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No one knows for sure, however, what affect the Hickford inquiry – that has come to be known as farmgate – will have on the minds of voters when they make their choices.  Fenland is critical to continued success for the party – it returned nine councillors, all Conservatives, for the eight divisions in 2017.  It includes the division of March North, the seat of council leader Steve Count, and that of Roman Bank where Simon King, eased out of Fenland Council by the Tory group over an expenses scandal, is clinging onto his political ambitions.  Wisbech itself may also offer an insight ...

The committee had been asked to rubber stamp a £183,000 investment at Manor Farm, previously approved by the commercial and investment committee. Cllr Hickford was not present.   The recommendation for approval was presented by chief finance officer and deputy chief executive Chris Malyon. No mention was made of the tenant’s name.   The cash was to cover professional fees (architects, structural engineers, building regulations), the build costs and a contingency fund. The council also funded asbestos removal from a barn and repaired it “to maintain its condition”.  Lib Dem leader Cl...

The decision to grant a council farm tenancy to the local authority’s deputy leader has culminated in a high-profile controversy for Cambridgeshire County

“I was startled to discover at the last minute that I was not to be accorded a space in today’s county council meeting to explain.”  Roger Hickford, former deputy county council leader. And former tenant of Manor Farm, Girton, a county council farms estate tenancy - Credit: Archant Cllr Shellens said he asked two senior Conservative colleagues for support “but neither would help”.   He said: “It is as if they did not want the issue discussed any more, to forget about it.  “I am disappointed that members who did not attend the original meeting or had not availed themselves of...

'Surprising absence of basic safeguards' in county council's farms estate A councillor has said the recommendations suggest policies the public would expect to be in place were not Cambridgeshire County Council's headquarters, Shire Hall, in Cambridge (Image: Strutt & Parker) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe ha...