Blog Posts

  • Bus operators demand defects are put right before the busway opens

    Bus operator want outstanding defects that are stopping buses running between St Ives and Cambridge fixed before the Guided Busway opens so the track does not close again for corrections.  But bus operators also reiterated that the outstanding defects that are stopping buses running on the route from St Ives to Cambridge must be rectified… Read more

  • Buses run on final stretch of busway – but still work to do

    Let us hope we are making progress. With the lost of the A14 improvements the guided busway is even more important. Buses have completed the first trial run on the final stretch of the Busway track through Trumpington Cutting – which means buses have now run on every section of the route. The first buses… Read more

  • Multi-million pound access road to hospital opened

    Good news. A fine piece of investment to our infrastructure. A new £25 million road which will link major new developments and the internationally recognised Addenbrooke’s Hospital directly to Trumpington / M11, opened last month. The road provides a vital link to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) which is home to Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie… Read more

  • Cambridgeshire Libraries

    Cambridgeshire libraries are among the first in the country to work with other authorities to protect services and make savings. Plans are progressing to join with four other councils in the East to save up to £500,000 by sharing services. This is part of the Library Service Review. In-depth investigations into a range of options… Read more

  • Consultation on local sustainable community strategy:

    Everyone is being encouraged to express their views on the draft three year Sustainable Community Strategy that is now available on line at;  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NR6JLY8 In addition, there is a wiki for the draft vision, where people can comment upon and make changes to the draft http://sustainable-community-strategy.wikispaces.com/ The survey and the wiki are publicised at http://www.scambs.gov.uk/lsp and will… Read more

  • Council Tax Freeze – Band D savings of up to £70

    Council tax bills will be frozen next year – as a result of a deal struck in the Spending Review. With the Treasury agreeing to set aside an extra £650 million all councils will be able to freeze bills next year – meaning local taxpayers living in an average Band D home in England could… Read more