Author: Karen Young

The government has announced a series of events and celebrations in May to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day. Councils are being encouraged to help promote street parties and other events – you can read a letter from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport attached or visit the official website.

The county council’s holiday activities and food programme is running again at Easter. It offers children in receipt of income-related free school meals a fully funded place at a holiday scheme featuring fun activities and healthy food. Recently arrived refugee families and families struggling financially are also eligible.  See more and book using the link below:…

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

The plans for a unitary council are proceeding and so this is an update of where we are.

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…

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…

The cycle lane will be closed between 3 and 6 March to enable CCTV works to be carried out.

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…

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…