June 2013
Cabinet approves draft Local Development Plans for public consultation
On Thursday 27th June 2013, South Cambridgeshire District Council cabinet approved further public consultation on the draft local development plan that proposes to build up to 3500 homes in a new village at Bourn airfield, 1500 more homes in Cambourne and a new town of 8000 houses in Waterbeach. The consultation is planned to take […]
Have you got the X Factor for free summer extravaganza
Talented young people are being given the chance to take the stage and perform at South Cambridgeshire’s biggest free sports and entertainment festival this summer. South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Parklife event at Milton Country Park – which attracted over 4,000 people last year – has been announced to take place on Sunday 4 August […]
AstraZeneca confirms head quarters move to Cambridge
AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday last week that it is to move its new global headquarters and research center to Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), a science park on the southern outskirts of Cambridge, next to Addenbrooke’s Hospital. The site, where 2,000 office and research & development staff will work, is expected to be ready by 2016. […]
Campaign to reinstate Bedford to Cambridge railway link
Once upon a time there was an East-West railway linking Cambridge to Oxford. Nowadays, travellers wishing to make that journey have to travel via London, adding cost and time delay to the journey. The reinstatement of the direct link would be of immense benefit to the residents of Cambridge. There have been moves afoot to […]
Shape Your Place goes live in South Cambridgeshire
The award winning www.ShapeYourPlace.org project went live in Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire on 17 June 2013 and launched on 18 June 2013. This will mean that the project will cover the whole of the county. ShapeYourPlace has been a real success attracting thousands of visitors and generating many conversations about local issues in […]
Gamlingay Community Wind Turbine is first in South Cambridgeshire
The Gamlingay community wind turbine was officially opened on Friday 14th June, on what turned out to be a breezy and sunny afternoon. The opening was followed by followed by a party to celebrate the occasion at the Gamlingay EcoHub. And well deserved too. The community project has come a long way since 2010 […]
Glowing start for south cambridgeshire council solar project
Solar panels on the roof of a council building have hit their year one energy generation target a month ahead of schedule, saving nearly £3,000. The panels on South Cambridgeshire District Council offices in Cambourne were installed in July last year in partnership with Cambourne Parish Council, and have generated over 25,000kw of energy […]
Sites in local villages to provide new homes
South Cambridgeshire District Council yesterday announced plans for more new homes in villages. This comes two weeks after its announcement that it is to build new settlements at Bourn Airfield, Waterbeach and West Cambourne. According to the news release, supporting new jobs and sustaining quality of life in villages are at the centre of the […]
Better broadband on its way to South Cambridgeshire
At the Broadband Champions Event in April, the Connecting Cambridgshire project team indicated that we should expect to hear more in May about when the first phases of the roll-out plan would be announced. On the very last day of May, it happened … with a caveat that “there is still a lot of […]