Entries by Andrew Martin

Digital Voice & PSTN Switchoff

Many are not aware that all households will be moved to Digital Voice only. The old PSTN will be switched off in December 2025. This means that residents with a land line will be moved to a digital phone system. This is relatively straightforward for homes with broadband connections and your broadband provider should provide […]

Catalytic Converter Marking

Recent thefts of Catalytic Converters have promoted local Police to organize a free CAT marking session. This is in Peterborough on Sunday 13th November between 10am and 2.30pm at Kwik Fit in Maskew Avenue, Peterborough. If you would like your vehicle to be marked, please register here. You will need to provide your name, registration […]

Stand Up Against Street Harassment

FREE ‘Stand up against street harassment’ bystander webinar   Last month we ran a campaign encouraging bystanders, when it is safe to do so, to ask ‘are you okay?’ to the victim when they witness street harassment in public spaces. The campaign received a lot of support, and many people have been in touch, wanting […]

Barton Greenways Consultation

A reminder that the Barton Greenways consultation will go live on Consult Cambs on Monday 7th November at midday and will continue until Friday 2nd December till midday. During that period we will have the following engagement events.   Barton online engagement event – Thursday 17th November, 6-8pm via Zoom. Barton in-person engagement event – […]

18 Bus Timetable

18 bus service is now being run by Whippet. Bus times may evolve but here is the current link to the timetable for Cambridge to St Neots via Barton.

Fish on the BBC Again

Katherine Ganczakowski from the BBC came along to film the fish going back into the village pond. She has sent links to the article she put together on the BBC social media links below and also to the radio interview link.   Here are the Facebook and Twitter video links: https://www.facebook.com/bbcradiocambridgeshire/videos/3341298516159196 and https://twitter.com/BBCCambs/status/1585511665965096960?s=20&t=X81PTWmPjHXgn_N2Qi4Ysg   Here […]

18 Bus by Whippet from 30th October

Route 18 bus service will be operated by Whippet from 30th October 2022. Details of new bus timetables for this and other services can be found on the Cambridgshire Peterborough Combined Authority website. Below is an extract from the timetable for all new services. Page 5 is the Barton 18 bus service. More details of […]

18 Bus Update

Today the Combined Authority met to review tenders received for various bus routes that Stagecoach East planned to cut this month. A decision will be made public around the 24th October on the outcome of the tendering process which, hopefully, will keep the 18 bus running until the end of March 2023. Some £1.7 million […]

High Street Closed until Friday

Cambridge Water are repairing a burst water mains at the top end of the High Street. Work started this morning and will continue until Friday. The recreation ground and Mailes Close are accessible from the A603 end. Great Close and Ivy Fields accessible from Comberton Road end.