New start-up programmes will help bridge the gender gap in entrepreneurship
From this week, two brand new start-up programmes are launching to provide dedicated and responsive support to aspiring women entrepreneurs – helping them turn their ideas into successful and resilient enterprises in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Cambridge South station takes a step towards reality
Network Rail has submitted a Transport and Works Act order (TWAO) application to seek deemed planning permission to build the new station and associated infrastructure which will serve the southern fringe of Cambridge and the biomedical campus.
Extra £20 million of Government funding could be used to boost ARU Peterborough campus
Extra funding for the ARU Peterborough campus is being sought as the city council’s preferred bid for the Government’s Levelling Up Fund scheme.
Planning permission approved for ARU Peterborough research and development centre
A new milestone in the development of ARU Peterborough has passed with the approval of planning permission for a research and development centre which will form a second phase of the scheme.
Improved targeting of adult education spending to benefit low skill areas
Improved targeting of adult education funding to areas with low levels of skills, low wages and greater unemployment has been approved by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Skills Committee today (June 14).
Community to map road ahead with ‘Your St Ives, Your Say’
People eager for long-awaited improvements to the roads around St Ives have the chance to vote on their favourite scheme when the new Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayor reveals the options for the first time today (Monday 14th June).
£1m improvements to A142 Lancaster Way roundabout at Ely finish on schedule
Highway improvement work to the A142 Lancaster Way roundabout at Ely finishes on schedule this week.
Market town investment tops £20m as Combined Authority splashes cash for Wisbech, Chatteris and Ramsey
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has won wholehearted approval from the Combined Authority Board to fund four project proposals for Fenland and Huntingdonshire under the Market Towns Programme and for plans to support Covid-19 recovery.
Ely Cathedral and Soham church soar digital to new heights
Soon more people will be able to log on to the internet while out and about in Ely, thanks to the latest stage of work to extend free Wifi in East Cambridgeshire.
Business Board approves updated Local Economic Recovery Strategy
The Business Board, the region’s Local Enterprise Partnership, have approved an updated version of the Local Economic Recovery Strategy (LERS) for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
Pioneering MedTech company to locate global HQ in Cambridge, creating 18 new jobs
An animal health MedTech company behind pioneering wireless animal monitoring technology has announced it will expand its UK operation and established a new Global Headquarters in Cambridge.
‘Smart savings’ on A141 business case can fund St Ives project – with work starting this month
Good housekeeping and joined-up planning hallmark the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s proposal for the St Ives road network, with efficiency savings from one scheme’s Strategic Outline Business Case – SOBC - being used to fund another.
Fengate Phase 2 university access moves forward for ARU Peterborough
Plans to get ARU Peterborough up and running came closer today when the Transport and Infrastructure committee of the Combined Authority approved the Strategic Outline Business Case – SOBC - for Fengate Phase 2 University Access.
Digital technology grants hit the spot for hundreds of local businesses
The Connecting Cambridgeshire digital technology grant scheme – inviting businesses in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough to apply for a share of over £1million funding to boost growth – has been inundated with over 300 responses.
A47 dualling leaps forward with first-ever partnership between Combined Authority and Highways England
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough James Palmer has won agreement from the Minister for Transport, Baroness Vere, that Highways England will take forward A47 dualling plans to the next stage.
Mayor’s ‘breakthrough’ Network Rail partnership speeds Wisbech-Cambridge rail service further down the track
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, James Palmer, has secured a powerful new partnership with Network Rail which can push Wisbech rail plans forward in tandem with work to free up the Ely rail bottleneck.
Freeport East welcomed by Mayor as ‘launchpad for the future’
Mayor James Palmer, who backed the proposal for two East Anglian ports, Felixstowe and Harwich, to be awarded freeport status, today welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the twin ‘Freeport East’ bid has been successful.
Budget 2021: Timely support for employers looking to create Apprenticeships and Traineeships welcomed by local leaders
Local leaders have welcomed today’s announcement that the government is supporting companies that invest in developing their teams by extending and increasing the payments made to employers who hire new apprentices.
Transformational Business Growth Service to deliver at least 5200 new jobs across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Growth Works will deliver 5278 new jobs, 1400 new apprenticeships and generate significant inward investment in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough over the next three years. Made up of five service lines, Growth Works is a unique new service that has the potential to transform the regional economy and deliver a quicker and stronger economic recovery from COVID-19.
Planning Application submitted for ARU Peterborough Research and Development Centre
Plans for an innovative Manufacturing and Materials Research & Development Centre on the ARU Peterborough campus have been submitted to Peterborough City Council for planning approval.
New digital technology grant scheme set to inject upwards of £1.4million to sustain local businesses
A new, locally developed grant scheme to support the growth and resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has launched this week.
Combined Authority sets up ‘A141 Community’ for road users
People with an interest in how the A141 road is to be improved will get a platform for their views on possible options when Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority launches its 'A141 – Have Your Say!' microsite later this month.
Your chance to help shape the future delivery of Adult Education across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is inviting people to help it further develop and shape the delivery of Adult Education across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Market towns focused on Covid recovery win millions in Combined Authority grants and partner funding
Board members of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have unanimously voted to approve 22 new project proposals, totalling £4.1 million in grant funding, under the Market Towns Programme for Fenland, Huntingdonshire. and East Cambridgeshire.
Combined Authority Board moves A16 Norwood improvements forward
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board has moved forward planned improvements of the A16 at Norwood - expected to unlock substantial housing development and growth in Peterborough - by unanimously approving the drawdown of money to produce the Outline Business Case.