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Government confirms plans to allow building close to existing railway stations

This follows a consultation from ages ago (December 2025) which set out new standards to enable medium-high density developments to be built in places where sustainable rail transport links already exist You can: Also, I wrote about it here which listed 12 points in the consultation document “Under the government’s new National Planning Policy Framework,…

‘Significant’ drop-off in busway passengers – put your Qs to councillors

Some of you may have seen the article in BBC Cambridgeshire here – there are a couple of council/committee meetings coming up for you to put questions to councillors on this Talking of buses, the Cambridge Bus Users have posted an update following their AGM which you can read here. Buses and extreme heat London…

‘We didn’t start the fire’ – but our economic system poured fuel on it

The footage of Holme Fen in northern Cambridgeshire taken by the firefighters of Biggleswade Community Fire Station (down the from Peterborough) is more than a wake-up call informing the public of the age we are now in. Image – From Biggleswade Community Fire Station via BBC Cambridgeshire Before I start, just a quick note about…