1. Go to one of the meetings about the future of libraries on 7th April and tell the Conservative County Council Library Service how much you care about Rock Road Library. The first one is the official public meeting, on 7th April at St John’s Church, Hills Road, 7 – 9 p.m. The second is […]

Sedley Taylor Road and neighbouring Luard Road has had a traffic calming scheme for a year and a half, and it has dramatically reduced rat-running and speeding which used to be a constant problem. Yellow lines reduce parking too. However, parking is still a problem on Saturdays. Like the apple a day keeping the doctor […]

Queen Edith’s has a new police sergeant, Jim Stevenson. He presented his first report to the public at the South Area meeting at Homerton College last Thursday. In general, crime in Queen Edith’s has decreased slightly over the last quarter, except for bicycle thefts, particularly in the Hills Road area and at Addenbrooke’s. While the number […]

Like many others, I attended a meeting at Rock Road Library this evening put on by the Friends of Rock Road Library  to discuss ways of keeping it open. I didn’t count the people present, but estimate there must have been over 100, with standing room only even before the meeting kicked off. This fantastic […]

Next Thursday’s South Area meeting has some important issues, including crime and disorder problems on Hills Road and near the Cambridge Leisure Park. It will also be setting policing priorities and hearing about a city council policy on licensing lap-dancing clubs, after which planning applications will be determined. The meeting’s at Homerton College and starts […]

Cambridge Leisure Many of us enjoy a drink, a trip to the cinema, or a meal out – and the facilities at Cambridge Leisure have provided much more to do ‘on the doorstep’ However, it is a sad fact that where there are additional licensed premises, there tends to be more noise and disorder – […]

Gritter in Cambridge Conservative county councillors have been holding a Gritting Review.  Here is a summary of changes we have heard about to date: Cycleways: good news and bad news: A quad-bike will be gritting cycleways in the city centre.  This is the good news, but the bad news is that major out-of-town cycleways will […]

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, […]

It was standing room only at Homerton College on Thursday as the Cambridge South Area Committee debated a planning application by Punch Taverns to demolish the Queen Edith Public House and replace it with housing. Seven councillors voted unanimously to throw out the application.  They insisted on the value of the pub to the community and […]

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