Monthly Archives: October 2024

This was confirmed in a statement to Parliament earlier – although I was kind of hoping for something far more radical such as funding for a light rail metro or confirmation that local government structures would be overhauled as well. If you live in/around Cambridge, you can email your MP via https://www.writetothem.com/ and ask yourContinue reading “Cambridge Delivery Group evolves into a growth company with Peter Freeman appointed chair”

The Chancellor says that ‘This is not a budget we would want to repeat‘ while the University of Cambridge runs up a deficit higher than expected. You may have seen the headlines on Cambridge University here. Part of me is wondering whether the Judge Institute for Management Studies can do an in-depth study of theContinue reading “Both Government and Cambridge University announce larger-than-expected deficits”

Have a read of their report and tell them what you think! Also, one of Cambridge’s post-war high-rise (for Cambridge!) housing developments is being demolished and replaced with new modern flats You can read Cambridgeshire County Council’s Engagement and Consultation Strategy at Item 10 here. “This strategy explains how the council will ensure that theContinue reading “How should Cambridgeshire engage with residential communities?”

***Crikey on a stickle-brick – I didn’t see this coming!*** (That said, I want to hear the The Chancellor, Prime Minister, or Deputy Prime Minister confirm this in a statement to Parliament Because *rules is rules* and ministers should be making any announcements of new government policies to Parliament in the first instance. New WhiteContinue reading “Municipal Journal says local government overhaul on way!”

Phew! You can view the planning application papers here for Weds 06 November 2024 Here’s me protesting outside one of the planning consultation events back in April 2023 Above – one-bloke-protest by crazed local historian who behaves like he owns the place (The chap featured in the Waterford Whispers video is my hero!) The fateContinue reading “Cambridge town planning officers recommend *rejection* of demolition & redevelopment of Hobson Street Cinema”

Especially in leisure, sports, arts, cultural facilities and civic amenities. Cambridge City Council will be going out to consultation on developer contributions to all of the above. We need to be informed and ready to talk about it – as there are a number of big gaps in the draft. These are being debated atContinue reading “We need to talk about the Civic Gap”

Can Cambridgeshire do better than an A-to-B shuttle service from one Fenland town to another? Noting that Ely-Cambridge has come up again too You can read the papers at Item 12 of the Combined Authority’s Transport & Infrastructure Committee here. At the same time, you can read my snapshot of the county’s wider infrastructure issuesContinue reading “March-Wisbech rail-link options shows limited thinking and even more limited funding of local transport authorities”

I tried to summarise some of the things for a community newsletter but the task seems impossible because there’s so much happening – hence my point about our consultation systems needing an overhaul, and also the need to come up with alternatives to a now broken social media world – such as a revamped TeaCambsContinue reading “October 2024 brain dump of Cambridge town planning things”

The Chair of the Federation of Cambridge Residents’ Associations, Wendy Blythe verbally pinned down the Chair of the Government’s Cambridge Delivery Group at the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service’s update on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus You can watch their exchange here. (Scroll back to the beginning to watch the full meeting) Note this comes afterContinue reading “Peter Freeman asked: Where is the water coming from? Water! Water! Water!”

The concept of live-tweeting seems to have died out as realtime social media content from the conference at the Guildhall was non-existent. So I’ll keep this bit short. It is also why reading the publications is ever so important – such as the delivering the strategy document paper here. Greater Cambridge Impact – social impactContinue reading “The Cambridge Pledge – Innovate Cambridge’s response to the chronic problems our city and county face.”