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The Liberal Democrat-led County Council today passed the most recent version of the County Council’s Climate Change and Environment Strategy at the Environment and Green Investment Committee. The new Climate Change and Environment Strategy is an ambitious and deliverable plan to address the Council’s climate ambitions. The strategy recommits the council to achieving Net Zero by…

Liberal Democrats Call for Full Funding of Tiger Pass as Mayor Proposes Cuts The Liberal Democrats on the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have raised serious concerns over proposals from the Mayor that could lead to changes in the highly successful Tiger Pass scheme, which currently provides £1 bus fares for under-25s across the region.…

This is an overview of all the activity that is going on behind the scenes in the Highways department of the council based on a report from officers. I have taken out some, but not all, the non-Queen Edith’s items just to give you an idea on what is happening across the county.   New,…

This is the latest update to the roadworks at Addenbrookes roundabout. Fence barriers have been installed, and all white lining and asphalting works are completed. Snagging corrections are being addressed as part of the final quality checks. Traffic signal installation continues to advance. We are scheduled to connect the permanent signals and remove the temporary…

In this update: Council Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) Council approved new loans to the CIP amounting to £18.5m to fund housing and regeneration developments at Newbury Farm ATS/Murketts Histon Road and Fanshawe Road. The CIP is a successful housing building joint venture of the Council with Hill Investments and the funding will be matched by…

This week we’ve been progressing the white lining works on the roundabout and installing fence barriers and new permanent traffic signals. You might see in some places that new pedestrian signal poles are already in place, but we’ve bagged them for the time being so there’s no confusion, as they aren’t active yet. We’ve closed…

Works in the northeast quadrant (Fendon Road – A1307, Babraham Road) are now complete, and pedestrian access through this section has been reopened.  Pedestrian access between Hills Road and Fendon Road remains closed, with a clearly marked diversion in place, while works continue in this area. As mentioned in last week’s update carriageway preparation is…

Civic Quarter This has been a topic of debate at both Scrutiny and Cabinet last month. The City Council have put together 3 very different projects that are all located together in the centre of the city and have put forward proposals for rejuvenation. Market square The square is currently a magnet for anti-social behaviour…

Local Government Reorganisation The three options being considered by council leaders for the shape of future councils in Cambridgeshire have now expanded to five, or maybe four – with two new three-council options added to the mix. Peterborough City Council is now working on the option proposed by its two MPs, which has a ‘Greater…