💬"Levelling up should be locally led by evidence of where crucial investment needs to go to, not based on costly competitive bids between areas" - Kevin Bentley tells BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi… “This is not sustainable approach to economic development"

gov.uk/government/new… A quick look at the list - the Peterborough award was the 5th highest in the Country and highest for the Eastern Region.

Quite the correction from Office for National Statistics (ONS) today...

Our latest quarterly transport trends update for the Greater Cambridge area is now available (along with previous versions) via the link below 👇 cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/roads-transpor…

Dear people of twitter. We are really keen to get this shared across #Cambridgeshire #Fenland #Huntingdonshire #SouthCambridgeshire #EastCambridgeshire and our market towns - chance to throw hat into the ring for bike share schemes!

In Barcelona🇪🇸, citizens who get rid of their car 🚗get three years of free public transport 🚌🚇🚉👇👇treehugger.com/barcelona-free…

Quite possibly one of THE MOST exquisite birds around! Such incredible plumage! Male bullfinch are absolutely stunning 🤍❄️🫶🪶 #wildlifephotography #wildlife

I'll be leaving the CPCA at the end of February. I'll be working on analysis and evaluation for a National organisation. Looking forward to the change.

“The poorest fifth of the population are now much poorer [in the UK] than most of the poorest countries in central and eastern Europe,” says Stephanie Flanders. “They would be better off in quite poor countries in the European Union.”

Loved the original low key Partridge...and the correct pronunciation for Bungay

Noelle has been a wonderful colleague - I hope she enjoys here active retirement!

In 2021/22 there were 4,777 Apprenticeships starts delivered in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This is an +8% increase compared to 2020/21 (from 4,429 to 4,777). Nationally starts increased by +9% when compared to 2020/21.

Over half (63%) of all apprenticeship starts in 2021/22 have been level 2 or level 3 qualifications. 15% were in higher level 6 or level 7 qualifications.

In 2021/22 the majority of starts were across those aged 25+ with 2,435 starts (51%) in this age group. Starts among 19-24 year olds saw the largest increase from 2020/21 with a +14% increase (from 1,277 to 1,458).

Believe it or not, the River Waveney and many other catchments throughout East Anglia are STILL in drought, having not fully recovered from last year's extremely dry weather! The recent lack of rain is a concerning situation for the year ahead. 📷 Environment Agency

There's a chance to work with my brilliant friend and colleague, Owen Garling. Don't miss it!

A touch of class from the Kiwis here.

As a child, keen on history and growing up in East Anglia I was always disappointed with the lack of 'proper' castles in East Anglia. Had to make do with Norman Mottes!