My mum and dad were NHS nurses. I went to school in Whittlesey. I worked in the grain store in March.This place gave me everything — and now I want to give something back.
It is unthinkable that this much loved facility could close due to council funding cuts. Politics is about choices and any choice that ends in the industrial hub closing is the wrong one. Campaigners should be told how much is needed to…
My girls and I had such fun today at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.We were thrilled to have been invited and meet with the leadership team - and hear about their plans for the future. The role played by the men and women of RAF Duxford…
Young people across Cambridgeshire are enjoying £1 Tiger Pass bus fares.Despite the fact the current Mayor has only committed to fund this up to July - the Tiger Pass is here to stay if I am elected Mayor.
Been knocking on doors today In Cambourne and Longstowe with super Cllr Shrobona Bhattacharya.A genuinely popular councillor with a record of achievement.Thank you to everyone we spoke with.
We can do something very special in #Peterborough with TWI Ltd and create a centre that will develop the technology we need for new energy sources. Things like hydrogen and ammonia - plus carbon capture. This will provide highly paid and…
Brilliant team out last night in #Teversham campaigning with Harriet Gould - who will make a super local councillor. Lots of people horrified with Labour and Lib Dem support for congestion charging in #Cambridge. I shall end the war on the…
I went to see Andy Moore at Peterborough Lions Rugby Club! What he has done with the MUGA, the stand and the club is very impressive. Andy has some great plans for the future and I look forward to working with him if I become Mayor.
Good response to campaigning in #Longthorpe, #Peterborough.Thanks for everyone we spoke with! So many people in favour of my free parking policy in the City Centre and are demanding action on the Dragonfly Hotel. Labour have let us down -…
Pounding the streets of #Sawston this morning! Thank you to Richard Holden MP and Theresa Villiers for joining us!Rebecca Shiret and Richard Williams will be brilliant County Councillors for Sawston, Shelford, Stapleford and Babraham.
We are going to dual the A10.Lots of support in the town this afternoon for our campaign to get #Cambridgeshire moving.Drink afterwards in The Crown Inn Littleport.
So thrilled to go along to the BoYu Chinese School today at the #Peterborough school.A lovely warm welcome as I see what they have achieved after 4 years! Lots of people from all sorts of communities (not just Chinese) learning about…
Out in #Cambridge campaigning today - telling people that I will never introduce congestion charging in Cambridge or elsewhere.Neither Labour not the Lib Dems can say the same.
Thrilled to meet so many people in #Buckden today campaigning for myself and Cllr Catherine Grigg.A great community spirit and brilliant shops and pubs.
Great to be out talking to people in this pretty Fenland village!One of my first jobs was at the local grain store.Lots of support for my campaign and not a single person backing Labour.
It was a great to see the centre back up and providing a great community service. Thank you Cllr Alex Rafiq for Paston & Walton for organising one of his regular ward surgeries there today. It is the home of the Peterborough Police Boxing…
Instead of just talking - Councillor Dan Lentell, Cllr Tom Bygott and I decided to fo something. We took a pharmacist to #Northstowe to come up with a plan.Northstowe is a place full of potential - but it has been let down with a lack of…
Sort 'pothole plague' or lose cash, councils warned.By Jove, I think they’ve got it!“Stop spending money blocking traffic and shutting roads. And just fix our roads.”This is what I shall tell our Lib Dem and Labour Councils if I am elected…
Met farmer Robert Smith of Russell Smith Farms, near Duxford.We discussed agri-tech and the family farm tax.This Government’s policies are proving to be deeply damaging to our rural communities:????The Family Farm Tax. ????Cancelling the…
Huge team out in #Wisbech this morning to support my campaign to become Mayor of #Cambridgeshire & #Peterboorugh - and of course brilliant Cllr Samantha Hoy.We are going to dual the A47 between Wisbech and Peterborough.
Do you think we should introduce free parking in St Neots? I have a plan for free parking in St Neots Town Centre should I be elected Cambridgeshire Mayor on 1 May. As part of a plan to encourage more visitors to the town and support…
I joined the protest today - all Mayoral candidates were invited. I was the only who pitched up.A vote for me as Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on 1 May is a vote to reopen Mill Road Bridge.
Big campaign morning in #Peterborough.We are on the streets talking to residents about my plan to fix our roads, faster trains, and free parking in the City Centre.
The market in St Ives is brilliant - much like Ely and several other markets in Cambridgeshire.I want to see all markets and market towns across our County thrive.Had fun today with councillors, candidates and activists at our stall -…
Say no to the best farmland in the country being used as solar farms.Unprecedented weight of opposition to this enormous proposed solar farm. Local councillors, Ben Obese-Jecty MP, Richard Fuller MP, Mayor of Bedford Tom Wootton, and many…
Look at this monster pothole that Councillor Delowar Hossain and I found in Kendal Way Cambridge.It’s like a Moon Crater.Enough of cash being blown on barmy anti-car measures in Cambridge & #Cambridgeshire by Labour & Lib Dems. When I am…
Great reception in East Chesterton as we knock on doors and talk to local people. Along with Councillor Delowar Hossain we stand:???? Against the City Wide 20mph zone across the City???? Oppose the hated congestion charge which is still in…
More and more people on the doorstep today were backing my campaign for free parking in St Neots town centre ????Do you support it? Let me know what you think here: https://www.paulbristow.org.uk/campaigns/free-parking-survey