Central Government’s decision to pull funding for the relocation of Anglian Water’s sewage works at Milton, just north of Cambridge to a new site at Honey Hill means that some very expensively-produced plans are going to need revamping It’s worth highlighting that The Government has since stated that the additional funding requirements needed to relocateContinue reading “Now that the waterworks won’t be moving, where will 8,000+ new homes be built?”
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How much money, time, and work has been wasted over the Cambridge Sewage Works?
Earlier today, Cambridge City Council confirmed that ministers had pulled the funding for the relocation of the Milton sewage works on the northern edge of Cambridge You can read the press release here. One group breathing a sigh of relief are the Save Honey Hill campaigners who spent years opposing the proposals – and spendingContinue reading “How much money, time, and work has been wasted over the Cambridge Sewage Works?”
First informal gathering of Cambridge’s Corbyn/Sultana party branch
I lost count of the number of stalls and causes outside the guildhall on Saturday (09 Aug) and it seems that local activists want to move faster than what’s happening nationally “Tomorrow, Sunday 10th August, there is a coming together of our supporters. Why not join us at 1900 Jesus Green by the ice creamContinue reading “First informal gathering of Cambridge’s Corbyn/Sultana party branch”
When is a Labour think tank not a Labour think tank?
On the latest lobbying scandal that UK Politics can ill-afford Some of you may have picked up on the reports about the Labour Infrastructure Forum. That article dated 05 Aug 2025 has what read as damage limitation quotations that seem ‘inconsistent’ with events and branding. “The Labour party said it had no connection to [LabourContinue reading “When is a Labour think tank not a Labour think tank?”
Cambridge councillor quits Labour as activists establish a branch of Jeremy Corbyn’s & Zarah Sultana’s Your Party
Cllr Dave Baigent (now Ind, Romsey) resigned from Cambridge Labour Party today in order to sign up and support the new left movement alongside two former Labour councillors in Cambridge You can see https://yourpartycambridge.uk/ and also Cllr Baigent’s press release (with contact details) here. I’m not going to go into the national politics of itContinue reading “Cambridge councillor quits Labour as activists establish a branch of Jeremy Corbyn’s & Zarah Sultana’s Your Party”
I still think Cambridge needs an annual societies’ fair
How does it all link to the latest research from the Government on Local Civil Society Infrastructure, and opinion polls for the 2029 General Election? I won’t repeat what I wrote at the start of the year here, which looks at the diversity of students’ groups, and the collective benefits to city and county ofContinue reading “I still think Cambridge needs an annual societies’ fair”
Crowds flock to Cambridge’s Folk in the Park at Cherry Hinton Hall
This year’s free replacement for the cancelled Cambridge Folk Festival attracted far more people than the council anticipated – as the extended queues to the beer and cider kiosk reflected! It’s worth noting that the Cambridge Folk Festival will be back in 2026. I hope by then the wealthy sci-tech sector will have re-appraised itsContinue reading “Crowds flock to Cambridge’s Folk in the Park at Cherry Hinton Hall”
Revamping old designs for new buildings in an expanding Cambridge
What happens when you put sketches and drawings of old through AI-tools? Image – John Belcher’s guildhall line-drawn design of the late 1890s put through a generator and turned into a photograph You can see the old guildhall designs that I’ve put through in this Lost Cambridge blogpost As mentioned, the aim is to tryContinue reading “Revamping old designs for new buildings in an expanding Cambridge”
Could a tax on Amazon-style businesses fund local community infrastructure?
A new proposal written by Dr Sacha Hilhorst for the Institute for Public Policy Research proposes additional measures to reverse the long term decline of community venues and spaces where people used to meet You can read the paper here Although pitched as a response to the rise of TeamNigel and groups beyond, this framingContinue reading “Could a tax on Amazon-style businesses fund local community infrastructure?”
The closure of Cambridge Community Arts – and loneliness in society
Cambridge Community Arts pleaded repeatedly for support from our supposedly wealthy city (see their IG feed here). So why didn’t we respond? “After more than a decade of creative impact, Cambridge Community Arts will formally close on 31 July 2025.” I knew a handful of people who were involved in the work of the CCAContinue reading “The closure of Cambridge Community Arts – and loneliness in society”
The Cambridge Town Owl 