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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Enforcement Action at Touring Caravan Park
The decision notice granting approval for the Caravan park was issued on 31 May 2012. The site owner subsequently went on site and put up a newt barrier, which is required as part of the newt mitigation requirements. I notified SCDC at the weekend that this work had taken place. However, the site owner […]
A Retrospective Look at the 2011 Municipal Year
I have now come to the end of my second year as your District Councillor, a year that was busier than the previous one. I remained on the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, and continued as Scrutiny Monitor for the Finance Portfolio and the Economic Development Portfolio. I was involved in one task and finish […]
South Cambridgeshire District Council is nominated for Award
Recent good news to rave about is that innovative work by South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) officers who help councillors in their role as community champions has been recognised by a national body. SCDC’s democratic services team has been shortlisted by The Municipal Journal for best team in their field. Winners of the prestigious local […]
Government plans to withdraw housing benefit from under-25s
Housing charities and campaign groups have been outraged by an idea floated by Downing Street to strip housing benefits from under-25s and make them move in with “mum and dad” as a way to “make work pay” and save the UK from growing welfare expenditure. The proposal – which was floated by No 10 earlier […]
Call for Candidates for South Cambs Youth Council
The Young People of South Cambridgeshire now have an opportunity to have a bigger say in how their neighbourhood is run by becoming “youth councillors” in the South Cambs Youth Council. This follows on from the development of the South Cambridgeshire Young People’s Plan (YPP) which was put together with the help of young people […]
Cambridge Airport Opens New Route to Burgundy France
Flyers from Cambridge Airport have been handed a new service to the Burgundy region of France, starting this summer. Cambridge Airport says that European regional airline, Danube Wings, will launch its first ever UK scheduled services from the Cambridge region with twice-weekly non-stop flights to the Dole-Jura Airport starting in June. The regional airport of […]