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Council grants protection order for Coton Orchard trees amid busway threat

16 January 2025
Council grants protection order for Coton Orchard trees amid busway threat

Council grants protection order for Coton Orchard trees amid busway threat

16 January 2025

The trees are in the route of the proposed the Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) busway.


‘Very minimal’ funding uplift as schools consider redundancies

15 January 2025
‘Very minimal’ funding uplift as schools consider redundancies

‘Very minimal’ funding uplift as schools consider redundancies

15 January 2025

One academy trust CEO said the funding pot provided to Cambridgeshire for its schools was ‘inadequate’.


Appeal against enforcement notice over Gypsy and Traveller pitches off Cambridge’s Fen Road is dismissed

15 January 2025
Appeal against enforcement notice over Gypsy and Traveller pitches off Cambridge’s Fen Road is dismissed

Appeal against enforcement notice over Gypsy and Traveller pitches off Cambridge’s Fen Road is dismissed

15 January 2025

Inspector rules that Grassy Corner Caravan Park has been expanded beyond the planning permission.


Rainbow Rocket climbing centre in Cambridge given approval to move to new, larger site

15 January 2025
Rainbow Rocket climbing centre in Cambridge given approval to move to new, larger site

Rainbow Rocket climbing centre in Cambridge given approval to move to new, larger site

15 January 2025

The change will create 20 new jobs.


Developer seeks to swap pub for retirement homes to make 1,200-home development at North Ely ‘viable’

14 January 2025
Developer seeks to swap pub for retirement homes to make 1,200-home development at North Ely ‘viable’

Developer seeks to swap pub for retirement homes to make 1,200-home development at North Ely ‘viable’

14 January 2025

Endurance Estates has applied to make changes to the local centre plans.


Government pushes back decision on new Cambridge sewage works

14 January 2025
Government pushes back decision on new Cambridge sewage works

Government pushes back decision on new Cambridge sewage works

14 January 2025

Relocation of Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant will be considered under new policies.


20mph zone to be created in Whittlesford after concerns drivers speed along while children walk to school

29 December 2024
20mph zone to be created in Whittlesford after concerns drivers speed along while children walk to school

20mph zone to be created in Whittlesford after concerns drivers speed along while children walk to school

29 December 2024

The lower limit will be introduced on most residential roads.

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Why you can now raise a toast at Highland cow experience in South Cambridgeshire

27 December 2024
Why you can now raise a toast at Highland cow experience in South Cambridgeshire

Why you can now raise a toast at Highland cow experience in South Cambridgeshire

27 December 2024

You can can meet the cows, then have afternoon tea.


Patient handover delays ‘equivalent to taking 1,286 ambulances off Cambridgeshire’s roads’

18 December 2024
Patient handover delays ‘equivalent to taking 1,286 ambulances off Cambridgeshire’s roads’

Patient handover delays ‘equivalent to taking 1,286 ambulances off Cambridgeshire’s roads’

18 December 2024

East of England Ambulance Service is working on 45-minute limit.


£2 bus fare cap extended by three months in Cambridgeshire with £1m Combined Authority subsidy

18 December 2024
£2 bus fare cap extended by three months in Cambridgeshire with £1m Combined Authority subsidy

£2 bus fare cap extended by three months in Cambridgeshire with £1m Combined Authority subsidy

18 December 2024

But critics said the money would be better spent improving services.


Floodlighting and three-metre fence approved for Impington Sports Centre netball courts after mixed views

12 December 2024
Floodlighting and three-metre fence approved for Impington Sports Centre netball courts after mixed views

Floodlighting and three-metre fence approved for Impington Sports Centre netball courts after mixed views

12 December 2024

There were 64 objections lodged and 53 comments made in support.


What public art installation at Cambridge South Station by Turner Prize nominee will look like

12 December 2024
What public art installation at Cambridge South Station by Turner Prize nominee will look like

What public art installation at Cambridge South Station by Turner Prize nominee will look like

12 December 2024

Find out the meaning of Mark Titchner’s work, Together We.

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Decision due on 20mph scheme for Whittlesford after ‘mixed views’

11 December 2024
Decision due on 20mph scheme for Whittlesford after ‘mixed views’

Decision due on 20mph scheme for Whittlesford after ‘mixed views’

11 December 2024

The county council has held a consultation on the plans.


20mph zone coming to Linton where drivers treat roads ‘like a racetrack’

11 December 2024
20mph zone coming to Linton where drivers treat roads ‘like a racetrack’

20mph zone coming to Linton where drivers treat roads ‘like a racetrack’

11 December 2024

But not everyone was in favour.


‘Cambridge market has survived Vikings and Black Death, it can survive city council plans’, argues councillor

30 November 2024
‘Cambridge market has survived Vikings and Black Death, it can survive city council plans’, argues councillor

‘Cambridge market has survived Vikings and Black Death, it can survive city council plans’, argues councillor

30 November 2024

Proposals under the civic quarter project would include demountable stalls.

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20mph limit to be introduced in Wicken, where driver has been clocked at 93mph

28 November 2024
20mph limit to be introduced in Wicken, where driver has been clocked at 93mph

20mph limit to be introduced in Wicken, where driver has been clocked at 93mph

28 November 2024

But there were mixed views on the change.


Great Wilbraham to get 20mph zone after only one objection

28 November 2024
Great Wilbraham to get 20mph zone after only one objection

Great Wilbraham to get 20mph zone after only one objection

28 November 2024

The county council is lowering speeds across many villages.


Traders fear civic quarter plans will shrink Cambridge market

27 November 2024
Traders fear civic quarter plans will shrink Cambridge market

Traders fear civic quarter plans will shrink Cambridge market

27 November 2024

Changes are proposed as part of the civic quarter project.


Council needs to find around £900,000 for sprinklers at new school amid safety concerns

27 November 2024
Council needs to find around £900,000 for sprinklers at new school amid safety concerns

Council needs to find around £900,000 for sprinklers at new school amid safety concerns

27 November 2024

Members of Cambridgeshire County Council said they did not want it on their conscience if sprinklers were not installed.


More than 400 new homes at Marleigh will take final total up to 1,391

27 November 2024
More than 400 new homes at Marleigh will take final total up to 1,391

More than 400 new homes at Marleigh will take final total up to 1,391

27 November 2024

Hill Marshall LLP asked for consent to build the final 332 homes allowed by the original outline permission granted in 2016, and an additional 91.

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