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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 2d

The council aims to remove offensive graffiti within one day of receiving a report, and other graffiti within five days, so we'll see what happens. However they no longer remove graffiti on private property for free, which they used to do if it was visible from a public space.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 2d

It does seem that there's a lot more graffiti in Cambridge now compared to a few years ago. I don't report it all to cambridge.gov.uk/report-graff... because that would be a full-time job, but I did report this one on Riverside after seeing a small child cycling past it.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 4d

Confirmation that the Gardenia has closed for good www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cambridge kebab shop beloved by students shuts after 76 years

A takeaway, loved by Stephen Fry and Michael Portillo, closes for good, says the college landlord.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 11d

Nationally the results project a towering Reform UK majority of 96 seats, with Labour reduced to just 90 seats, mostly in London and Merseyside, and the Conservatives in fourth place behind the Lib Dems

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 11d

Here are the Cambridgeshire seat results from the More In Common MRP poll, which nationally projects an astonishing annihilation of both Labour and the Conservatives by Reform UK. The local results are similar to the recent YouGov MRP, except that Reform take Huntingdon.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 12d

In Huntingdon, Ben Obese-Jecty manages to fend off the cyan tsunami of Reform UK, but it sweeps through NE and NW Cambs as well as Peterborough.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 12d

Projected vote shares for the Cambridgeshire seats from YouGov's latest MRP. Labour holds Cambridge - though no doubt the Greens will be ecstatic to be 0.2% ahead of the Lib Dems. The LDs retain South Cambs by a mile, SNMC by a kilometer, and Ely & E Cambs by a hundred yards or so.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 12d

Substack from former Cambridge MP David Howarth substack.com/@drhow

David Howarth | Substack

Cambridge academic, former MP.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 14d

Well I can certainly recommend the Polish restaurant, a very enjoyable evening

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 14d

Looking forward to a new culinary experience this evening as I'm heading to the Polish restaurant on Chesterton Road.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 14d

A motion to South Cambs full council meeting next week opposing the removal of supplementary questions at the County Council scambs.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocume...

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 14d

Looking forward to a new culinary experience this evening as I'm heading to the Polish restaurant on Chesterton Road.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 15d

Yes I think the 2026 city council elections are shaping up to be pretty challenging for Labour. They are defending ten of the 14 seats, and probably only two or three of the ten are completely safe.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 15d

From page 20 it covers the campaign tactics Labour used in the 2019 Peterborough by-election where they rather surprisingly held the seat. However a few months later Paul Bristow took the seat for the Conservatives at the 2019 general election.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 15d

Just came across this interesting internal Labour party training material on "campaigning against minor and emerging parties". It's from 2019 but still pretty topical today, and features a few pieces of Cambridgeshire content. labour.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 15d

Leaflet from the Greens, aiming to position themselves as the main opposition to Labour in Cambridge

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 15d

Thrive cafe on Norfolk St announces that they are closing permanently at the end of November www.thrivecambridge.com

Thrive Cafe Cambridge

www.thrivecambridge.com

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 16d

Camcycle are recruiting a CEO - the job details include a salary of £60,000

Camcycle @camcycle.bsky.social · 16d

Camcycle is looking for a new CEO to lead our ambitious charity in delivering our vision for a better future. Could this be YOU?

We've extended the deadline for applications to Friday 17 October.

Find out more & request a job pack from www.pollysymondsonrecruitment.co.uk/camcycle-chi...

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 18d

Later this month @camcitco's Licencing Committee will be considering an application from Morresi Hairstylists in King Street, who want to serve cocktails to their customers from 9am. democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID...

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 18d

Incidentally I don't think the new site is correct when it says "The next time we get to vote for local politicians [after 2026] is likely to be when we get our new Unitary Authorities in 2028" - the new councils won't take over until 2028, but it's likely their first elections will be in May 2027

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 18d

A second local Your Party website appears - independents4ypcambs.uk, alongside the existing yourpartycambridge.uk. "This is not a split", it insists, perhaps optimistically featuring pictures of both Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.

Independents4YPCambs (I4YPC)

independents4ypcambs.uk

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 21d

Confirmation that these changes will not be going through after all. Good news! cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/proposa...

Proposal to change public question deadline scrapped by Combined Authority

It was proposed that the deadline for submission of public questions should be changed from three working days to seven.

cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 21d

News from Dave Baigent that another Labour councillor will be leaving the party shortly www.facebook.com/dave4YPCambs...

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Paul Brackley @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social · 21d

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we report on opening day of #Cambourne to #Cambridge busway inquiry, feature special report on array of solar schemes in countryside, civic quarter latest & pic specials on Bridge the Gap walk & Dragon Boat Festival, & @philrodgers.co.uk on River Cam

Cambridge Independent 17-9-25

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 23d

If these changes go through, it will become literally impossible for members of the public to ask questions about items on meeting agendas, because the deadline for submitting the questions will be earlier than the deadline for publishing the agenda.

Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 23d

Some ludicrous restrictions on public questions being proposed by the Combined Authority. Currently the deadline for public questions is 3 working days before a meeting; they want to change this to 7. Guess what the deadline for publishing the agenda is? shorturl.at/DQdrk (item 7)