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East Cambs District Council freezes council tax for tenth year in a row

28 February 2023
East Cambs District Council freezes council tax for tenth year in a row

East Cambs District Council freezes council tax for tenth year in a row

28 February 2023

Tory leadership says move is ’not at the expense of running high quality services’.

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2.99% Cambridge City Council tax rise approved as authority looks to plug £11m gap over five years

27 February 2023
2.99% Cambridge City Council tax rise approved as authority looks to plug £11m gap over five years

2.99% Cambridge City Council tax rise approved as authority looks to plug £11m gap over five years

27 February 2023

Cuts to toilets and Big Weekend included in Labour’s budget.

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Councillors vote to cancel Cambridge Big Weekend

24 February 2023
Councillors vote to cancel Cambridge Big Weekend

Councillors vote to cancel Cambridge Big Weekend

24 February 2023

Cambridge City Council expects to save £113,000 a year by cancelling the Big Weekend.

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Anglian Water pulls sewage works relocation bid

23 February 2023
Anglian Water pulls sewage works relocation bid

Anglian Water pulls sewage works relocation bid

23 February 2023

But the firm says it plans to resubmit ‘shortly’.

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Warning that important greenways linking villages to Cambridge could get cut as inflation erodes budget

23 February 2023
Warning that important greenways linking villages to Cambridge could get cut as inflation erodes budget

Warning that important greenways linking villages to Cambridge could get cut as inflation erodes budget

23 February 2023

The Greater Cambridge Partnership has been told to priorities the projects that get people out of cars.

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Waterbeach station relocation works have begun says developer

21 February 2023
Waterbeach station relocation works have begun says developer

Waterbeach station relocation works have begun says developer

21 February 2023

The developer said work had ‘lawfully commenced’ before planning permission was due to expire on January 9.

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Cambridgeshire households to pay about £5 a year more to the fire service

15 February 2023
Cambridgeshire households to pay about £5 a year more to the fire service

Cambridgeshire households to pay about £5 a year more to the fire service

15 February 2023

Firefighters are being offered a seven per cent pay rise.


328 homes for new East Cambridgeshire garden village approved despite concern over cycling infrastructure

15 February 2023
328 homes for new East Cambridgeshire garden village approved despite concern over cycling infrastructure

328 homes for new East Cambridgeshire garden village approved despite concern over cycling infrastructure

15 February 2023

The village will also feature a new primary school, nursery and care home.

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School for autistic girls in Impington requires improvement, says Ofsted

14 February 2023
School for autistic girls in Impington requires improvement, says Ofsted

School for autistic girls in Impington requires improvement, says Ofsted

14 February 2023

The specialist school was rated overall as requires improvement following an inspection in November last year.


Responses to Greater Cambridge Partnership’s road charging consultation ‘highest ever’

13 February 2023
Responses to Greater Cambridge Partnership’s road charging consultation ‘highest ever’

Responses to Greater Cambridge Partnership’s road charging consultation ‘highest ever’

13 February 2023

The GCP is expected to provide an update on the next steps for the proposal this summer.

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Another 37 homes to be added to former Barrington cement works site

12 February 2023
Another 37 homes to be added to former Barrington cement works site

Another 37 homes to be added to former Barrington cement works site

12 February 2023

More affordable homes will be included, councillors heard.


Maximum 4.99 per cent rise to Cambridgeshire County Council tax bill approved

10 February 2023
Maximum 4.99 per cent rise to Cambridgeshire County Council tax bill approved

Maximum 4.99 per cent rise to Cambridgeshire County Council tax bill approved

10 February 2023

Band D households will pay an extra £73 a year - and Tory opposition says householders can’t afford it.

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Former village pub in South Cambridgeshire to be knocked down and replaced by Co-op and flats

09 February 2023
Former village pub in South Cambridgeshire to be knocked down and replaced by Co-op and flats

Former village pub in South Cambridgeshire to be knocked down and replaced by Co-op and flats

09 February 2023

There were 10 objections and four comments in support.

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Stapleford retirement village and countryside park approved by councillors

09 February 2023
Stapleford retirement village and countryside park approved by councillors

Stapleford retirement village and countryside park approved by councillors

09 February 2023

It will feature 147 homes and a pavilion.


59% of workers on four-day trial at South Cambridgeshire District Council ‘feel less stressed’

07 February 2023
59% of workers on four-day trial at South Cambridgeshire District Council ‘feel less stressed’

59% of workers on four-day trial at South Cambridgeshire District Council ‘feel less stressed’

07 February 2023

But some report not having enough time to do their work.

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Drive-through restaurants could replace derelict pub on A505

06 February 2023
Drive-through restaurants could replace derelict pub on A505

Drive-through restaurants could replace derelict pub on A505

06 February 2023

Two restaurants and a coffee shop could be built.

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Cambridge taxi drivers say they are struggling as fees rise

04 February 2023
Cambridge taxi drivers say they are struggling as fees rise

Cambridge taxi drivers say they are struggling as fees rise

04 February 2023

Two petitions were signed by drivers.

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Public meeting held over potential closure of one of Cambridgeshire’s oldest and smallest schools

03 February 2023
Public meeting held over potential closure of one of Cambridgeshire’s oldest and smallest schools

Public meeting held over potential closure of one of Cambridgeshire’s oldest and smallest schools

03 February 2023

A consultation was launched amid concerns about the future viability of the school due to declining pupil numbers.


Government berated by Cambridgeshire County Council chief for one-year funding deal and use of old data

02 February 2023
Government berated by Cambridgeshire County Council chief for one-year funding deal and use of old data

Government berated by Cambridgeshire County Council chief for one-year funding deal and use of old data

02 February 2023

Stephen Moir claimed Treasury’s understanding of local government finances is ‘fundamentally flawed’.

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Cambridge council home rents to rise by about £5 a week

31 January 2023
Cambridge council home rents to rise by about £5 a week

Cambridge council home rents to rise by about £5 a week

31 January 2023

The 5% rise is below the government cap.

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