CHRIS MANN: A Cambridgeshire council is launching a major initiative to encourage more people to stand for election. South Cambridgeshire District Council is running a Be a Councillor event, ahead of elections in May. To tell us more, the Council’s Chief Executive Jean Hunter joins me now in the studio. Good evening to you.
JEAN HUNTER: Good evening,
CHRIS MANN: A very warm welcome. Why do you need to appeal for councillors?
JEAN HUNTER: We’re keen to encourage as many people as possible from a variety of different backgrounds to think about making a difference to their local communities.
CHRIS MANN: And becoming a councillor, is that an easy process? Continue reading “Be a Councillor in South Cambridgeshire”
Category: Conversations
Dr Terri Apter on Celebrity Shoplifting
CHRIS MANN: TV chef Anthony Worrall Thompson says he has let down his family after being cautioned by police for shoplifting, and says he’ll seek treatment. .. So, what makes a celebrity like Anthony Worrell Thompson shoplift? Dr Terri Apter is a fellow of Newnham College in Cambridge, and a social psychologist. I talked to her earlier, and asked her why do people shoplift. Continue reading “Dr Terri Apter on Celebrity Shoplifting”
New Sound System at the Cambridge Corn Exchange
CHRIS MANN: Cambridgeshire music fans are getting a late Christmas present. A new modern sound system costing £200,000 is to be installed at Cambridgeshire’s Corn Exchange, to attract a wider range of performers, and improve the venue’s profitability. It will replace the present system , which is, believe it or not, over twenty years old. Well let’s find out more from Councillor Rod Cantrill, Executive Councillor for Arts, Sports and Public Places. Rod, Good evening to you.
ROD CANTRILL: Good evening Chris.
CHRIS MANN: It’s about twenty years, twenty five now, since the Corn Exchange changed its use and became a major music venue. How long is it now? Continue reading “New Sound System at the Cambridge Corn Exchange”
Andy Davey on Ronald Searle
CHRIS MANN: Ronald Searle inspired a generation of artists and cartoonists. Earlier I spoke to the Sun‘s editorial cartoonist Andy Davey, himself a Cambridge resident, who is Chairman of the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation.
Jim Paice on EU Hen Welfare Measures and the Consumer
CHRIS MANN: The Agriculture Minister Jim Paice is today issuing advice to British consumers, so they can be sure they don’t buy battery eggs, once the EU-wide ban comes in on New Year’s Day. Mr Paice, the MP for South East Cambridgeshire, talked to me about the ban during a visit to Cambridge today. 13 out of 27 nations in the EU say they will not comply with the ban. The Government says it has taken steps to protect UK farmers from being undercut, by gaining agreement by supermarkets not to sell illegal eggs, as Mr Paice explained to me. (TAPE)
JIM PAICE: Well in the UK we’re very certain that it’s almost 100%. There will be a small number of producers still in the old battery systems, but in the UK they will virtually all have gone by the end of January. Simply they just need to clear the hens out and arrange for them to be slaughtered, as always happens. Continue reading “Jim Paice on EU Hen Welfare Measures and the Consumer”
Julian Huppert on Trains
17: 40 Tuesday 20th December 2011
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CHRIS MANN: Train companies have defended their decision to raise fares by an average of 5.9% in the New Year. They say the money raised will help pay for new trains and better services. The Government has limited the increase in regulated fares at 1% above inflation, which is currently 5.2%, and remaining fares have now been set. Passenger groups say some of the rises are shocking. The MP for Cambridge, Julian Huppert, is Chairman of the Liberal Democrats’ Transport Committee, and he joined me earlier to give me his reaction. Continue reading “Julian Huppert on Trains”
Cereste Wurzel Pledge
PAUL STAINTON: Are you backing our Wurzel campaign by the way?
MARCO CERESTE: Whatever. Yeah. (LAUGHS)
PAUL STAINTON: You know it makes sense.
MARCO CERESTE: I’m sure it does.
PAUL STAINTON: Gillian’s behind it. C’mon Marco. Give us the backing. The Wurzels, this summer, Cathedral Square. C’mon! Continue reading “Cereste Wurzel Pledge”
Rowen Squibb on Peterborough and the Portas Report
CHRIS MANN: What do you feel should be done would help particularly bring businesses and shoppers to Peterborough:
ROWEN SQUIBB: Well, going back to the market point, it would be sensible now I think for Peterborough Market to move out of what is our Laxton Square business district, and move on to what we know in Peterborough as the North Westgate site. Continue reading “Rowen Squibb on Peterborough and the Portas Report”