Local Issues Caldecote
Lest we Forget Them – One Hundred Years On
So today, another Rememberance Sunday, is #100years since the guns fell silent after the blood shed of World War I. All over the country, communities are holding services of remembrance to thank all those who were involved in the conflict in one way or another, and to commemorate the lives of those
Bourn Airfield Park & Ride Site Coming to Highfields Caldecote
At the July 2017 meeting, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) Executive Board (EB) received a report of eight potential Park and Ride (P&R) sites for the A428 transport corridor. This was as a result of the first phase of the P&R sites assessment showing up environmental concerns about the 3 options that had been looked […]
Children’s Centre Consultation Now Live!
Finally, the “consultation” promised by Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) on the future of the Children’s Centres is now live. The proposed changes will affect the Centre in Caldecote, co-located with the Caldecote Primary School, as part of the wider changes to be made in South Cambridgeshire, which you will find
Children’s Centres in South Cambridgeshire Are Changing
Once again, we find that a vital service to our communities, the Children’s Centres, is to be “redesigned” in a cost-cutting exercise by the Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC). The Council hopes to achieve a savings of
Tumi Hawkins re-elected in Caldecote Ward South Cambridgeshire 2014 Election
The result is official – I have held onto my seat in the recently concluded local elections in South Cambridgeshire District. The turnout was 46.15% of the electorate and it was good to see so many people turn out, despite the sometimes awful weather that we experienced during the day. The final count took […]
The SCDC Local Development Plan – How Councillors Voted
The debate, if one can call it that, that took place on 13th March 2014 on the proposed draft local development plan ended in a vote that was closer than most people expected. I have already given you a flavour of what occurred in a previous article. The voting was recorded and following is the […]
SCDC Draft Local Plan Voted Through By Small Margin
At the full council meeting held on Thursday 13th March 2014, councillors at South Cambridgeshire District Council voted by a small majority to accept the proposed draft local development plan and send it off to the Planning Inspector for examination. 27 councillors voted for, 21 against and 5 abstained. In short, 26 of the
Superfast Broadband Finally Arrives in Caldecote
It has been a long time coming …. and now I am pleased to say that superfast broadband has now reached parts of Highfields Caldecote where it previously seemed to have missed or been witheld! BT eventually got its act together following the visit to Caldecote by Mr Mike Galvin, Managing Director Network Investment, BT […]
Bedroom tax policy adopted by Housing Portfolio holder
From April 2013 Welfare Reform changes have taken place which means Housing Benefit is potentially reduced for households deemed to be under-occupying a property. This is the so-called “bedroom tax” that has been much talked about. There is no definition of a minimum bedroom size set out in legislation. The Department of Work and […]
Council releases new SHLAA assesment with revised data for Bourn Airfield Development
Two weeks ago, South Cambridgeshire District Council announced it was extending the consultation period for the new draft Local Development Plan by two week and would provide some revised housing data information, intended to rectify an omission. The StopBAD campaign had its first victory in its fight to stop the Bourn Airfield Development by highlighting […]