What’s the Council doing about the snow? May I draw your attention to two parts of Cambridge City Council’s website about snow: Firstly information on what the County and the City Councils are doing to respond to the weather, and also information on what residents can do is available on the Snow and Ice advice page. Secondly, […]

There will be a small exhibition on 17th November about the improvement plans for the Wulfstan Way local shopping centre. There will be photos and material samples for people to inspect and comment on. Council officers will be on hand to answer questions. 6.30-7.30 Queen Edith Chapel, Wulfstan Way

Thanks to the local resident who was walking in Pigs Passage and told me a Raleigh bike has been abandoned in the allotments between Holbrook and   Glebe Roads. I have reported this to our City Ranger John McAspurn and the bike has now been collected. Do click on the pig before you go! * so […]

Next Monday (18th October), Cambridgeshire County Council will start on improvements to the shared use path on Cherry Hinton Road. Most of the work should be finished in six weeks. It has actually been waiting on the Mill Road work, to avoid too much disruption at one time. Some finishing off work will be done […]

We are in the middle of the latest phase of construction on the busy Hills Road Bridge in Cambridge — a route used by thousands of cyclists every day as well as thousands of pedestrians and motorists. Several people have asked me what is going on, particularly as there is frequently no activity taking place. […]

Last Thursday’s Area Committee received a report on the plans for the Wulfstan Way shops and gave Council officers the green light to proceed with a range of improvements including new pathways, extra seating with public art, fresh parking spaces, a noticeboard and road safety enhancements. It is hoped some of the changes will be […]

Tuesday 7th September 2010 marks the first Four Seasons Fair, which will be held at St James’s Church in Wulfstan Way. It runs from 5.00pm to 8.00pm The fair promises to help households in Cambridge with a wide variety of services available to the residents and entrance is FREE of charge. The fair will showcase […]

Liberal Democrat Cambridge City Council has devolved some functions to local ‘area committees’, each covering a geographical quarter of the city. Queen Edith’s is part of the South Area, which also includes Cherry Hinton and Trumpington. The committee comprises the councillors for the three wards. Last Thursday it met at Homerton College for the first […]

I have had several complaints about the drains problems in Hills Road. Whenever we have heavy rainfall, the northbound side of the road turns into a mini-canal. The cycleways are unuseable so you have to go in the road with the cars, and you get a shower as you are waiting to cross Long Road. […]

Cambridge workers are being urged to take part in a Cycle Challenge. We are being pitted against The Other Place. We’ve beaten Oxford in the Boat Race and University Challenge already this year, so here’s the next trial of fortitude! It works like this: you sign up at your place of work, then encourage your […]