christmas!

During this festive season, it is easy to forget that many people will be on their own on Christmas Day. Peterborough Streets, an organisation that looks out for the homeless and disadvantaged throughout the year, is offering a few hours of festive cheer and a slap up Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings! The invitation is extended to all on their own and not just the homeless..

Can we suggest you copy off the details and physically hand the information out to those who may welcome this opportunity?

The Date is 25th December, 1pm to 6pm at Bretton Court, Rightwell East, Peterborough PE38DZ . Free transport is also offered if you contact 01733 261869, they will also give out directions on how to get to Bretton Court

More details on this pdf link:

Peterborough Streets Christmas lunch flyer 2011.pdf

Mystery solved...JUDGE JULES, GILLES PETERSON, FABIO & GROOVERIDER and KISSY SELL OUT exiting.

 What did he say?

My excited friend in the USA pinged the following over and it must mean something to those night clubbers,  the backbone of the Peterborough night economy. I do however hear Judge Jules is in fact taking up a law degree where he left off "to spin the discs on Radio One" and is joining a top law firm or is 'spinning the discs' really dated or just sad? Answers to Paul Stainton on his Peterborough Breakfast Show on BBC Cambs...he likes that sort of thing..   Remember when they ask, you heard it here first:  


Top 40 BBC RADIO 1's dance music schedule is getting a revamp effective APRIL 2nd, with SKREAM & BENGA, FRICTION, TODDLA T and CHARLIE SLOTH inbound to host new shows and JUDGE JULES, GILLES PETERSON, FABIO & GROOVERIDER and KISSY SELL OUT exiting.
The new shows include three 2-4a shows, FRICTION hosting MONDAYS, SLOTH on TUESDAYS, and TODDLA T on FRIDAYS, plus SKREAM & BENGA hostiong FRIDAY nights 11p-1a. In addition, a new show, "BBC RADIO 1 RESIDENCY," will be added for THURSDAY nights and will be hosted by a rotating group of DJs.

 A translation might help....


.. (C) Stanground & Park Farm News 2011 E&OE Tel: 01733 345581 ..... LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE (non-emergency) 101 In an Emergency Dial 999. [Always request an INCIDENT NUMBER] If you have information about crime contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

WWF/Heritage Park School

WWF/Heritage Park School

WWF/Heritage Park School

While cooking dinner tonight I answered the doorbell. A young gentleman said he was collecting for WWF/Heritage Park school; only he didn’t know the name of the school and just described it as ‘the school up the road’.



He asked for donations for a tree planting scheme, but was unable to supply any details or any contacts at the school.

I rang the Police on 101 and advised them.

Some time later the Police called back and explained he was legitimate.

The call taker and I agreed it would have been a simple courtesy to advise your local Neighbourhood Watch about this; not to mention saving Police time!


I’ll let you decide if you want to give your bank details or any monies to someone at your doorstep with this amount of information; you probably know what I decided!.......................


(C) Stanground & Park Farm News 2011 E&OE Tel: 01733 345581 ..... LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE (non-emergency) 101 In an Emergency Dial 999. [Always request an INCIDENT NUMBER] If you have information about crime contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Council Meeting - Wednesday 7th Dec 2011

Council meeting Wednesday December 7th 7pm - 10ish

What really occured......

As you will be aware we again attended the above. Our local councillor would have you think he makes his own decisions; the truth is he votes with his party; he has  done on every occasion since he was elected back in May; nor has he ever spoken a word in council. Value for money? You decide......  

I  spoke in council as a member of the Public, (of which more later) while we are still waiting for him to open his mouth. Only 3 or 4 Tory Councillors ever speak, I sat behind as others exchanged Christmas cards and read ‘In Touch’ which I think is a conservative news sheet, this is how they use Council time!.

Having put that straight; I’ll report back what I heard last night.

The main point was of course the item devoted to councillors ‘expenses’ they don’t of course call them ‘wages’

I’ll tell you the bits that are missing from our councillors report. He may have voted with his party to freeze the ‘expenses’ just a reminder that’s £7,162 with other advantages I have listed below.
Basic Allowance £7,162

Telephone £569 (+ new iphone)

Travel £227 (+ free car parking)


Councillors are also awarded ‘Special Responsibility payments’, a highly contentious one is the payment to chairs of Neighbourhood Councils of around £7k for chairing a meeting x4 times a year. (You couldn’t make this stuff up)!

