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Waterbeach New Town’s proposed bland and ugly blocks by the lakeside
That familiar phrase: “the residents deserve so much better than this” (such as here with North Cambourne) also applies here. Some of you may have seen the report in the Cambridge Independent here, which relates to the press release from Urban and Civic on Waterbeach New Town of 04 August 2026 here Above – CGI…
Draft Gtr Cambridge Local Plan: 8) Student accommodation and ARU’s expansion
A longstanding controversial topic that has become more acute as higher education institutions expanded their student numbers faster than the accommodation they could provide for. I’ve written about this before As I wrote in 2023: Most of you will be familiar with my repeated references to Parliamentary reports on unsustainable council finances (Commons LUHC 2021)…
Economic and policy drivers of loneliness – going beyond individuals
The article “Cambridge widow left feeling ‘isolated and alone’ as more HMOs pop up on estate” by Local Democracy Reporter for Greater Cambridge Eoin McCaul highlights broken economic structures and enfeebled local government not just in Cambridge but nationwide IMAGE: Loneliness Strategy 2018 from Theresa May’s Government. “A widow in her 80s said the spread…
The Cambridge Town Owl 