Linton & District

Introduction.

Councillors.

Branch Officers.

Latest Stories.

Introduction

Linton and District branch consists of the county division of Linton and the district wards of Linton and Balsham. The southernmost point of the constuency, there was an electorate of 8064 in 2006.

Councillors

County Councillor

There is one county councillor in Linton. John Batchelor, first elected in 2005.

District Councillors

District Councillors in Linton & District branch are John Batchelor and Tricia Bear.

Cllrs John Batchelor and Tricia Bear

Branch Officers

The branch officers are currently:

Chair: Sam Agnew

Secretary: Tricia Bear

Treasurer: Ian Wallace

To contact them, email linton@removesecambslibdems.org.uk (take out the remove part of the address)

Latest Stories

Wed 23rd Apr 2008:

John gives a helping hand.

Several Paynes Meadow residents have told John Batchelor they would welcome a play area for local children. It was suggested when the second phase of the development was proposed, but later dropped.

Hanley Grange- a threat to our area.

When developers revived the Abington new town plan in 2004, local Liberal Democrats led the campaign to stop it.

Tue 22nd Apr 2008:

A1307- another week, yet another tragedy.

Another week, and yet another tragic death, when Linton Village College pupil Alice Westland was killed near Horseheath. Speaking as a College governor, John Batchelor said "We cannot go on bearing more tragedies like these."

We would do it better says John Batchelor.

The Conservatives control our area. They run the District Council. They run the county Council. We don't claim that if the Liberal Democrats were running the councils, everything would suddenly be marvellous overnight.

Mon 31st Mar 2008:

Feeling the real cost of flying.

When residents were woken by bombers taking off from local airfields like Wratting Common in 1943 they were pleased. The RAF was vital to our future. But continual disturbance by aircraft today is quite different. We face the threat of severe noise from planes using Stansted. There's a plan to put one of the main queuing sites right over our area. You can read all about it by going to: www.consultation.nats.co.uk/text/15/cambridge.html.

Mon 10th Mar 2008:

A long wait for the bus.

When the one-way system was introduced, the County Council agreed to put up a bus stop on Back Road. They said they'd do it when they repaired the pavement. After more than two years of pressure from County Councillor John Batchelor, the Parish Council and local residents, the pavement has finally been fixed.

Thu 21st Feb 2008:

Lib Dem Councillors stand up for tenants' rights.

Tories forced into U-Turn on Council Housing

Mon 7th Jan 2008:

Danger Junction: Action at Last; But Double U-Turn on Speed Limits.

The County Council has finally bowed to public pressure - and agreed to construct the new right turn and pedestrian refuge at Alington Terrace on the A1307. County Councillor John Batchelor welcomed the news but deplored the long delay.

Mon 15th Oct 2007:

Eastern region Liberal Democrats call for upgraded East-West rail link.

Lib Dems in the East of England are calling for action to get lorries off the A14. In a motion passed at their recent regional conference, Liberal Democrats call for the East-West rail line from Felixstowe to Nuneaton to be upgraded to take rail freight.

Tue 4th Sep 2007:

SCHOOL TRAVEL COSTS UP BY 50%.

Students returning to school this week are suffering after a 50% increase in the cost of getting to lessons.

Mon 23rd Jul 2007:

Interactive signs inactive.

County Councillor John Batchelor reports…

Sun 20th Aug 2006:

New bus services are mixed blessing for local people.

New bus arrangements for villages in the Linton and Balsham area have been announced by the County Council and began running at the end of July.

Linton affordable housing development almost complete.

The second phase of the Payne's Meadow development in Linton has been completed, providing 20 much needed affordable properties for rent and shared ownership.

Earlier Stories

Complete archive on the official site.