Here’s some news from the City Council website ( https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/coldhams-common-draft-management-plan-consultation ): “We are working on the development of a comprehensive management plan for Coldham’s Common, to help us better manage the site. We know there are some issues that need to be tackled at present, and we also want to plan for the future of the […]

More news from Cambridge City Council All refuse and recycling collections for Cambridge City in the week beginning Monday 26 May will take place one day later than normal, with Friday’s collection taking place on Saturday 31 May. You can check collection days for your street at http://bins.cambridge.gov.uk. If you are having a clear-out over […]

I have been advised that the City will be removing “basal shoots” from the mature Lime trees along Vinery Road over the next few months. These are the suckers that sprout from near ground level which can become a nuisance if left to grow big. No larger works are currently planned.  

All refuse and recycling collections for Cambridge City in the week beginning Monday 5 May will take place one day later than normal, with Friday’s collection taking place on Saturday 10 May. You can check collection days for your street at http://bins.cambridge.gov.uk. If you are having a clear-out over the weekend or doing some DIY, […]

  The city council has approved a re-vamp of the pocket park at the corner of Cavendish Road and Mill Road. But first a proposal for public art on the site needs to be considered as the design needs to consider the size and shape of any artwork. Paul Saunders, Romsey City Councillor, said “I’m […]

  At the request of Romsey Councillor Paul Saunders this area is about to get new toddlers play equipment. This is the final stage of a refurbishment programme that has seem the pruning back on overhanging trees, the replacement of the climbing frame with a newer one positioned away from the wet rear section and the installation of a rubber mat path […]

After years of lying derelict the site of the old Holland’s garage in east Mill Road has new owners who are proposing student accommodation. The site is the subject of a Development Brief drawn up at the request of local Lib Dem councillor Catherine Smart. “The Development Brief wanted a mixture of houses and apartments with public open space on the Mill Road side of the site. So far the […]

The Lib Dem team have secured much needed investment in Coldham’s Lane’s pavements. Work carried out in the last month has seen the pavements resurfaced and new protection added for trees. The works should also reduce flooding. Mill Roads pavements are now looking much better. At the request of councillor Paul Saunders, the corners of junctions are being given special attention, and will be completed shortly so that […]

Neighbouring residents should have received a letter warning of this, but I have received some further background, produced by our Arboricultural Officer, which may be of helpful…. The tree has been monitored for a number of years and watched it slowly decline. It is significant tree and part of a pair that frame the entrance to the allotments and […]

All bin collections for Cambridge City during the week 21 – 25 April will take place one day late with Friday’s collection taking place on Saturday. Good Friday’s collections will take place on Saturday 19 April. You can check exactly what date your bin collection will take place on. You can recycle all plastic, cardboard and […]