Traders and residents are moving forward with a package of ideas to revitalize the shops at Cambridge’s Wulfstan Way and we have just held our second workshop to explore ideas.   They want to see more lighting and seating, extra parking which could be controlled so that it could be used exclusively for shoppers, a […]

As reported earlier in the year, Cambridge City Council has allocated funds to improve the Wulfstan Way shops – £101,000 to be exact. There will be a follow-up workshop on 22nd June to discuss proposals in more detail. For more information, contact Penelope Hird — [email protected].

Have you visited the Nightingale Avenue rec’ lately? The City Council has put lots of extra kit in over the last few years — new climbing frames and spinners in the children’s playground, a second tennis court, a wheel-friendly path round the park, and most recently, a multi-use games area that can be used for […]

Queen Edith’s young people have been taking outdoor cookery classes as part of the City Council’s CHYYPS (Children and Young People Participation Service) this summer. On Tuesday, I was invited to go and  sample the results. Despite an unseasonally rainy day (what passes for summer in this country!) there were about 20 children chopping and […]

The Queen Edith County Primary School (Godwin Way) is holding its summer fete this Saturday, 22nd May. These events are great for their teas and hot dogs as well as other fête fun such as bouncy castles, assaults courses, music-making and games. There’s a car boot sale too, so a chance to pick up a […]

Ambitious plans to revitalise a Cambridge shopping centre will be unveiled on Thursday evening (March 11). The scheme for the parade of shops at Wulfstan Way is being developed following consultation last summer with local residents (see picture), including one survey carried out at the local primary school.   Projects, costing around £250,000 which include […]

Police Community Support Officer David Jackson will be at the Cherry Hinton Village Centre on Wednesday 3rd March between 6 and 7pm to listen to people’s concerns or comments about the neighbourhood. He will have information about making your property secure, and how to register your property using a computer data base. Please do go […]

We welcome Sgt Gavin Townsend as the new Sergeant for the City South Neighbourhood Team. We are looking forward to meeting him soon and to discussing items of mutual interest. Our former sergeant, Gordon Morganthaler, has transferred to Peterborough: we wish him all the best for the future.

I and other councillors have been receiving many more calls about potholes recently, partly because of the colder weather but also because of years of inadequate maintenanfce by the County Council. One of the things people get justifiably annoyed about is that potholes and other problems such as pavement holes sometimes get mended superficially, but […]

The City Council had cleared the graffiti completely from the bus stop by Friday, thanks for the rapid response! To report graffiti within the city, email [email protected]. No sign of action on the broken timetable display from the County Council yet; let’s hope it doesn’t take too long.