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Sewage bubbling up next to Cambridgeshire village road

Sewage bubbling up next to Cambridgeshire village road

Sewage bubbling up next to Cambridgeshire village road

30 May 2024

Residents have spotted the filthy water and residue on land close to the local sewage works

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The Great Fen vision: seeding for the future

The Great Fen vision: seeding for the future

The Great Fen vision: seeding for the future

28 May 2024

The latest step in the Great Fen vision started as a farm was sown with grass seed for the first time, says the Wildlife Trust’s Nik Shelton.


East West Rail line is ‘crime against the countryside’, says conservation charity

East West Rail line is ‘crime against the countryside’, says conservation charity

East West Rail line is ‘crime against the countryside’, says conservation charity

25 May 2024

The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) is calling for EWR to change its proposed route.


Accused of paying lip service to biodiversity during ‘no-mow May’

Accused of paying lip service to biodiversity during ‘no-mow May’

Accused of paying lip service to biodiversity during ‘no-mow May’

24 May 2024

The no-mow May project is run by conservation charity Plantlife.


Government commits extra £50m to Cambridge sewage works relocation project

Government commits extra £50m to Cambridge sewage works relocation project

Government commits extra £50m to Cambridge sewage works relocation project

24 May 2024

The existing Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant is proposed to be replaced by a new plant on land between Horningsea and Fen Ditton.


Summer 2023 was the hottest in northern hemisphere for 2,000 years, Cambridge researchers show

Summer 2023 was the hottest in northern hemisphere for 2,000 years, Cambridge researchers show

Summer 2023 was the hottest in northern hemisphere for 2,000 years, Cambridge researchers show

24 May 2024

And 2024 is expected to break records again.


London Plane tree beside River Cam severely pollarded

London Plane tree beside River Cam severely pollarded

London Plane tree beside River Cam severely pollarded

23 May 2024

Branch failure caused by a weak branch union called an Included Bark Form.


Footbridge at Jesus Green Lock to reopen after council inspection

Footbridge at Jesus Green Lock to reopen after council inspection

Footbridge at Jesus Green Lock to reopen after council inspection

23 May 2024

The bridge was temporarily closed earlier this week.


Residents split over revised Ekin Road plans

Residents split over revised Ekin Road plans

Residents split over revised Ekin Road plans

23 May 2024

Redevelopment of Ekin Road is part of the council’s wider programme of work across Cambridge.


Anger as habitat at Milton Country Park is cleared in middle of bird-nesting season

Anger as habitat at Milton Country Park is cleared in middle of bird-nesting season

Anger as habitat at Milton Country Park is cleared in middle of bird-nesting season

23 May 2024

Cambridgeshire Bird Club has voiced its disappointment at ‘destruction’.


Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 were extremely unlikely without climate change, says BAS

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 were extremely unlikely without climate change, says BAS

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 were extremely unlikely without climate change, says BAS

23 May 2024

Without its impact, it would be a once-in-2,000-year event.


River Cam footbridges at Jesus Green and Baits Bite closed

River Cam footbridges at Jesus Green and Baits Bite closed

River Cam footbridges at Jesus Green and Baits Bite closed

21 May 2024

The closures come after structural issues were discovered with the lock islands.


Developer’s bid for more homes on top of Cambridge housing block

Developer’s bid for more homes on top of Cambridge housing block

Developer’s bid for more homes on top of Cambridge housing block

21 May 2024

Permission was granted on appeal to build three new flats, but the developer wants more.


From death’s head hawk moths to slime mould at Cambridge Natural History Society’s 2024 festival

From death’s head hawk moths to slime mould at Cambridge Natural History Society’s 2024 festival

From death’s head hawk moths to slime mould at Cambridge Natural History Society’s 2024 festival

21 May 2024

Bob Jarman explores 40 exhibits.


Ice patrol ship HMS Protector to get ‘Freedom of City’

Ice patrol ship HMS Protector to get ‘Freedom of City’

Ice patrol ship HMS Protector to get ‘Freedom of City’

15 May 2024

The ship supports the work of both the Scott Polar Research Institute and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).


Large new nature reserve proposed by Cambridge Past, Present & Future

Large new nature reserve proposed by Cambridge Past, Present & Future

Large new nature reserve proposed by Cambridge Past, Present & Future

14 May 2024

It wants to transform 200 acres of arable farmland.

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125 years of Wicken Fen nature reserve to be marked by £1.8m restoration

125 years of Wicken Fen nature reserve to be marked by £1.8m restoration

125 years of Wicken Fen nature reserve to be marked by £1.8m restoration

13 May 2024

The National Trust site has recorded 9,450 species - including 13 new to science.


Incredible aurora lights up the sky over Cambridge

Incredible aurora lights up the sky over Cambridge

Incredible aurora lights up the sky over Cambridge

11 May 2024

And there may be more to come!

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East West Rail land interest surveys leave residents fearing for future of their homes

East West Rail land interest surveys leave residents fearing for future of their homes

East West Rail land interest surveys leave residents fearing for future of their homes

10 May 2024

The LIQs are designed to give EWR Co up-to-date information about land ownership, occupation and usage.


Campaigner gets legal green light to sue council over order to close Mill Road bridge

Campaigner gets legal green light to sue council over order to close Mill Road bridge

Campaigner gets legal green light to sue council over order to close Mill Road bridge

08 May 2024

An attempt by the county council to have the legal challenge ‘struck out’ has failed.

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