Author: Karen Young

  • City Council Update  September 2025

    City Council Update September 2025

    There were only 2 meetings in the month of August, both regarding planning matters. 14 August Planning: Pre-application developer presentations Hannover Court and Princess Court There was a presentation on the redevelopment of Hannover Court and Princess Court which are very close to the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and English Martyrs…

  • Addenbrookes Roundabout works update 12

    Addenbrookes Roundabout works update 12

    Improvements at the roundabout are continuing to progress this week, with all scheduled tactile paving, drainage, kerb and edging works now completed. The team have also installed the permanent pedestrian signal poles but these will be bagged until they are activated at the end of the works. Pedestrian access between Hills Road and Fendon Road…

  • Burst water main Hills Road and Red Cross Lane junction
  • August Roadworks

    August Roadworks

    Promoter Organisation Street Name Traffic Management Type Proposed Start Date Proposed End Date Activity Type CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL NIGHTINGALE AVENUE Some carriageway incursion 18/08/2025 30/08/2025 Works for road purposes CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HINTON AVENUE Some carriageway incursion 18/08/2025 19/08/2025 Works for road purposes CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL GODWIN WAY Give and take 18/08/2025 27/08/2025 Highway repair…

  • Addenbrookes roundabout works 11

    Addenbrookes roundabout works 11

    Here is the latest update on our safety improvement works at Addenbrooke’s roundabout. Over the past week the team have completed excavations between Fendon Road and Hills Road, marking an important milestone in this phase of work. Tactile paving installation is underway, and drainage and gully installations are progressing, while kerb and edging works are…

  • Addenbrookes roundabout works 10

    Addenbrookes roundabout works 10

    We have continued to excavate the section of the roundabout between Fendon Road and Hills Road which is now around 70% complete. The path in this area is still closed and the pedestrian diversion remains in place whilst the site team continues to install drainage and gully systems, kerbs and ducting. The temporary traffic signals…

  • New bus fares from 31 August

    New bus fares from 31 August

    Cambridge City – Town zone fares Cambridgeshire Plus zone

  • City Council Update August 2025

    City Council Update August 2025

    In this update: Councillor allowances, new scrutiny committee, folk festival, council housing status, finance outturn and look at next year, pre-application planning presentations by AstraZeneca and Cambridge South, planning applications approved. 30 June Civic affairs There were two items on the agenda of Civic Affairs: amendment of the members allowances, and an update on the…

  • County Council, GCP and CPCA  Update August 2025

    County Council, GCP and CPCA Update August 2025

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION Work by councils on the Government’s reorganisation of local government continues to take much time and money. Business cases are being developed for the three options formally on the table. There is a fourth option being promoted by the two MPs representing areas of Peterborough, but it is unlikely to attract support,…

  • Community Grants

    Community Grants

    The City Council’s new community grants portal has opened with the new resettlement grants scheme. The link is: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/resettlement-community-grants The portal aims to centralise and streamline grant application processes, including assessment and monitoring. Applicants register and complete application forms including eligibility information, which tells them at point of application whether their group is eligible for…