We are disturbed to see that the County Council’s Conservative Cabinet is due to consider a lightning strike on Park & Ride users, with the introduction of a parking charge. This would be on top of bus fares and is targetted at people  – such as commuters — who walk or cycle from the Park & Ride […]

Cambridge  City Council has published its draft Local Plan, which sets the framework for future development in the city, and now is the time to give your views on it, for the government Planning Inspectorate to consider. By law, local authorities must set a Local Plan for their areas, stipulating what kind of development can […]

Rock Road Library is to have a new community room. Cambridge City Council has just approved £20,000 to convert the existing children’s library into a community room which will be available for hire to local groups and residents for meetings and community activities. It will be managed by the Friends of Rock Road Library. The money […]

Today, Saturday July 6, Morley Memorial Primary School holds its annual school fête. There is something for everyone: face-painting, bouncy castles and trampolines for the under 8s, arts and crafts for the creative types, and plenty of scope for finding a bargain or something special from the various stalls, which include local businesses such as […]

Classworks Theatre & Costumes is at 2a Rock Road, nestling in the corner of Rock and Cherry Hinton Roads. Overshadowed by a large betting shop, it’s easy to walk past. Don’t! Go and have a look. I went to investigate the other day, as I had heard Classworks are taking part in ‘Cambridgeshire Open July’, a programme […]

European funds have been used to produce a new map of Cambridge for cyclists. What’s different about the new map is that it includes French and Spanish as well as English. It gives information on cycle hire and tours, as well as recommending a cycle tour of the city centre and routes out to Grantchester […]

The Liberal Democrats are holding a summer barbecue on June 23rd, in the delightful surroundings of the riverside garden of Key’s Cottage in Meldreth. Key’s Cottage is just 5 minutes’ walk from Meldreth Station, and Meldreth is just a couple of stops from Cambridge on the Kings Cross line. Please contact me or another member […]

Rock Road Library is looking set to be a bit of a bear garden this Saturday. First off, there’s the regular Rhyme Time and Story Time sessions for young children. These events are run by two lively and inspiring storytellers, Judith and Judy. The number of children grows every time: what more can I say? […]

In three days’ time, we shall know whether we are to have a drinking hole once more in Queen Edith’s. There was for many years a pub called The Queen Edith in Wulfstan Way. The definite article is appropriate, sinced it was the only pub in the Queen Edith’s ward.. The owners, Punch Taverns, didn’t […]

PIBROCH is like fine wine  — it adds a touch of class to any occasion, attracts myth and obsession, holds secrets to aficionados, and a small sip leaves a wonderful feeling.                                                                                           Barnaby Brown There is a Celtic connection between classic bagpipe melodies and Rioja wine. That must be why the two are being offered together […]