Category: News

As our recycling and waste is no longer collected on Mondays, this means there is much less disruption throughout the year with the majority of bank holidays on Mondays. The Council can empty bins on the preceding Mondays around Christmas and New Year which means that there are only four days of disruption to the…

As part of the approved Cambridge City Council Litter Strategy CCC Litter Strategy policy LS4 seeks to audit and review our streets and waste management service. Cambridge City Council have just over 1,900 street bins to maintain and empty which include, general waste, recycled waste and dog waste bins. To assess need and seek to…

Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council are seeking views on markets in the area. Have your say by completing the Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire markets survey. The Council needs your feedback to help them decide how best to support these markets and ensure they thrive, maximising their potential for the benefit of everyone. The…

Another budget consultation, this one for the Combined Authority. We want to hear your opinions on our spending plans for the next four years. Public engagement runs from 18 November to 23 December, shaping a £309m capital and £320m revenue budget focused on transport, skills, business growth, and resilience. People can participate online, where they can…

This has been erected in such a way that is very close to both the road and a zebra crossing making visibility for pedestrians difficult. Importantly, it is not in accordance with the planning permission given. I raised this with the planning team who have now raised this with the company who built it, and…

Applications for Cambridge City Council’s community grants (£5,000 and under) are now open for voluntary and community groups, or groups of local residents that need funding to deliver activities to help reduce social and/or economic inequality in the city. This grant scheme replaces the Area Committee Grants. The deadline to apply for this round of…

The council currently spends £97.2 million per year to deliver a broad range of services in Cambridge. The council’s operating costs are paid for mainly from the income the council generates from fees and charges, Council Tax and Business Rates, commercial property rent, and Government grants. In September, the council recommitted to saving £6 million annually…

Peter Freeman has been appointed as Chair of the Cambridge Growth Company to drive forward the government’s growth ambitions in Greater Cambridge. Find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/appointment-of-cambridge-growth-company-chair

CAMBRIDGE City Council is working with partner agencies to deliver support and shelter for people sleeping rough in Cambridge during the colder months to ensure that everyone can access a safe and warm place to stay. For the fourth year running, 20 individual rooms are available for people who need them, through the charity It…