In the last couple of years in Cambridge, whenever a sizable piece of land has become available, a specialist developer has submitted a planning application for student accommodation. This has been particularly the case with “windfall sites” which had not been allocated in the 2006 local plan. It has been clear for some time that […]

The East Area Committee on 28th January had three major items on the Agenda, all of them concerning Romsey. Police Priorities After considerable discussion, it was decided to continue with the priorities of the last quarter. a) Tackling the supply of Class A drugs in the area. The police have had considerable success in preventing […]

The Royal Standard have applied to drop some of the conditions under which they opened. They are: All alcohol shall be decanted from any bottles into drinking vessels by staff prior to being served to customers Plastic or polycarbonate glassware shall be used for the external drinking areas including those customers using the smoking area Customers […]

East Area is one of the City Council’s four local committees that bring City and County Councillors together to look at local issues. There is more information on the City website here. The following notes of the last meeting on 29th October 2015 were provided by Romsey Councillor Catherine Smart  Ward Blitz in Romsey in December. […]

After an energetic and hard fought campaign LD Nichola Martin was narrowly beaten by Labour’s candidate. Our thanks and commiserations to Nichola. Labour 829 (37.3%) Lib Dem 782 (35.2%) Green 467 (21.0%) Con 100 (4.5%) UKIP 46 (2.1%) However results show a marked swing towards the LibDems as the Labour vote actually declined by 1%. The […]

A controversial decision by the Labour-run Cambridge City Council to “gamble” £10 million of taxpayers’ money in commercial property rather than invest in new homes has resulted in a loss of more than £500,000 in just two months. The issue came to light in the council’s draft annual report which shows the £10 million investment […]

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 […]

News from the City Council: “Teams from Streets and Open spaces have been deployed to grit City Centre footpaths, underpasses, sheltered accommodation, Parks & Open spaces, out City shopping areas, and Crematorium and Cemeteries. The latest information from the County is for further snow showers during the day followed by freezing temperatures.” Background information: The […]

News from the City Council: “The forecast received from the County Council within the last hour is Red, with RSTs (Road Surface Temperatures) below zero by 1700hrs, and  snow / sleet forecast for this afternoon. The County will commence a gritting run at 1300hrs of all primary routes and will also include bridges, cycleways and the Guided […]

City Council news release from 17 October 2014 A Cambridge landlord has been fined £30,000, ordered to pay full costs of £1,250 and a victim surcharge of £120 for putting tenants at risk by renting out unsafe houses in multiple cccupation (HMO) within the city. Following investigations by Cambridge City Council, the landlord was fined at Cambridge […]