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…said Dr Andy Williams, formerly of Astra Zeneca to the Combined Authority’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee Which sounds great to me because that’s what I have been calling for ***for ages*** (most recently here when the meeting papers were published) …and I only found out about Wisbech Rail because I took Puffles to a meetingContinue reading “Wisbech Rail needs to be integrated into a bigger project”

Re-announced spending is governments are routinely accused of. Media organisations need to be careful – as to politicians, on what is ‘New’ funding vs what has already been announced so sums are not double-counted Some of you may have spotted the Chancellor in Cambridge on 01 November 2024. She was talking about the investment fromContinue reading “Is the £500million Cambridge Biomedical Campus investment ‘new’ or ‘re-announced’ investment?”

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP tells Cambridge Growth Company Chair Peter Freeman that “one or more contiguous urban extensions of the city [of Cambridge] must be core components of the vision” It was Mark Williamson who spotted this earlier and this blogpost looks at the last time around such a massive expansion of Cambridge wasContinue reading “Housing minister poses the ‘John Parry Lewis’ question to Cambridge – Fifty years on”

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”