Authority chair resigns
Authority chairman Steve Count has now been replaced by Robin Howe, leader of Huntingdonshire District Council.
The shadow authority is the forerunner of a new combined authority which will feature a representative from all seven Cambridgeshire councils - including Peterborough City Council - and a representative of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership.
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City council leader Councillor John Holdich has now been ratified as the authority’s portfolio holder for skills and training.