City councillors have decided not to go ahead with a city farm at Cherry Hinton Hall, but to go ahead with the masterplan for redeveloping it, which includes a walled garden, theatre and café. I believe this is a sensible approach, as a farm would have meant restrictions on the annual Folk Festival as well […]

County Council Highways officers are coming to the next South Cambridge Area meeting on 11th July to hear what we think of the 20mph speed limit trial in the Wulfstan Way area. Officers would like to make it permanent. The scheme has been running for just over a year and covers Wulfstan Way, Gunhild Way […]

It is looking increasingly likely that the Conservative-run Cambridgeshire County Council will close Rock Road Library unless the community can offer a solid proposal to keep it going. The Friends of Rock Road Library estimate that we need to raise £6,000 a year and 40+ volunteers. They are conducting a questionnaire to establish what practical […]

From time to time I am asked whether bonfires are allowed in private gardens. While they are a useful way to get rid of garden waste, the smoke can be annoying for neighbours. There is no specific law banning garden bonfires or the times you can light them. The Council can only take action if […]

Work has begun on the improvement scheme for the Wulfstan Way shops (see previous posts) and if you have visited the area recently you’ll know that the excavators have arrived! Workers and council officers were there too when I was shopping this afternoon. The scheme will provide more attractive paving and pathways better linking the […]

I am pleased to report that the noisy Virgin junction box on Holbrook Road that had been emitting a loud hum was silenced on Monday morning. Yesterday, I received a message from Virgin Media, which they’ve asked me to pass on: Thank you for highlighting the issue with the junction box in the Holbrook Road […]

Virgin Media service boxes are causing a nuisance here and in other parts of Cambridge. One particular box in Holbrook Road is emitting a low humming noise, a source of irritation to people living nearby as it can be heard from front gardens. It’s even keeping babies awake! I have reported this to the City […]

Cambridgeshire library managers will be visiting the South Area meeting at the Queen Edith Chapel in Wulfstan Way this Wednesday. They’ll be doing a presentation on the Conservative administration’s library review and seeking the views of the public on the planned changes as well as ideas on the library service and its future viability. The […]

Swap your old stuff for new stuff next Saturday. Bring along your unwanted but still useable items to pass on to others, or take something others have left. It’s like Freecycle without the Internet or a cash-free bring & buy! No electrical goods and portable items only please, eg books, clean clothes, shoes and household […]

Cambridge residents are now recycling 44% of household waste, just under 700 tonnes a month, and up 3% on last year, before the blue bins arrived. The City Council will be offering three extra recycling services in May and June: a battery bag to attach to your bin at home plastic ‘pots, tubs & trays’ […]