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The proposals that extend to 2046 could result in 27,000 new homes following the increased house building targets imposed by ministers You can: “What does the map look like?” Like this: Above – you can browse through the map in detail here. Cambridge is located at the bottom right of the image above, and theContinue reading “Huntingdonshire councillors approve local plan as it heads to planning inspectors”

Which is quite a statement given that the ink from Lord Hendy’s ministerial pen is still not dry from granting ministerial approval for the controversial busway Yet even if Lord Hendy had declined the advice from the two transport inspectors and refused the application, I would have come to the same conclusion The systems ofContinue reading “The Cambourne-to-Cambridge busway represents a failure in transport infrastructure decision-making”

The application requires the developers to make a contribution towards the cost and space of a new large swimming pool that would normally provide capacity for a population of a town for 50,000 people “Why does the University of Cambridge’s swimming pool at West Cambridge matter again?” Because they raised expectations ages ago – firstContinue reading “Eddington’s expansion is up before Cambridge City Council – any swimming pool progress updates?”

BBC Cambridgeshire published a headline in response to the Board of Governors meeting It followed the meeting earlier – you can read the papers here. Also, if you want to help support Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospitals you can join as a member of the trust (I have) via https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/about-us/foundation-trust-membership/. You can do the sameContinue reading “A&E waits unacceptable say bosses who have few means to deal with the problem”

Another catastrophic defeat looms for me in this one – one that dates back to April 2014 when me and Puffles (pictured below) went by bus from Cambridge to Haverhill (it wasn’t pleasant) to learn about the town’s campaign to re-open the long-closed railway line to Cambridge. Failing that, see the CSET Public Inquiry PageContinue reading “New public inquiry for *another* busway – CSET instead of Rail Haverhill”

Lord Hendy, the Minister of State for Rail approved the controversial application under delegated powers from the Secretary of State for Transport. Image: The announcement is filed under ‘Rail Infrastructure’ even though it will be a road with road signs saying ‘local buses only’. You can read the documents here The recommendation to the MinisterContinue reading “Rail Minister approves Cambourne-2-Cambridge Busway Application”

A pause in the reorganisation of local government in England means that those local councils that were otherwise due to have local elections in 2027 in the absence of a restructure, will now go ahead as planned It was a miserable day in Parliament for the Housing Communities & Local Government Secretary Angela Rayner asContinue reading “Local elections for councils in East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, and Cambridge to go ahead in 2027”

Papers in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Skills Committee contain principles that go beyond a specific cohort that is the focus of government policy The meeting papers for the Adult Skills Committee of 14 September 2026 are here and the documents in Item 9 contain slides on the Youth Employment and Participation Strategy forContinue reading “Youth participation plans could apply to adults as well”

Daniel Zeichner MP (Lab – Cambridge) has tabled a Parliamentary Question (PQ) to the Housing Secretary for answer on Monday 07 September 2026 What they call the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor has been debated before – I wrote about it in a 2-part blogpost nearly a year ago: The question itself is a generic one –Continue reading “Cambridgeshire MPs debate the OxCamArc in Parliament – Part 3”