Bid now for Community Chest funding
Village groups and local good causes across South Cambridgeshire can now bid for a share of almost £60,000 from the District Council’s popular Community Chest scheme.
New strategy aims to increase supply of housing that’s affordable
A new strategy to tackle South Cambridgeshire’s housing challenges has been approved by the District Council – with an emphasis on providing homes that are affordable for local workers.
Leading councillors welcome Combined Authority A10 pledge
Leading councillors have welcomed a pledge from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board to look in detail at further options for upgrading the A10 – as well as the proposed full dualling of the road.
Council agrees lease to help preserve Cambridgeshire’s last remaining thatched tithe barn
Landbeach’s Grade II listed thatched Tithe Barn has been leased by South Cambridgeshire District Council to a specially formed charity. This will better enable the group, the Tithe Barn Trust, to access much needed funding to preserve and restore the barn for the benefit of local people.
Council invests in Cambridge Science Park building to generate return for services
An office at the world-renowned Cambridge Science Park is being bought by South Cambridgeshire District Council – which will reinvest the rent into vital frontline services.
Multi-million pound investment could unlock low carbon community on the edge of Cambridge
South Cambridgeshire District Council welcomes the announcement of funding by the Chancellor in the Spring Statement today.
Council details Brexit priorities for local businesses
Council efforts to manage the impact of Brexit on South Cambridgeshire businesses will focus on five areas, including improving the flow of information and advice.
Council: East West Rail must benefit environment, residents and economy
Councillors say the proposed East West railway should benefit the environment, economy and residents – but are calling for greater clarity about the numbers of additional new homes that might come forward.
More than £23,000 awarded to tackle isolation among elderly residents
Fourteen South Cambridgeshire community groups have been awarded £23,410 by the District Council’s long-running Mobile Wardens grant scheme. The funding will help the groups to tackle isolation by supporting elderly residents to stay in their own homes and communities.
Council Tax to increase on empty homes
Higher Council Tax charges will be due on homes that are left empty across South Cambridgeshire – to try and encourage them back into use.
South Cambridgeshire District Council Chief Executive retires
South Cambridgeshire District Council has announced that Beverly Agass, the Chief Executive, is retiring from her post.
Council will be ‘green to our core’ as Business Plan and budget agreed
Protecting and enhancing the environment to cut carbon emissions has been put at the heart of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s plan to improve life for local communities.
Council boosts green credentials with waste depot solar panels
Solar panels are being installed on top of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s waste depot – which will generate around a quarter of all the electricity the building uses.
Comment on huge regeneration opportunity on edge of Cambridge
Residents are being asked to comment on the vision for a new low carbon district on the edge of Cambridge. The aim is to combine space for innovation and new jobs with facilities and new homes for existing and new residents, alongside excellent public transport links.
Plans to increase Council Tax on empty homes move forward
Plans to increase the amount of Council Tax charged on empty homes in South Cambridgeshire have taken a step forward, with leading Councillors saying that doing so would encourage more properties back into use.
Vision for new town north of Waterbeach confirmed
A vision for a vibrant, thriving new town in South Cambridgeshire has been approved by the District Council’s Cabinet.
Communities urged to have their say on Cambridge-Oxford rail link
Councillors are urging communities to have their say on proposed routes a new railway line between Cambridge and Oxford may take across South Cambridgeshire.
Fitness MOTS offered to prevent falls
South Cambridgeshire residents who are aged 65 and over are being offered free fitness MOTs by the District Council – as part of a drive to reduce the number of people ending up in hospital because of falls at home.
Council expects 25% of budget to be generated from investments
A quarter of the money spent on services by South Cambridgeshire District Council is expected to be generated from the Council’s investments within five years.
Comment on 'Homes for our future: The Greater Cambridge housing strategy'
A new vision for housing across Greater Cambridge, an area of national and international economic importance, aims to bring forward homes that are affordable to live in, close to jobs and energy efficient.
Council delivers Christmas cheer to local hospital
Staff at South Cambridgeshire District Council are once again donating Christmas gifts to patients who will be spending the festive season at Fulbourn Hospital.
Could regeneration deliver a low carbon community on the edge of Cambridge?
Plans have been published for how a major brownfield site on the northern edge of Cambridge could be regenerated to deliver a new low carbon community with thousands of new homes, jobs and high quality facilities.
New jobs and homes proposed at expanded Wellcome Genome Campus
People are being encouraged to comment on proposals to significantly expand a world-renowned South Cambridgeshire genome campus – to provide extra research space and up to 1,500 homes for staff.
Communities invited to bid for grants to help tackle loneliness
Community groups in South Cambridgeshire can now bid for a share of £20,000 as part of a scheme that helps keep older residents in their own homes, and tackles loneliness.
'Climate emergency' as Council aims to make South Cambridgeshire zero carbon
Days after the Met Office warned of significant temperature rises in the decades ahead, South Cambridgeshire District Council has pledged to support an ambitious target of cutting local carbon emissions to zero by 2050.