Winning the Local Government Challenge for South Cambridgeshire
Paul Knight, Senior Policy and Performance Officer at South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC), has won the final of the Local Government Challenge 2011. . Paul’s prize in the Local Government Challenge was a £10k scholarship, which he’ll use on a project to benefit the residents of South Cambridgeshire, along with additional funding he has managed […]
SCDC Business Step Up Competition
South Cambridgeshire District Council’s (SCDC) recently announced the launch of the Business Step Up competition, which is being run again following the success it enjoyed last year. This is in recognition of the important role that businesses play in creating and maintaining the prosperity of South Cambridgeshire. Business Step Up seeks to encourage local people […]
South Cambridgeshire issues Call for Sites
Local communities, land owners and developers are being asked to suggest sites for possible new housing development in South Cambridgeshire. This comes as the Planning Policy team starts work on the next stage for the new South Cambridgeshire Development Plan that will set the strategy for, and locations of, new development in the district […]
Madingley Exchange to get super fast broadband to the premises
BT Openreach yesterday confirmed that Madingley Exchange is in the next phase of its roll-out of super-fast fibre broadband services, as it unveiled a 156 strong list of more exchanges to be upgraded. The new locations announced include the 10 exchange areas that won the recent BT Race to Infinity competition, where members of the […]
South Cambridgeshire District Council hits homeowners where it hurts!
Today, South Cambridgeshire District Council announced what it calls plans to "reduce empty homes in South Cambridgeshire". The Press Release given out earlier today, states: Plans to tackle 600 long-term empty homes and encourage owners to bring them back into use in an area of high housing demand have been given a helping hand. To […]
Welfare Reform Bill set to shake up Britain’s benefits culture
Welfare reform bill aims to create the right incentives to get more people into work, protect the most vulnerable in society, and deliver fairness to benefit claimants and the taxpayer
District Councillors briefed on depth of Comprehensive Spending Review
District Councillors in South Cambridgeshire, on Thursday 4th February 2011, received briefing from the Council’s Finance Corporate Managers on the final settlement figures, following the government’s announcement on 31st January 2011. The settlement figures follows months of speculation on the depths of the expected cuts to public funds, and only gives interim figures for two […]