Waterbeach - South East Cambridgeshire Labour

What benefit does Lucy Frazer see in dumping untreated sewage into our local rivers?

Last week the six Conservative MPs in Cambridgeshire, including Lucy Frazer MP for SE Cambs, voted against requiring water companies to stop dumping sewage in our waterways. Gareth Wright and Anna Stevenson, Executive members of SE Cambs Labour have written to Lucy Frazer asking what possible benefit there is in…

The NHS isn’t well and Tory treatment is making it much worse

A blog by Gareth Wright – 30 years in the NHS and never seen it this bad There’s been quite a bit of coverage in the press recently about troubles in the NHS. Just this week, one newspaper described the NHS as “bloated”. They went on to quote “tax experts”…

On just trying to see my GP and why it’s so hard

A blog by Gareth Wright. 30 years experience in the NHS. Never seen it so bad. I need a GP appointment. We’ve all been there. Call at 8.30am. Join the queue. Get through, none left. Call again tomorrow. It’s an everyday example of the challenges we all have accessing…

Summer of chaos for Waterbeach and Milton as gas main cuts through villages

Residents were shocked at the news of a new gas main being dug through Milton and Waterbeach and along the A10. The gas supply is for greenhouses on a private farm at Stretham. Road works emerged at short notice, just after recent local elections. The disruption is set to last…

Labour gains ground in Waterbeach

Great candidates and hard work saw Labour make progress in the County and District council elections. In the County elections James Bull finished second and increased Labours vote share to 25.9% this is a staggering 10.13% swing to Labour from the Liberal Democrats. In the District elections Jane Williams continued…

A10 Safety

The A10 is dangerous. You know that. I know that. The statistics prove it. And yet nothing gets done. We all know that the A10 between Milton, Waterbeach and Stretham is a dangerous road. We live here. We see the heavy traffic, the near misses and, sadly, the crashes. Waterbeach…

The Waterbeach Walker

One man out and about with his dog and his thoughts Rain or shine (or this week’s freeze) my dog Bebo still wants his walk. So wrap up warm and off we go. Some of my favourite walks since childhood are in the fields around Waterbeach. Peaceful countryside under…