East West Rail
East West Rail Announces Preferred Route Alignment
Finally East West Rail announced the preferred route alignment for the Bedford to Cambridge section of the line. The preference is Route Alignment 1A (Tempsford Option), with a station at Cambourne North, the line going through Highfields Caldecote and several other villages, before approaching Cambridge South Station.
Life Sciences Growth Package Announced by Chancellor
Life Sciences is the key industry in Greater Cambridgeshire. Recognising this, Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a £650 million fund to fire up this sector and drive forward the government’s desire to grow the UK economy.
East West Rail continues to raise political temperatures
Weather temperatures have been high this week across the country and a new high was recorded in Cambridge. Political high temperature is being aimed for by some using the proposed East West Rail project as a lighter, confusing residents unnecessarily.
East West Rail Local Representatives Group Meeting
East West Rail Company in its bid to keep communities along the proposed Bedford to Cambridge route informed, set up a number of local representative groups. Communities in Caldecote Ward are in the South Cambridgeshire West Local Representative Group. The second meeting of the group and EWR took place recently to provide some update information.
SCDC Response to EWR Consultation
SCDC Response to the proposed EWR line Bedford to Cambridge South is contained in a detailed report that states the many challenges that the proposal faces due to the potential route alignments it proposes.
East West Rail – Ward Member Comments
The East West Rail (EWR) non-statutory consultation that started on 31st March 2021 is closing on 9th June 2021. It is an additional consultation because EWR is proposing new route alignments outside of the Option E corridor. So it is essential to consult the public. The impact of their proposal on Highfields Caldecote is quite […]
East West Rail Consulting on New Routes
East West Rail launched a new consultation on 31 March 2021 showing new routes through villages in Caldecote Ward that had not previously been on the route proposed. The potential impact of these new routes on our villages will be will be significant. Residents should read the proposal in the consultation documents and send in […]