Business
Life Sciences Growth Package Announced by Chancellor
Life Sciences is the key industry in Greater Cambridgeshire. Recognising this, Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a £650 million fund to fire up this sector and drive forward the government’s desire to grow the UK economy.
Covid19-Self Employment Income Support Scheme
The new Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed people (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19
BT abandons Race to Infinity Winners
As many people know, Madingley exchange which serves the villages of Caldecote, Childerley, Hardwick, Coton and Madingley was one of 10 exchanges that won the BT Race to Infinity. The prize was the upgrade of those exchanges to provide superfast broadband to the communities they served. Needless to say, the prize still seems to […]
Communities secretary Eric Pickles criticizes Cambridge as too anti-car
It is rare that I agree with sentiments expressed by a government minister, and this is one of them, especially in the ongoing context of the transport plans for Bourn Airfield Development as contained in the draft county council transport strategy document. Cabinet minister and Communities secretary Eric Pickles lashed out at Cambridge city’s […]
New Transport Strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire
The County Council is preparing a new Transport Strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire in parallel with the South Cambridgeshire and the Cambridge Local Plans. The draft strategy is looking at ways to improve transport in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire up to 2031, and affects the viability of the proposed Bourn Airfield Development. The […]
Free business workshops back again in South Cambridgeshire
Following the success of the South Cambridgeshire Business Support Service, a series of free workshops is re-launching to help business-owners in South Cambridgeshire become more successful. The 15 half-day ‘how-to’ workshops are delivered by experts and have been designed to address specific issues of businesses in the local area, including business planning, improving profit, […]
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. […]
BT Race to Infinity shudders to a halt in Madingley
In October 2010, BT announced the Race To Infinity which offered the winning exchanges an upgrade for superfast broadband. A number of residents from all the villages served by Madingley Exchange got together to form the team that helped campaign and saw Madingley be selected as one of 6 winning exchanges to win the […]
Event for Local Businesses Seeking Funding Advice
There is a lot of focus being placed on supporting local businesses, both by Central Government, and our own local authority South Cambridgeshire District Council. One of the more recent initiatives was the launch of the South Cambridgeshire Business Group by MP Andrew Lansley in September. The first meeting was well attended but perhaps attendance […]
SCDC Business Step Up Competition
South Cambridgeshire District Council’s (SCDC) recently announced the launch of the Business Step Up competition, which is being run again following the success it enjoyed last year. This is in recognition of the important role that businesses play in creating and maintaining the prosperity of South Cambridgeshire. Business Step Up seeks to encourage local people […]