We have 38 Tory members, 25 of those receive a Special Responsibility payment.

Cabinet members are paid c£14k extra for their ‘special responsibility’ the council rejected a call to reduce the number of cabinet members.

However, when presented with an opportunity to decrease the allowance and or to reduce the number of cabinet members - our local councillor and  his party declined both.

Things got very heated when Cllr Swift pointed out that Councillors received no payments in his time. Cllr Fitzgerald suggested as they were ‘monitoring’ the contracted out services such as Enterprise Peterborough this entitled them to SRP’s.


No doubt this will trigger another round of character assassination and allegations etc etc by certain councillors who really should be better employed, it is very tiresome but I am reporting what I heard and what I saw. I will write later about the rest of meeting. I fully believe you have a right to hear what actually took place and  not a rose tinted, 'I am wonderful' version.
 
 
(C) Stanground & Park Farm News 2011 E&OE Tel: 01733 345581 ..... LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE (non-emergency) 101 In an Emergency Dial 999. [Always request an INCIDENT NUMBER] If you have information about crime contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

PETERBOROUGH THROUGH A LENS 2012 Calender Out Now..

Chris Porsz is known as the photo paramedic, his work has been widely featured and we think he has produced a really stunning Calendar.... This is what Chris says in his own words... I am a local paramedic and have produced a monochrome calendar 'Peterborough Through A Lens' at the bargain price of £6. It is packed with pictures I took of old Peterborough and its characters in the early 80s plus my unique reunions.  A lovely present for your family or that person who you cannot think what to buy. Unlike a tin of Quality Street it will last for a year and changes every month! It will also be my last calendar as I will publish a book in 2012. In March 2012 the Peterborough museum reopens with a two month exhibition of my images. See more on my website www.chrisporsz.com   The calendar is available from the Destination Centre, Colemans, Reba, Cancer Research Shop and Shrives in Westgate, Save the Children shop,Midgate. Salvation Army, Broadway. Twiggy in Rivergate, Twigs and Bows Serpentine Green. Barn Garden Centre, Friends Hospital Shop and The Central Library.

.. (C) Stanground & Park Farm News 2011 E&OE Tel: 01733 345581 ..... LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE (non-emergency) 101 In an Emergency Dial 999. [Always request an INCIDENT NUMBER] If you have information about crime contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Neighbourhood Meeting Dec 14th 7pm

FLETTON, STANGROUND & WOODSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

COMMITTEE (S1)

WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2011

7 PM

Heritage Park Primary School,

Prior to the start of the meeting, from 6.00pm, ward forums will be held for the Fletton &

Woodston, Stanground East and Stanground Central wards. These separate meetings

will give local residents the opportunity to talk directly with their elected members to raise

any issues or concerns they have in their neighbourhood.

This Neighbourhood Committee meeting will also include a display by PCC

Transport & Engineering Department on the Capital Programme of Works.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies from members unable to attend the meeting

Chairman

2. Declarations of interest

Members to declare any personal/personal prejudicial interests in any items

on this agenda

Chairman

3. Minutes from the previous meeting Chairman

4. Issues arising from previous meeting
5. Youth Forum

Presentation from the Youth Forum on progress of the project to introduce

new play/recreation equipment at Heritage Park play area, Park Farm


6. Updates on Matters of Interest Relevant to the Committee

a) Neighbourhood Champion Scheme

Opportunity to hear about the scheme launched in Peterborough for

volunteers who want to improve their local communities by reducing crime,

ASB and hate crime.

b) School provision for the Cardea development

Opportunity to hear about the progress for provision of a new primary

school to serve the development along with other educational

developments in the area.


7. Open Session

An opportunity for any member of the public, elected and co-opted

members of the Neighbourhood Committee to raise anything that affects

your area and to suggest items for future meetings

(C) Stanground & Park Farm News 2011 E&OE Tel: 01733 345581 ..... LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE (non-emergency) 101 In an Emergency Dial 999. [Always request an INCIDENT NUMBER] If you have information about crime contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.