Lewis Herbert hears from four passionate individuals bringing isolated local single people in from the cold this freezing winter and responding to their personal and different needs and ambitions; Natasha Davies, CEO, Jimmy's Cambridge; Donna Talbot, CEO Emmaus Cambridge, James Holden, Fundraising Manager, Wintercomfort, and Simon Penn, Housing … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: What would make our schools better?
Lewis Herbert is joined by two passionate and expert voices on Cambridge secondary and primary schools; Simon Peyton Jones, a school governor at Chesterton Community College for 20 years and Niamh Sweeney, Deputy General Secretary, National Education Union. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: Russia and the US
Former City Council Leader Lewis Herbert asks guests Dr Ruth Deyermond, Senior Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security, Kings College London and Dr Richard Johnson, Senior Lecturer in US Politics & Policy at Queen Mary University of London who poses the greater threat to Cambridge and the UK. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: How healthy are our Cambridge NHS services?
Lewis Herbert is joined by GP Sophie Harrison, Caroline Tyrell-Jones of Healthwatch and Claire Stoneham, Major Projects Director, Cambridge University Hospitals. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges 10/03/2024
Former City Council leader Lewis Herbert explores how we can come up with a plan that fully engages the Cambridge community. In the studio are two of the most enthusiastic advocates for Cambridge, serial entrepreneur David Cleevely and skilled urban designer Tom Holbrook. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges 11/02/2024
Lewis Herbert asks what has to change to tackle Cambridge's affordable housing crisis, locally and nationally? He’s joined by Freddie Poser of the YIMBY Alliance and Generation Rent, Will Nichols, Regional Director of planning consultancy Lanpro, who advise developers, and Stephen Hills CEO, Cambridge Housing Society. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: Cambridge 2040
Lewis Herbert analyses Michael Gove's Cambridge 2040 plans with City Council Leader Mike Davey and South Cambridgeshire District Council Leader Bridget Smith. Lewis also hears from former city planner Peter Studdert. … [Read more...]