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Have you taken the Four Steps to Affordable Warmth?

Have you taken the Four Steps to Affordable Warmth?

15 February 2012

This month Jim is challenging his constituents to take four simple steps to help them save money when heating their homes.  Read more »

Jim opens new research facility in Histon

Jim opens new research facility in Histon

27 January 2012

Today Jim officially opened GW Pharmaceuticals’ new 12,000 sq. ft. facility in Histon and met the staff working there.  Read more »

Jim supports Ely North Junction upgrade campaign

Jim supports Ely North Junction upgrade campaign

25 January 2012

Today Jim has offered his support to his colleagues in Norfolk who are seeking to get the Ely North Rail Junction upgraded as part of their wider campaign for better rail links for East Anglia.  Read more »

Jim welcomes Chancellor’s announcement on the A14

Jim welcomes Chancellor’s announcement on the A14

29 November 2011

Jim has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement in today’s Autumn Statement that the Government will fund immediate improvements to the A14 following a sustained campaign by the region’s MPs and local Councils. Read more »

Jim visits high-tech business in Waterbeach

Jim visits high-tech business in Waterbeach

25 November 2011

Today Jim visited Thermoteknix Systems Ltd based in Waterbeach which designs, manufactures and supplies high tech thermal imaging solutions to the Industrial, Engineering, Aerospace, Security and Defence sectors. Read more »

Soham shop reaches ‘Parliamentary Best Small Shop’ final

Soham shop reaches ‘Parliamentary Best Small Shop’ final

26 October 2011

Jim has extended his congratulations to James Graven’s Budgens in Soham who reached the final of the recent Parliamentary Best Small Shop competition following his nomination. Read more »

Jim takes Waterbeach Barracks concerns to Minister

Jim takes Waterbeach Barracks concerns to Minister

26 October 2011

Today Jim and local Waterbeach Councillor, James Hockney, met with the Minister for Armed Force, Nick Harvey MP, to discuss his constituents’ concerns about the closure of Waterbeach Barracks and the future of the site.  Read more »

Paice pulls pints in Chippenham pub!

Paice pulls pints in Chippenham pub!

14 October 2011

Today Jim swapped Parliament for a shift pulling pints at the Tharp Arms in Chippenham to learn more about the challenges facing the UK brewing and pub industry Read more »

Jim joins Ely pupils on top table

Jim joins Ely pupils on top table

30 September 2011

Today Jim joined eight pupils from St Mary’s School in Ely on their High Table for lunch.  Read more »

Jim opens new affordable homes in Bottisham

Jim opens new affordable homes in Bottisham

16 September 2011

Today Jim formally opened CHS Groups’s new development of affordable homes for shared ownership at Ox Meadow in Bottisham.  Read more »

Jim volunteers with Waterbeach Brownies

Jim volunteers with Waterbeach Brownies

16 September 2011

Today Jim visited Waterbeach Brownies at Girlguiding Cambridgeshire East’s residential and camping centre – The Jarman Centre - in Newmarket as part of a flexible volunteering initiative. Read more »

Jim presents Stretham-based company with Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Jim presents Stretham-based company with Queen’s Award for Enterprise

15 July 2011

Today Jim joined the Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Hugh Duberly, and Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire County Council, Mark Lloyd, to present Prism Media Products of Stretham with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Read more »

Jim challenges constituents to be potential lifesavers.

Jim challenges constituents to be potential lifesavers.

15 July 2011

Today, Jim Paice has joined the recruitment drive to find 10,000 people to sign up to be vital life-saving bone marrow donors.  Read more »

Ely Southern Bypass Update

Ely Southern Bypass Update

9 July 2011

Jim has long maintained that Ely needs a southern bypass in order to address the substantial problems caused by the level crossing on the A142.  Read more »

Jim visits children’s speech and language therapy service in Ely

Jim visits children’s speech and language therapy service in Ely

1 July 2011

Today Jim visited Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust’s children’s speech and language therapy service in Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely. Read more »

Jim supports AXA Ambition Awards for talented young people

Jim supports AXA Ambition Awards for talented young people

1 July 2011

Ambition AXA Awards initiative is a programme which runs every two years. The awards are open to all talented 11-18 year olds to nominate themselves for a mentoring package worth up to £40,000.  Read more »

Jim urges his constituents to have their say on the future of their village

Jim urges his constituents to have their say on the future of their village

30 June 2011

In response to the Government’s abolition of top-down regional housing targets and their commitment to localism, East Cambridgeshire District has commenced a review of their Core Strategy. Read more »

Jim opens new Haddenham Pumping Station

Jim opens new Haddenham Pumping Station

24 June 2011

Today Jim opening the new Haddenham Pumping Station which drains over 7,500 acres of surrounding farmland. Read more »

Open Farm Sunday in Barway

Open Farm Sunday in Barway

12 June 2011

Today Jim visited Hainey Farm in Barway which had opened its gates for the sixth Open Farm Sunday along with hundreds of farms up and down the country.  Read more »

Do you know someone inspirational who could carry the Olympic Torch in 2012?

