Local campaigner wants to see action from District Council Local Councillor Gareth Wilson said, “Every day I see children being taken to school along narrow footpaths with HCVs (Heavy Commercial Vehicles), Juggernauts passing just inches away from them. “The A1123 is a busy road that is used by HCVs day and night, rat running through […]

54 houses on the site off West End for the CLT are about to be started soon (with 19 affordable houses) Planning applications have been submitted for 33 Houses in Metcalf Way and 48 houses on the site of Ansons., The application for 30 houses off Bury Lane has been turned down, but the developer […]

DECEMBER 22, 2018 – 8:35 PM Devastating news tonight – the death of former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown. Paddy with Gareth and Pauline on his visit to Ely As Vince Cable has said: Our thoughts are with Jane and Paddy’s family this evening. This is a hugely sad day for the Liberal Democrats and […]

Since 10pm on polling day over 3,000 new members have joined the Liberal Democrats. (By 28th May it was 14,000 new members) They’re joining because they believe, like all of us, that Britain needs a strong liberal party to stand up for freedom, fairness and equality. Together, we’re going to rebuild from what happened on […]

  Introduction East Cambridgeshire District Council is small, but has some very big plans. Under twelve years of Conservative control, the council has come up with a number of large and very expensive projects, many of which they have been promising for years but none of which have yet come to reality. Meanwhile the council […]

1  SANDRA, GARETH AND PAULINE live in Haddenham, and will continue to help local people using our knowledge and experience to get things done. 2  Gareth and Pauline fought to keep a Dial a Ride service, now called ESACT; stopped a traveller’s site being built in Hod Hall Lane close to residents; and continue to fight against Gladmans over-running our villages with massive […]

SANDRA SHARP Sandra moved to Haddenham after retirement from working in a stroke unit and cardiac ward. Sandra led the campaign and petition to keep the local bus service with the support of 275 fellow passengers and took the fight to the County Council. Like many grandparents Sandra takes her two grandsons to and from […]

Lots of people have asked me for our election Manifesto, and we’ve just published it. You can read it here in a number of different formats, so take your pick. Read our full manifesto here You may be particularly interested in our policies on education, the health service and housing. Locally, I’ve been talking a […]

Trustees move to close Ely & Soham Dial A Ride from 31 March Years of Tory council cuts take their toll Hope of transfer to keep service alive? Following a series of Conservative council cuts, members of Ely & Soham Dial A Ride recently voted to close the organisation from 31 March. Haddenham Liberal Democrat […]

Ely’s toilets used to be award winners – but cleaning and maintenance have been reduced by Tory cuts. For a tourist city, well maintained and signposted public toilets are essential. East Cambs Tories stopped paying for the council to enter the ‘Good Loo Awards’. Entering the award helped keep up the standard of our loos, […]