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How is the Cambridge sci-tech community going to help Stevenage following GSK’s relocation to the CBC?
You may have seen the news that one of Stevenage’s largest employers of skilled workers is moving from its historic site south of the railway station on the GNER line to Cambridge Biomedical Campus. ‘Cambridge Delight’ “We are delighted to welcome the expansion of their presence here in Cambridge, and excited to see the impact…
BBC News asks ‘Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters’ – plus more on light rail
Back in November 2025 I asked “Ministers could save time and money by legalising and regulating e-scooters. So why won’t they?” Now the BBC has published an in-depth report on the Government’s e-scooters policies Image: Economic impact of light rail (2004) summarised here “But six years since the trials started around England, there’s still no conclusion…So…
Comments on the ‘Cambridge is being changed’ petition of summer 2026
The Cambridge Independent featured a petition about how Cambridge is changing. This post looks at the content of the responses in the context of the Minister for Housing and Planning’s statement to Parliament about ‘exemplary engagement structures’ that the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation will have to establish. “‘I feel a growing sense of sadness watching…