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Phil Rodgers: How climate change influences Cambridge politics - and the path to net zero

Phil Rodgers: How climate change influences Cambridge politics - and the path to net zero

Phil Rodgers: How climate change influences Cambridge politics - and the path to net zero

20 October 2024

Our political commentator looks at how much progress is really being made.


Houghton Mill produces flour from wheat grown at Wimpole Estate as National Trust sites team up

Houghton Mill produces flour from wheat grown at Wimpole Estate as National Trust sites team up

Houghton Mill produces flour from wheat grown at Wimpole Estate as National Trust sites team up

19 October 2024

The sites are just 19 miles apart.


Greater Cambridge is ‘stuffed’ over water supply, argues councillor, after government approves 1,000 new homes

Greater Cambridge is ‘stuffed’ over water supply, argues councillor, after government approves 1,000 new homes

Greater Cambridge is ‘stuffed’ over water supply, argues councillor, after government approves 1,000 new homes

17 October 2024

A proposed water credits system will achieve ‘nothing’, he claims.


Anglian Water must pay £38.1m penalty for ‘lagging behind’ says Ofwat

Anglian Water must pay £38.1m penalty for ‘lagging behind’ says Ofwat

Anglian Water must pay £38.1m penalty for ‘lagging behind’ says Ofwat

17 October 2024

It was criticised over pollution, leaks and interruptions.


Cambridge Water rated ‘poor’ for number of complaints and its handling of them

Cambridge Water rated ‘poor’ for number of complaints and its handling of them

Cambridge Water rated ‘poor’ for number of complaints and its handling of them

17 October 2024

It received 1,200 complaints in 2023-24.


Cattle are rescued from RSPB Ouse Washes nature reserve amid ‘epic’ rain

Cattle are rescued from RSPB Ouse Washes nature reserve amid ‘epic’ rain

Cattle are rescued from RSPB Ouse Washes nature reserve amid ‘epic’ rain

13 October 2024

‘The last few cattle were up to their waists in water when we got them off the land’


Cambridge sewage works relocation decision delayed

Cambridge sewage works relocation decision delayed

Cambridge sewage works relocation decision delayed

11 October 2024

The deadline for a decision was set for Saturday, 12 October.


Success for ‘headstarting’ project as number of wild breeding pairs of black-tailed godwits rises

Success for ‘headstarting’ project as number of wild breeding pairs of black-tailed godwits rises

Success for ‘headstarting’ project as number of wild breeding pairs of black-tailed godwits rises

11 October 2024

The RSPB and WWT have been working to protect this rare bird in the Fens.


No hope of Haverhill rail link, says GCP as busway progresses

No hope of Haverhill rail link, says GCP as busway progresses

No hope of Haverhill rail link, says GCP as busway progresses

11 October 2024

Concerns have been shared previously that the money planned for the CSET busway would have been better spent reopening the Haverhill train line.

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Don’t panic! Cambridge will not experience ‘hurricane force winds’ despite BBC weather app prediction

Don’t panic! Cambridge will not experience ‘hurricane force winds’ despite BBC weather app prediction

Don’t panic! Cambridge will not experience ‘hurricane force winds’ despite BBC weather app prediction

10 October 2024

Graphics suggested Cambridge was due to experience winds of 4996mph on Thursday.


Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Waterbeach to Cambridge busway project to be discussed

Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Waterbeach to Cambridge busway project to be discussed

Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Waterbeach to Cambridge busway project to be discussed

09 October 2024

The proposed scheme would deliver a dedicated busway alongside a new walking and cycling route.

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£800,000 of riverbank repairs needed along River Cam at Jesus Green

£800,000 of riverbank repairs needed along River Cam at Jesus Green

£800,000 of riverbank repairs needed along River Cam at Jesus Green

09 October 2024

The wall along the edge of the bank needs to be replaced.

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Sir David Attenborough pays a visit to the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) conservation campus

Sir David Attenborough pays a visit to the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) conservation campus

Sir David Attenborough pays a visit to the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) conservation campus

04 October 2024

The veteran broadcaster said he felt “an undercurrent of joy” whenever he comes to the site.


Harvest time success for Botanic Garden’s community gardening group

Harvest time success for Botanic Garden’s community gardening group

Harvest time success for Botanic Garden’s community gardening group

04 October 2024

Pumpkins delight for scheme - free for local community groups with a CB postcode.


Tiny tropical snail no longer extinct in the wild after 40-year effort involving University of Cambridge

Tiny tropical snail no longer extinct in the wild after 40-year effort involving University of Cambridge

Tiny tropical snail no longer extinct in the wild after 40-year effort involving University of Cambridge

04 October 2024

It is the first invertebrate species where such a reintroduction has been successful.


Wildlife Trust: How we’re future-proofing Cambridgeshire’s ancient woodlands

Wildlife Trust: How we’re future-proofing Cambridgeshire’s ancient woodlands

Wildlife Trust: How we’re future-proofing Cambridgeshire’s ancient woodlands

28 September 2024

Amy Gerhard writes about reprofiling, some fungi finds and upcoming events.


‘Progress being made’ on lab supply in Cambridge as water issues loom

‘Progress being made’ on lab supply in Cambridge as water issues loom

‘Progress being made’ on lab supply in Cambridge as water issues loom

27 September 2024

Concerns also include transport and affordability for smaller businesses.


Massive Thwaites Glacier ‘could be gone by 23rd century’, warns British Antarctic Survey

Massive Thwaites Glacier ‘could be gone by 23rd century’, warns British Antarctic Survey

Massive Thwaites Glacier ‘could be gone by 23rd century’, warns British Antarctic Survey

27 September 2024

Researchers issue warning over sea level rise.


Cam ‘close to dead’, say river rights campaigners at Cambridge conference

Cam ‘close to dead’, say river rights campaigners at Cambridge conference

Cam ‘close to dead’, say river rights campaigners at Cambridge conference

26 September 2024

UK-wide fightback to try to save our waterways discusses tactics.


Developer wins appeal to build another 1,000 homes at Darwin Green in Cambridge

Developer wins appeal to build another 1,000 homes at Darwin Green in Cambridge

Developer wins appeal to build another 1,000 homes at Darwin Green in Cambridge

26 September 2024

An inquiry was held in January.

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