Author: Karen Young
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CBC Update
Councillors had an update on the developments at the CBC this week. Here is a summary: Cancer Hospital Acute Hospital Offsite Logistics Events on the site
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Unitary council update
The plans for a unitary council are proceeding and so this is an update of where we are.
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Budget
The council finalised its budget last Monday 24 February 2025 at a special meeting of the Full Council and so I thought I would talk a bit about the Council finances. The council spends money on services to the public that are funded by: The overall budget for this year ending 31 March 2025 is:…
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EWR Ground investigations
EWR have started the first phase of ground investigations this month along the proposed route of the railway. This is what they have said: Ground investigations are vital for large infrastructure projects like EWR, gathering important information about the soil, rock and groundwater below the surface to help us to design a railway in a…
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UKPN Road works Mowbray Road
The next stage of UKPN works are to take place on Mowbray Road between the junctions of Cherry Hinton Road and The Dutch round-a-bout. This is an important section of the project linking up already installed ducting and cables within Queen Ediths Way and Perne Road. Highways have granted a permit for works to take…
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Hills Road cycle lane closure
The cycle lane will be closed between 3 and 6 March to enable CCTV works to be carried out.
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Road repairs
Godwin Close, Gunhild Close, Gunhild Court, Gunhild Way and Godwin Way are all due to have preventative road surface work done from the 12 to 16 April. This is very good news and will improve those road surfaces. There will be road closures while the work is being carried out but there will be access…
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East West Rail – Commencement of ground investigation surveys
EWR Co has recently advised the Council that the first phase of ground investigations along the proposed railway route for East West Rail (EWR) will commence this month. The ground investigations are expected to take place over several months, with the duration of individual surveys varying depending on the type of investigation. EWR Co has advised…
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Nine Wells Wildlife Survey
John Meed has surveyed the wildlife in the fields outside the city for a for the last 13 years. This is his latest report which you can also find on his website https://johnmeed.net/ecology/nine-wells/
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Cambridge South Station – opening delayed to early 2026
This is the text of a letter sent to me as a Stakeholder. Construction of the station is progressing well, with key milestones achieved over Christmas and further significant work planned for 2025. However, we now expect to bring the station into passenger use in early 2026. The revised entry into service date is being…