The proposed dissolution of the longstanding Cambridgeshire Association for Local History highlights how the economic growth of and house-price inflation in Cambridge has undermined civic society organisations – with no local government safety net in place I got an email from the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History earlier which reads as follows: The text reads:Continue reading “Cambridge: what value is there in local history?”
Monthly Archives: October 2026
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s Annual Public Meeting 2026
Slides and responses to the questions have now been published – as have the papers for the next Greater Cambridge Partnership Assembly Also, early notice for Rail Future East’s annual meeting in Cambridge: This year it avoids clashing with the Mill Road Winter Fair! …will be on Sat 28 November 2026, Mill Road Community Centre,Continue reading “Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s Annual Public Meeting 2026”
County Council to vote on Waterbeach-Cambridge busway
The latest busway proposal from the Greater Cambridge Partnership is being debated at Cambridgeshire County Council before councillors vote on submitting the application to the Secretary of State for Transport for planning permission Image: An AI-edited collar pin of the old London United Tramways service You can see the meeting papers here. If you wantContinue reading “County Council to vote on Waterbeach-Cambridge busway”
OxCamArc promoters and governance issues with politicians
Also, Stevenage Borough Council has responded to the news of GSK moving to Cambridge – something that will have a devastating impact on the Hertfordshire New Town (and one of the coolest places on the planet back in 1990 as ten year old me thought) I’ve saved the most complicated bit until last – VisionContinue reading “OxCamArc promoters and governance issues with politicians”
Public First’s OxCamArC growth report and the costs of building houses
I disagree with the report’s statement about using the creation of more jobs to stimulate developers to build out the large number of planning permissions they already have. Also, ‘Oxford-Cambridge-Growth-Corridor’ is too inconvenient a phrase, so am sticking with the Arc. But before we start… Greater Cambridge Development Corporation published its response to the GreaterContinue reading “Public First’s OxCamArC growth report and the costs of building houses”