Do you know someone inspirational who could carry the Olympic Torch in 2012?

7 June 2011

Jim is looking for an inspirational constituent who he can nominate to carry the Olympic Torch on its journey around the UK before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games next summer. Read more »

Jim steps up school funding campaign

Jim steps up school funding campaign

24 May 2011

Following a meeting with the Cambridgeshire Schools Forum last week, Jim has stepped up his campaign to get a better school funding settlement for Cambridgeshire schools. Read more »

Jim meets award winning adult learner from Ely

Jim meets award winning adult learner from Ely

16 May 2011

Today Jim met his constituent Billy Baxter to congratulate him on being awarded the Outstanding Individual Learner in the Eastern Region as part of the 20th Adult Learner’s week. Read more »

20th birthday party for Landbeach charity in the House of Lords

20th birthday party for Landbeach charity in the House of Lords

12 May 2011

Today Jim joined local homelessness charity, Emmaus Cambridge, as they celebrated 12 years of the Emmaus Movement in the UK by having a party at the House of Lords. Read more »

Jim opens ‘Endeavour’ Building in Milton

Jim opens ‘Endeavour’ Building in Milton

6 May 2011

Today Jim opened the newly refurbished ‘Endeavour’ Building in Milton; a joint venture with the College of West Anglia and Anglia Ruskin University for animal-related higher education courses. Read more »

Jim put through his Paices by sixth-formers from Ely!

Jim put through his Paices by sixth-formers from Ely!

1 April 2011

When sixth-form politics students from the Kings School Ely visited Westminster earlier in the year they were disappointed not to have the chance to meet Jim as Parliament was not sitting so they invited him to visit them at their school. Read more »

Jim applauds new Advicehub project in Cambridgeshire

Jim applauds new Advicehub project in Cambridgeshire

1 April 2011

Today Jim visited Cambridge & District Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB), and saw firsthand the new Advicehub project which is increasing people’s access to advice across Cambridgeshire.  Read more »

Jim joins Over Primary School's gardening club

Jim joins Over Primary School's gardening club

1 April 2011

Today Jim joined Over Primary School’s gardening club to present them with free gardening equipment and to help them plant a tree in their garden as part of Morrison’s ‘Let’s Grow’ programme. Read more »

Jim is grilled by Cambridgeshire Parliament!

Jim is grilled by Cambridgeshire Parliament!

11 March 2011

Today Jim was grilled in a Q & A session as part of Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Parliament Day. The Cambridgeshire Parliament consists of 35 MPs who all have a learning difficulty. Read more »

The Big Tree Plant in Stetchworth

The Big Tree Plant in Stetchworth

11 March 2011

Today Jim visited The Old School House Nursery in Stetchworth to officially open the nursery’s newly created ‘Forest Kindergarten’ and participate in the Big Tree Plant. Read more »

Jim opens new Ely business

Jim opens new Ely business

11 March 2011

Jim officially opened Brown & Co’s new office in Ely on Friday. The new office is the eleventh location in the East of England for property and business consultants Brown & Co. Read more »

Jim challenges school children to test their entrepreneurial skills

Jim challenges school children to test their entrepreneurial skills

9 March 2011

Jim Paice has shown his support for the Tenner Tycoon initiative; a national competition to encourage enterprise in schools and nurture this country’s budding entrepreneurs. Read more »

Jim's Very Early Lunch in Lode!

Jim's Very Early Lunch in Lode!

4 March 2011

Early this morning Jim addressed a cross section of small business owners at Angelsey Abbey in Lode at the ‘Very Early Lunch Club’ and presented an award to Sue Papworth, of Toad's School of Driving. Read more »

Jim urges vulnerable residents to get power cut help

Jim urges vulnerable residents to get power cut help

1 March 2011

Jim is urging his constituents who are vulnerable or rely on electricity for medical equipment to sign up to a special register that could see them receive additional support in the event of a power cut. Read more »

Jim's support for sport in schools

Jim's support for sport in schools

11 February 2011

On Friday Jim went to Witchford Village College to discuss the changes being made to sports funding in schools.  Read more »

Make IT happy 2011

Make IT happy 2011

8 February 2011

Jim has written to all the Junior Schools in South East Cambridgeshire encouarging them to take part in the Make IT Happy competition. Read more »

Jim speaks out on school funding

Jim speaks out on school funding

3 February 2011

Jim recently visited Bottisham Village College to talk, amongst other things, about the funding for schools in Cambridgeshire. Read more »

Jim launches 'Designated Driver' campaign in Fulbourn

Jim launches 'Designated Driver' campaign in Fulbourn

3 December 2010

Jim joined Coca-Cola at the White Hart pub in Fulbourn today to celebrate the launch of this year’s Designated Driver Campaign.  Read more »

"Rail upgrade could be disastrous for Ely" says Jim

"Rail upgrade could be disastrous for Ely" says Jim

24 November 2010

Jim has today expressed concern that the upgrade to the rail network from Felixstowe to Nuneaton could have disastrous unintended consequences for Ely. Read more »

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