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Bid to move Ballare delayed

07 December 2018
Bid to move Ballare delayed

Bid to move Ballare delayed

07 December 2018

A bid to move a popular nightclub to an underground location and build a 125-room hotel above it has been delayed.


Hills Road nursery approved despite concerns

05 December 2018
Hills Road nursery approved despite concerns

Hills Road nursery approved despite concerns

05 December 2018

A new nursery has been given the go ahead in Cambridge city centre despite fears over noise and worries about accidents.


Calls for independent review into Combined Authority finances

04 December 2018
Calls for independent review into Combined Authority finances

Calls for independent review into Combined Authority finances

04 December 2018

There are calls from senior board members for an independent review into the governance of the combined authority.


Hotel planned in club move

04 December 2018
Hotel planned in club move

Hotel planned in club move

04 December 2018

Plans to relocate one of Cambridge’s biggest nightclubs and build a 125-room hotel in Petty Cury have been recommended for approval.


Combined authority finance chief 'dismissed'

30 November 2018
Combined authority finance chief 'dismissed'

Combined authority finance chief 'dismissed'

30 November 2018

Councillors have been left “gobsmacked” and “disturbed” after the authority’s chief financial officer was dismissed.


Mayor’s u-turn on Coton busway route

27 November 2018
Mayor’s u-turn on Coton busway route

Mayor’s u-turn on Coton busway route

27 November 2018

Having been “dead against” an off-road busway near Coton, the mayor of the Combined Authority now says he was “wrong” and that the Coton route is the “most sensible” solution.


Cambridge City Council denies pushing people into bankruptcy

23 November 2018
Cambridge City Council denies pushing people into bankruptcy

Cambridge City Council denies pushing people into bankruptcy

23 November 2018

Cambridge City Council has hit out at accusations it is “pushing people into bankruptcy” and making it harder for people struggling with debt.


Homes decision deferred amid safety concerns

14 November 2018
Homes decision deferred amid safety concerns

Homes decision deferred amid safety concerns

14 November 2018

Fears for flooding and the safety of children on their way to school have been raised after a bid was made to build new homes in Impington.


Fears expansion will be ‘final nail in the coffin’ for primary school

13 November 2018
Fears expansion will be ‘final nail in the coffin’ for primary school

Fears expansion will be ‘final nail in the coffin’ for primary school

13 November 2018

A village primary school is set for expansion despite fears it will be the “final nail in the coffin” for another school nearby, which would suffer a “slow and painful death”.


Concerns about care resources after woman with dementia housed in Travelodge

09 November 2018
Concerns about care resources after woman with dementia housed in Travelodge

Concerns about care resources after woman with dementia housed in Travelodge

09 November 2018

An elderly woman with severe dementia was housed in a Travelodge for “several days” by the county council, prompting concerns Cambridgeshire does not have enough resources to look after people in similar situations.


Cycle-themed cafe to open in the Cambridge green belt

07 November 2018
Cycle-themed cafe to open in the Cambridge green belt

Cycle-themed cafe to open in the Cambridge green belt

07 November 2018

A new cycle-themed café has been given the go-ahead on a stretch of protected land near a Cambridge lake, but some worry the move could leave the door open for other restaurants, even a McDonald’s, to open in the green belt.


Mayor claims public ‘not interested’ in chief executive’s departure or £94k pay-out

01 November 2018
Mayor claims public ‘not interested’ in chief executive’s departure or £94k pay-out

Mayor claims public ‘not interested’ in chief executive’s departure or £94k pay-out

01 November 2018

Mayor James Palmer claims the public is not “even slightly interested” about the circumstances surrounding the combined authority’s former chief executive’s mystery departure, or the “huge” £94,500 pay-out when he left.


Huge severance payment for Combined Authority chief executive revealed

24 October 2018
Huge severance payment for Combined Authority chief executive revealed

Huge severance payment for Combined Authority chief executive revealed

24 October 2018

The former chief executive of the combined authority was paid a staggering £94,500 when he left the job, despite not serving out any notice period, it has been revealed.


Fears of winter 'homelessness crisis' looming in Cambridge after five deaths in a year

19 October 2018
Fears of winter 'homelessness crisis' looming in Cambridge after five deaths in a year

Fears of winter 'homelessness crisis' looming in Cambridge after five deaths in a year

19 October 2018

Emergency arrangements mean city council will provide free emergency accommodation in periods of very cold weather


50 people die in Cambridge each year because of air pollution - now there are calls to take more action

17 October 2018
50 people die in Cambridge each year because of air pollution - now there are calls to take more action

50 people die in Cambridge each year because of air pollution - now there are calls to take more action

17 October 2018

County council agrees motion to work on improving air quality


£145million off-road 'mass transit route' agreed to alleviate congestion on A1307 Haverhill to Cambridge route

13 October 2018
£145million off-road 'mass transit route' agreed to alleviate congestion on A1307 Haverhill to Cambridge route

£145million off-road 'mass transit route' agreed to alleviate congestion on A1307 Haverhill to Cambridge route

13 October 2018

Route expected to feature buses or tram-like vehicles and could eventually be extended to Haverhill


Cambridge Lib Dems launch bid to oust ‘absent’ councillors

12 October 2018
Cambridge Lib Dems launch bid to oust ‘absent’ councillors

Cambridge Lib Dems launch bid to oust ‘absent’ councillors

12 October 2018

The leader of the Lib Dems in Cambridge has launched a bid to oust “absent” councillors as former Lib Dem Donald Adey continues as a councillor despite moving 400 miles away from his patch.


1,800 Cambridgeshire County Council staff will be forced to take three days unpaid leave at Christmas

05 October 2018
1,800 Cambridgeshire County Council staff will be forced to take three days unpaid leave at Christmas

1,800 Cambridgeshire County Council staff will be forced to take three days unpaid leave at Christmas

05 October 2018

Authority needs to save money as it faces £14.6million shortfall in its budget


Local government chiefs express ‘increasing concerns’ with Combined Authority

04 October 2018
Local government chiefs express ‘increasing concerns’ with Combined Authority

Local government chiefs express ‘increasing concerns’ with Combined Authority

04 October 2018

In an “extraordinary” and “unprecedented” intervention, top local government figures wrote of their “increasing concerns” with the Combined Authority, the very week its chief executive resigned.


Cambridge's taxis to get a new look

03 October 2018
Cambridge's taxis to get a new look

Cambridge's taxis to get a new look

03 October 2018

Green stripe agreed - but some wanted Cambridge blue


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