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She says that there was no other auditor within the service with the experience and expertise necessary to complete this complex piece of work.  At December’s special meeting of the audit and accounts committee on December 23 “it was agreed that I would take personal oversight of appointing an appropriately qualified external auditor following a swift procurement exercise – with a view to them starting work immediately”.  Her reasons were set out in a public statement which said she was under pressure from council leader Steve Count and audit committee chairman Mike Shellens to wrap...

Rhydian Hafal, Jones Bros construction manager, said: “It’s really important for us to be able to ensure the positive impact of our work is as big as it can be, and using local suppliers who know the lay of the land is one of the best ways of doing that.  “We will continue to work hard to engage suppliers who are based close to the site.”  PJ Thory has been delivering locally sourced aggregate to the site.  Martin Ash, sales manager at PJ Thory, said: “It’s really important for us to be involved in this project as we work in the area that will benefit most from the new rout...

Published: 9:29 AM January 13, 2021    Updated: 11:37 AM January 14, 2021 Councillors at Cambridgeshire County Council want to hear from Fenland residents who were flooded over Christmas. Picture: Archant / Ian Carter - Credit: Ian Carter Councillors at Cambridgeshire County Council want to hear from Fenland residents who were flooded over Christmas. The information shared will be used to help shape an extraordinary meeting with its flood and water partners next month (February). Cllr Steve Count, leader of Cambridgeshire County Council, said: “I want to commend the community response to...

Published: 6:31 PM January 1, 2021    Updated: 10:59 AM January 6, 2021 Soham GP practice gives first Covid vaccine: Gladys Hatley is pictured being vaccinated by Dr Richard Brixey. Also pictured is her husband Dick. Picture: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH CCG - Credit: Archant Some parts of Fenland and East Cambridgeshire saw big rises in coronavirus cases in the week up to Christmas – one or two areas showing over 300 per cent increases in a week.  New government data broken down by local area shows case numbers fluctuating dramatically in parts of Fenland and East Cambridgeshire as ca...

“Excuse me, what was that?” she replied. “Somebody just called you thick,” another councillor chimed in, “perhaps because they had forgotten to mute themselves”. The chair of the meeting said he was not aware of who made the remark, but that it was “obviously not appropriate”.   It was suggested that whoever it was should apologise, which drew no response from Cllr Sharp, who was safely back on mute.  In April, Lib Dem county councillor Ian Manning apologised after beginning a one-day “solidarity” Ramadan fast by posting a picture of his breakfast plate of bacon on soci...