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Lots to consider in this document but it could pay for the long-awaited Cambridge Rowing Lake – even though I will probably be six feet under by the time it is complete! Image – from the consultation on densifying and improving the existing Cambridge Science Park Greater Cambridge Shared Planning’s further call for sites ItContinue reading “Cambridge Science Park North – submission to the emerging local plan 2025”

And ministers have a duty to ensure the new-style councils are properly funded and empowered to do so. Otherwise, what’s the point in the restructures? In recent days I’ve taken a few photos of the depressing state of Cambridge as I made my way around the city by bus to get to various things includingContinue reading “The new unitary council must reverse the urban decay we see on our streets”

They meet at the Mill Road Centre on 20 Sept 2025 from around 4pm. On the wider issues, have a listen to Ash Sarkar on Newsagents here Pictured: The trials of democracy in Cambridge – which has new events coming up! See the details here – it’s also accessible online. Timings means it clashes withContinue reading “Your Party Cambridge meets amidst turmoil at the top while Trials of Democracy returns”

The problem with the latter? They’re just not legal ones. Not yet anyway. Cambridgeshire Police confiscated a number of privately-owned E-scooters from students at Impington Village College a couple of weeks ago. I picked up on it in this week’s Cambridge Independent, and it was also featured on the Histon and Impington community website theContinue reading “Peter Freeman gives evidence at the C2C busway inquiry as teenagers find their own transport solutions”

…says Innovate Cambridge. So why isn’t it? On my way to/from a health check up in Cambridge yesterday… Above L-R: 1) State of Mill Road’s surface (reflecting high traffic volumes & poor maintenance plus lack of alternatives, 2) Public infrastructure from a previous millennium, now abandoned to the fly-posters from the local communist movement, 3)Continue reading “‘In Cambridge, we believe growth must be inclusive…’”

…and thus a complete waste of an evening going to the public consultation that took place the day before the news was announced! Have a listen to the extended intro Tom Keith-Roach of AZ here as he is asked by the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee whether the leaked announcement is a pause orContinue reading “AstraZeneca chief tells Parliament the proposed new conference centre is on hold”

The hearing began today (16 Sept 2025) and the inquiry papers are here “About 300 objections have been made to a planned two-lane guided busway linking Cambourne to Cambridge away from existing roads.” Above – from BBC Cambridgeshire 16 Sept 2025 The inquiry is being live-streamed on the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s YT Channel here TheContinue reading “Cambourne-2-Cambridge busway public inquiry hearings begin”

On the never-ending saga of Cambridge’s transport problems – which included comments about e-bikes and e-scooters We found out the date the new strategy (which unlike the last one will have a light rail component to it) in the Transport Committee Papers from today’s meeting (15 Sept 2025) Above from late agenda item in theContinue reading “The next Greater Cambridge Transport Strategy – due for November 2026”

It’s on Wed 17 Sept 2025 at 5pm – get your final public questions in! The details are here and questions need to be in by Monday 15 Sept 2025. So…not long! The chronic lack of capacity in Accident and Emergency at Addenbrooke’s Back in January I wrote about holding healthcare organisations accountable. The failureContinue reading “Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s Annual Public Meeting”

The saga of one of Cambridge’s finest town buildings owned by St Catherine’s College fellow Mark Richer was heard before a planning inspector following his appeal against refusal of planning permission by Cambridge City Council You can read the article in the Cambridge News on the appeal hearing here One of the things that reflectsContinue reading “Planning inspector hears Hobson Street Cinema appeal”