I attach the Notice from the City Council below. Beware the City have confirmed that correct email address is  parks@cambridge.co.uk , with an S!

Here’s a news release from the City Council: CAMBRIDGE City Council is reminding residents that bin collections will be day later than normal following the August bank holiday Monday. All collections in the week beginning Monday 31 August are scheduled one day late, with Friday 4 September collections moved to Saturday 5 September. Collections return […]

The project was launched yesterday and will attempt to raise £8000 by 4pm on 20th July. You can pledge on-line here http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/mill-road-festive-lights/? The Project explains: For a number of years, festive lights have been paid for by local businesses and Council grants. There is no Council funding available and we – local residents – would like to […]

Keen cyclist Nichola Martin has laid out her positive vision for the Chisholm Trail cycle and pedestrian route along the rail line. As well as providing a safe and direct route across the city, Nichola is pushing to ensure that the trail includes benches and trees to make it a pleasant green space for local residents. She is also keen to explore the possibilty […]

News release from Cambridge City Council (26 May 2015): The City Council is holding a compost give-away to thank residents for their recycling efforts and to mark Compost Awareness Week ~ “We’d like to thank residents for using their green bins to recycle food and garden waste. The compost that is produced from this waste is […]

Two public exhibitions are being held for residents of Cambridge to contribute to proposals for opening up the Cambridge Lakes. The first exhibition will be held on Saturday 28 February from 11.00am until 4pm at the David Lloyd Centre on Coldham’s Lane. The second event will take place on Monday 2 March from 5.30pm to […]

A message from Donald Adey, The Labour-run City Council is currently considering whether to introduce charges for use of the Great Eastern Street car park. They have also proposed to increase the size of the car park by removing the play area that sits next to the site. To offset against the loss of play area, they […]

Residents in Cambridge are being urged to make sure their bins are put out on the right date to ensure collection. Thursday collections on 25 December have been rescheduled for Saturday 20 December – five days early – while collections falling on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day will be carried out a day later than […]

City Council News Release 27 October 2014 A Cambridge landlord has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £2,500 for failing to remove hazards from an unsafe House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in the city. Mr Coppola of Ascham Road, Cambridge, was fined at Cambridge Crown Court on 24 October for failing to […]

Here’s a message from the City Council: City residents are being reminded that they can give their shrubs, flowers and vegetables a tonic with free compost that was once garden and food waste. All of the Cambridge City Council’s garden and food waste is composted at Amey-Cespa’s waste management park on the A10 near Waterbeach […]