The City Council has just opened a consultation on the corner of Mill Road and Cavendish Road. The proposals include new raised beds, new cycle racks, benches from reclaimed wood, and a specially commissioned piece of art created by Romsey-based artist Harry Gray (who recently created the new “Poppy Gates” for Twickenham Rugby Stadium). The […]

An appeal on behalf of Robinson College has been dismissed by a planning inspector. The application would have allowed a new development at the end of Romsey Terrace. The proposal included four new dwellings and a dramatic reduction in space for the existing houses which would, as proposed, share a garden. After a long and […]

On Thursday 13 October at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court the resident was ordered to complete a community order and to pay full costs of £639 for dumping waste, which is a criminal offence under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The court heard that a council enforcement officer discovered household items had been dumped […]

Our thanks to local Romsey Town resident Piers Vitebsky for allowing us to publish his reply to the recent City Deal consultation on the proposals and the  Peak-time Congestion Control Points (PCCPs) ..   Thoughts about traffic in Cambridge 10 October 2016 I travel constantly around the city and the villages on foot, by cycle, […]

A message from Catherine Smart No-one who has lived in Romsey for more than a couple of years will forget the endless saga of the refurbishment and replacement of the street lights.   Even the narrowest of pavements were dug up for months and all the protests seemed to make little difference. BalfourBeatty, the firm the […]

There’s an interesting post on local Liberal Democrat Simon Cooper’s blog which discusses these in depth.   Well worth a read. Click here to have as look.  

Many of the new trees on this development have already died or are in poor condition.Further older trees facing Cromwell Road were damaged by builders during construction and had to be replaced too. LibDem activist and former Romsey Councillor, Catherine Smart is pursuing re-planting. Catherine has obtained a commitment from the City to act and […]

Here’s a note from Roy Stamp, Chair of Romsey Terrace Residents’ Group … Dear Fellow Residents of Romsey Thank you for your support in fighting the plans by Robinson College to build on the back gardens off the houses they own in Romsey Terrace.  The College had wanted the Inspector to decide the case by […]

Many people will be aware of the changes done some months ago to Ross Street Community Centre so that the entrance is now from the north courtyard and not up the steps from the street. It has now been suggested that the section of the highway adjacent to the old entrance would be a good […]

A note from Catherine Smart: Usually the Councils do not try to consult people over the summer, believing it to be more efficient if it is done outside the holiday period.    This does not seem to apply to this summer as there has been a build up of issues for which consultation is needed… Mill […]