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Cambridgeshire News 13th July 2010

A summary of the Cambridgeshire Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 13th July 2010. News travel weather and interviews.

Topics:
Despite budget cuts, all parties are reasonably confident that a £622,000 project for a new library in Ramsey on the site of the old Grand Cinema will go ahead.
A Cambridge student with depression is on hunger strike claiming that promised benefits are six months overdue.
A BAFTA nominated filmmaker and an Addenbrookes professsor talk about a documentary film following three seriously injured Addenbrookes patients. Between Life and Death is on BBC One at 2235 BST on Tuesday 13 July 2010.
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North East Cambridgeshire Steven Barclay’s Maiden Speech

New MP for North East Cambridgeshire Steven Barclay reports that he gave his maiden speech in the House of Commons today in which he raised the issue of certain areas in his constituency which he says are being neglected due to the false perception of the whole region as prosperous. Broadcast at 17:27 on Wednesday July 7th 2010 in the Drivetime Show hosted by Antonia Brickell on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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Opportunity Peterborough on Going Forward

Neil Darwin from Opportunity Peterborough talks to the BBC’s Andy Burrows about their current strategy, on the day that the fountains were turned on in Cathedral Square. Broadcast at 16:19 on Tuesday 1st June 2010 in the Drivetime Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

ANDY: We’ll just stay with the fountains in Cathedral Square for just a moment though, because as we were talking the other side of the travel, the fountains were turned on today after months of work. And before we came on the air I spoke to Neil Darwin. He’s the Director of Economic Development with Opportunity Peterborough. That’s the company charged with rejuvenating the city. And I asked him how significant today’s event is to the future of Peterborough.

DARWIN: In terms of what’s been happening today, I think they’re a massive boost for the city. What we do know is that investors do like to have a good look around the city before they relocate anywhere. And having something as prestigious as the fountains is extremely good news for the city.
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Peterborough Centre Redevelopment Continues Apace

On the day that the fountains are due to be turned on, Radio Cambridgeshire takes a microphone out into Cathedral Square to sample opinions on the works carried out there, and David Arthur of Peterborough City Council speaks to the BBC’s Andy Burrows to forecast a September completion date for the project . Broadcast at 16:05 on Tuesday 1st June 2010 in the Drivetime Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

ANDY: First of all in this hour then, the fountains have been turned on in Cathedral Square in Peterborough, following a massive makeover, which officials hope will bring more shoppers, companies and ultimately investment into the city. Just a few days ago, here at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire we asked shoppers what they thought of the idea.

REPORTER: What do you think of the new Square?
SHOPPER 1: When it’s finished, it will be absolutely brilliant. It’s what Peterborough needed.
SHOPPER 2: Well it will, when it goes on, yes, it will be nice.
SHOPPER 3: On the artist’s impression, it looks as if it was going to be a real attraction, as if there was going to be a central point within it to look at. But there isn’t, and where the fountain water is going come out, it just looks like drain covers.
SHOPPER 4: I can’t see what they spent the money on. I really can’t. I really don’t see that the Square looks any different.
SHOPPER 5: There’s not really a lot to it. Kind of average. Square.
SHOPPER 6: It’s very beautiful, I think.
SHOPPER 7: Quite impressive. It’s taken a long time yes, there’s no doubt about that.
SHOPPER 8: It’s a bit plain.
SHOPPER 9: Yes it’s Ok. I just think it’s been a lot of money wasted.
SHOPPER 10: I think it’s beautiful. I think a few flowers would be nice, big flower-boxes of some kind.

ANDY: That was shoppers in Peterborough just a few days ago. David Arthur is the Project Manager for Peterborough City Council. He joins me now. Good afternoon to you David. Continue reading “Peterborough Centre Redevelopment Continues Apace”

Will Pope Chairman of EEDA on Cuts

The BBC’s Wazeen Mirza talks to Keith Brown for the Federation of Small Businesses and the BBC’s Ian Barmer talks to Will Pope of the East of England Development Agency about the news that EEDA will share in the six billion pounds worth of cuts announced by Government today. This report compiled for Drivetime and broadcast at 17:15 on Monday 24th May 2010 in BBC Radio’s Cambridgeshire’s Drivetime programme hosted by Andy Burrows.

BURROWS: Andy Burrows in for Antonia Brickell on Drivetime here on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. And we’ll stick with our top story about the Government’s decision to announce six billion pounds worth of cuts today. And EEDA, the East of England Development Agency has found out it will be facing cuts. The agency’s mission is to improve the economy in the East of England. BBC Look East’s Waseem Mirza met Keith Brown the Regional Organiser for the Federation of Small Businesses and asked him how successful development agencies actually are. (TAPE)
BROWN: We think it’s very important that the level of business support is maintained, so that businesses as we’re coming out of recession have the help that’s available to them. Whether that support is best delivered through Regional Development Agencies or through other agencies is something we’d like to discuss, so we actually come forward with positive ways of actually helping supporting businesses.
MIRZA: Obviously there’s been much talk about this. It couldn’t have come as a huge suprise, could it?
BROWN: No, certainly not. And it’s fair to say that EEDA is not the most popular Regional Development Agency with the business community. And what we’re keen to do, and indeed is one of the reasons I’m here today, is to see how we can improve the business support that they can deliver to businesses in the county. Continue reading “Will Pope Chairman of EEDA on Cuts”

Chairman NHS Peterborough on Spending Cuts

Marco Cereste Chairman of NHS Peterborough talks to the BBC’s Antonia Brickell about his plans to cut £20 million from the NHS Budget as part of an effort to save £33 million required to balance the budget. Broadcast in the 17:00 Drivetime Show on Wednesday 19th May 2010 on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

ANTONIA BRICKELL: Now this afternoon another meeting was held to discuss how NHS Peterborough will make thirty three million pounds in savings. The main concern of course is how to still provide efficient healthcare services. Well, Marco Cereste is the Chairman of NHS Peterborough’s Board, also Leader of the Council. He’s on the phone right now. Hi, Marco.
MARCO CERESTE: Hi. Good afternoon.
ANTONIA BRICKELL: How are you going to make these savings without affecting the standard of healthcare?
MARCO CERESTE: Well first of all we’re not going to make thirty three million pounds worth of savings in financial year two thousand ten eleven. We’re pitching to make twenty million pounds worth of savings, which is just still enormous. So, you know, it’s not that I’m trying to say it’s any less of a problem. What we’re trying to do of course is to make the delivery of healthcare in the city more efficient and more effective in order for everybody to be able to still get what they need when they need it, but do it in a different way.
ANTONIA BRICKELL: But how are you going to keep things going if you’ve got to make twenty million pounds worth of cuts? OK, not as much as thirty three. But how are you going to keep the standard up? Continue reading “Chairman NHS Peterborough on Spending Cuts”