Better broadband on its way to South Cambridgeshire

At the Broadband Champions Event in April, the Connecting Cambridgshire project team indicated that we should expect to hear more in May about when the first phases of the roll-out plan would be announced.   On the very last day of May, it happened … with a caveat that “there is still a lot of […]

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Council turns its back on supporting sustainable energy

  Just when the rest of the country is stepping up efforts to go green, South Cambridgeshire District council has decided to do the opposite. At the annual full council meeting on 24 May 2013, the Conservative majority led authority voted to abolish the Sustainable Energy Committee, and “absorb” the work that the committee had […]

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Emmaus campaign to protect homeless shelters from closure

Emmaus, the homeless charity that works,  is launching a petition today to keep night shelters across the UK open.   Many night shelters are at risk of closure due to the loss of housing benefit income. This follows a legal ruling in Wales that denied housing benefit to an individual staying in a night shelter, […]

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Superfast broadband rollout in Caldecote hits brick wall

The rollout of superfast broadband to Caldecote resumed in early April, having stalled for several months. Half the village is now able to order the service. Unfortunately, the rollout now seems to have hit a brick wall as the other half of the village is still in superfast broadband darkness !   Annette Thorpe, the […]

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Proposed new village at Bourn Airfield flies in face of local opinion

The most frequently asked question by residents of Caldecote following the announcement of the proposal to build up to 3500 homes on Bourn Airfield is “why was the site chosen?”   It is a valid question considering that the summer 2012 South Cambridgeshire Issues and Options consultation document Chapter 5 listed two pros and three […]

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Plans proposed for Bourn Airfield development, Waterbeach and West Cambourne

The news today that South Cambridgeshire District Council has agreed growth plans jointly with Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridge City council was welcome. However, what is less welcome and certainly very concerning is the proposal to build three new new villages at Waterbeach, Bourn Airfield and Cambourne West. Bourn Airfield Development and West Cambourne are […]

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Free compost to gardeners compliments of SCDC

South Cambridgeshire District Council is helping gardeners to get their gardens in order for this summer by giving away free compost this Thursday (9 May) at Morrisons supermarket car park in Cambourne from 10am to 3pm. The Council has a skip of free soil conditioner made from the composted contents of green bins to give […]

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South Cambridgeshire District Council celebrates St Georges day

Councillors and staff  marked St George’s Day by raising the national flag at its Cambourne headquarters on Tuesday 23 April 2013. A short ceremony took place outside South Cambridgeshire District Council’s business park offices to mark the occasion where the Council’s Chairman and Vice Chairman asked people to take a moment to reflect on the […]

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BT Infinity Superfast broadband rollout in Caldecote restarts

After my previous post on how the rollout of BT Infinity to Caldecote ground to a halt, I am pleased to be able to say that planned but massively delayed rollout is now on the move again. Hurrah!   BT released more fibre capacity in the village during the week beginning 8th April 2013, and […]

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Infinite Wait for BT Infinity for Madingley Exchange Communities

Sometimes, getting stuff done requires taking unusual steps …. @councillortumi making her point @cambourneparish #gettingstuffdone for her community! twitter.com/claytonhudson/… — Clayton Hudson (@claytonhudson) April 2, 2013   Following on from my previous post explaining how the BT rollout of superfast broadband had halted for Madingley Exchange, I attended the Cambourne Parish Council meeting on the […]

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