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There is a burst water main on the Addenbrookes roundabout. Update: NOW FIXED. This will delay the existing roadworks there but it is hard to say for how long. Otherwise work is progressing well. See further details below. Fendon Road exiting Addenbrookes roundabout northbound is closed and Hills Road southbound has a lane closure in place on…

The government is spreading a common governance structure across the country which means that the councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are having to reform into unitary councils i.e. the district and county functions will merge. We will retain the Combined Authority Mayor. The councils in Cambridgeshire have issued a press release outlining the 3 options…

This is the latest update on the roadworks. Work continues to progress well with further excavation taking place to allow for the carriageway to be widened, while drainage installation has also continued.  Temporary traffic signals around the roundabout were commissioned last week, with ducting and permanent signal poles due to be installed this week. The…

Work is continuing to improve safety for all road users at Addenbrooke’s roundabout. Last week, the site team worked specifically on two tasks. They prepared for the installation and commissioning of upgraded traffic signals which involved the fitting of new ducts and sockets while they continued to widen the carriageway by shrinking the central island.…

The government has stated that in order to promote growth, it wishes to increase housebuilding in this country. It has now issued its response to the consultation on the proposed amendments to the National Planning Policy Framework and made some changes. Measures for Councils and local plans Mandatory housing targets will be reinstated using a…

A reminder that the works take place between 8pm and 6am with the noisier work happening before midnight. This is the update I have received: Last week, the site team undertook a range of works to the roundabout, including taking core samples to look at the road’s layers and removing the existing road markings in…

I have received some anxious requests for information about the roadworks on Addenbrookes roundabout which will start in earnest on 19 May next week. Timing An application was made to Streetworks, the agency that controls when roadworks happen,  to carry out the changes to the roundabout, but this was initially refused due the level of…

I am delighted to say that the LibDems have won control of the County Council with 31 seats. As part of that, I have won the election for the Queen Edith’s division. The results for Queen Edith’s were: Karen Young Lib Dem 1258 Labour 633 Green 482 Conservative 472 Reform 315. There were also two…

Last week, I attended a Strategy and Resources Committee meeting where we had a much-anticipated update on the Cambridge Growth Company, presented by our Head of Planning. For some time now, it’s been difficult to get clarity on what this new entity is doing, so I was pleased to see it finally being given proper…

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:…