Local Government
Cambridge City Council and GLL invest £73,660 of developer contributions to enhance Parkside Pools
Cambridge City Council in partnership with GLL, the charitable social enterprise, has invested £73,660 of Section 106 developer contributions to improve the water quality and enhance the swimming experience for users of ...
Free trees for South Cambridgeshire towns and villages
Trees are being offered to parish councils across the district to create habitats and food for wildlife, while also playing a crucial role in the battle against climate change. ...
Cambridge MP backs youth empowerment with Inspire 2 Ignite
On Friday, 22 November, Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner attended a special drop-in event for young people hosted by Inspire 2 Ignite at The Junction, Cambridge. Activities included a DJ workshop, where participants aged 12-24 learnt the basics of music mixing. The session also featured C...
Beaver Scouts design air quality superheroes in an educational talk on pollution
Youngsters were empowered to design air quality superheroes when South Cambridgeshire District Council held its first pollution awareness talk in the community. ...
Park Street car and cycle park opens following major redevelopment by council
Cambridge City Council’s new Park Street car and cycle park will open at 1pm on Tuesday 26 November, following the closure in 2022 of the former Park Street car park to enable major redevelopment on the site. ...
Consultations launched on new development guidance documents
This is a joint release on behalf of Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, and the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service. Residents of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire can now influence the quality of future developments by having their say on three ne...
District Council helps fund an accessible map for people with sight loss to explore and enjoy a charity garden
A map is being designed for people with sight loss to enjoy visits to the peaceful haven of a two-acre charity garden in Sawston thanks to community funding. ...
Cambridge to trial 5G technology with Connecting Cambridgeshire’s CORE project
Cambridge is set to experience the next generation of mobile technology as the Cambridgeshire Open RAN Ecosystem (CORE) project, led by Connecting Cambridgeshire, begins trials of an advanced 5G Open RAN network early next year. ...
112 Christmas gifts donated to patients at Fulbourn hospital
For almost 20 years, Christmas presents have been donated annually by staff and councillors at South Cambridgeshire District Council to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundations Trust’s Fulbourn Hospital. This year, a total of 112 gifts have been donated which will be given to pat...
Almost £10,000 in grants is set to boost community groups across South Cambridgeshire
Five projects ranging from a recycled bike scheme to village tree planting are set to benefit from South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Community Chest fund. ...