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South Cambs Tree Wardens Network
The Tree Warden Scheme is a countrywide initiative started and coordinated by The Tree Council. There are many networks throughout the UK, with Tree Warden Coordinators helping local tree enthusiasts get involved with and care for the trees in their area. South Cambridgeshire District Council is the registered network coordinator for this area. As coordinators, […]
New South Cambs Lib Dem Leader’s First Speech
The new LibDem Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council delivered her first speech at the first full council meeting of the new municipal year on 23rd May 2018, following the very successful local elections that saw the Libdems wipe out the Tory majority with a
South Cambs Main Modifications – My Submission
Firstly I want to thank all of the residents who took time to read my blog posts on the proposed modifications, particular my thoughts and some of the other blog articles about the proposals to build 3,500 houses on Bourn Airfield. The South Cambridgeshire District Council consultation pages were not easy to use, but
Is South Cambs Building Cambourne East by Stealth?
That is a valid question in the light of all the developments that are being planned and have been approved along the A428 corridor. It is a question that I have asked myself, one that many have asked me, to which my reply tends to be ……
Cambourne to Cambridge Busway Consultation launched
The Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership (GCP) have launched a public consultation on 3 potential routes for the busway that is being planned for the A428 corridor. Remember that there are plans for 2,350 houses in West Cambourne, and 3,500 in Bourn Airfield, not to mention further nearly 3000 in St Neots. Residents can participate in the […]
Greater Cambridge Deserves Better
Greater Cambridge is a fast growing subregion, with Cambridge City at its centre, a city constrained by its medevial centre and the green belt that surrounds it. The growth is welcome by some, and unwanted by many due in part to the soaring cost of housing and the difficulty of transport into and within the […]
Political leadership needed to solve housing crisis
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has stated in a briefing that the government’s failure to tackle the housing crisis is due to its unwillingness to confront the root cause of the problem and organised ‘Nimbyism’. It went on to say that “this is a short sighted strategy considering rising housing costs cause more widespread […]
Public Examination of SCDC Policy for Proposed Bourn Airfield New Village
The long awaited public examination of the South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) Policy SS/6, New Village at Bourn Airfield, finally got scheduled for 4th – 6th April 2017. This is the SCDC plan to build 3,500 homes on the airfield, together with schools, shops, etc. The hearing on 4th April was to continue the examination of […]
Council Leader Attempts to Justify Destroying Quality of Life for South Cambs Village
It has been one of those weeks when so much happened in such a short space of time. Two things stood out for me, first on a political level (no, not Trump! but name begins with T) in the first half of the week, and second on a personal level in the other half of the […]
Right Royally Stitched Up by South Cambridgeshire District Council
It is now official – Highfields Caldecote residents have been right royally stitched up by the very Council that is supposed to be working for us and protecting us. This is further to my previous post where I explained how the Council Reneged On Separation Pledge with regard to the proposed new Bourn