Connecting Cambridgeshire by Faster Broadband
A county-wide broadband campaign to Get Cambridgeshire Connected has been launched through the Connecting Cambridgeshire website at www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk . This project has been set up by the County council in a bid to get broadband services to all parts of the county that BT did not consider viable.
The plan is to provide access to superfast broadband to at least 90% of homes and businesses across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and better broadband connections for all other premises by 2015. The project is partly funded by grant from central government, and partly by Cambridgeshire County council. Read More…
Celebrating team spirit and unsung heroes
We have all been thrilled by the performances of the athletes at the London2012 Olympics, and by the team spirit that is being played out right in front of us by the athletes whom we see and the heroes behind the scenes.
We are also hearing the national anthems of various nations played at the medal giving ceremonies, and for me, it is always a very moving time just watching the face of the athletes on the podium. Sometimes it’s a smile, or a sing-along proudly, other times it’s a “trying-not-to-cry” look, and indeed for quite a few, including grown men, the tears fall unashamedly. Read More…
McDonalds told plans for Caxton Gibbet site not good enough
The Cambridge News reported yesterday (31 July) that Costa Coffee and McDonald’s are set to get permission to replace a Chinese restaurant which was gutted by fire, despite opposition from villagers.
The two drive-through restaurants would be built on the site of the Yim Wah House next to the A428 at Caxton Gibbet, which has stood empty since a devastating blaze three years ago.
But the parish council in nearby Elsworth complains the plan promotes the “self-serving interests” of “two multi-national giants”. The parish council also complained that while the Yim Wah House was “traditional” in appearance, the proposed single-storey restaurants were concerned only with “corporate image”. Read More…
Call for Nominations for Village Hero and Community Pride Awards
South Cambridgeshire District Council is on its annual hunt for the unsung heroes and heroines of the local community. The council gives two awards every year, one for a Village Hero, and the other for a Village or Community Group.
The Village Hero is considered as someone who goes out of their way or over and beyond the call of duty to make a difference to other people. Such a person could be of any age group. Read More…
South Cambridgeshire Consultation on proposed new Local Development Plan
As those who follow my monthly reports will know, I have for the last two months been emphasizing the fact that South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is shortly to embark upon the next stage of the creation of the new Local Development Plan (LDP). This stage being the Issues and Options Consultation, which involves asking residents of South Cambridgeshire for their views on the issues that the council has identified and considers important ones the district will face over the period of at least 15 years from when it adopts the new plan.
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