From Greater Cambridgeshire Shared Waste During the forecast extremely hot weather, please ensure your bins are put out the night before they are due to be collected. This is because Greater Cambridge Shared Waste crews will be starting work earlier in the day than usual, to try and avoid the worst of the heat. This […]
The Parish Council will hold a meeting Thursday or Friday next week to discuss a course of action for the village pond. There is a very useful article on fresh water habitats and pros and cons of de-silting ponds. The question is do we follow advice for a fresh water habitat pond and not remove […]
In the news A new era under a new leader Well, what an interesting week. Just a couple of weeks ago, I had two one-on-one meetings with the then Chancellor and the then Health Secretary, talking not about leadership but economic policy, and support for hospitals in Cambridge. Five days later, Rishi Sunak and Sajid […]
As many of you will have noticed, our beloved duck pond is almost empty of water and very likely to dry up in the coming days. The Parish Council have been in contact with numerous environmental and wildlife bodies over the last few days, including the Environment Agencies Fisheries Officer, and you won’t be surprised […]
There is a public session at Comberton Village Hall today showing detailed drawings of the plans for Comberton Greenways. On Tuesday there will be public sessions for Haslingfield Greenways with a morning session in Grantchester and afternoon session in Haslingfield. All are worth visiting as they will link in to Barton Greenways. Public sessions for […]
Update One of the six houses (Perennial retirement houses) opposite Foxcotes on Comberton Road was broken in to. The owners have just come back from holiday to find windows broken and the house “trashed”. The break-in might have happened this afternoon as a BMW was spotted at the end of the drive. Certainly the break-in […]
Fuel for both vehicles and domestic use has been a valuable commodity and now more so with the extremely high oil price on international markets. A typical tank of petrol or diesel is worth £100 or more and a 500 litre tank of domestic central heating oil worth about £500. As a result of the […]
We’re preparing to hold our next online engagement meeting next month and we would like to once again invite you to have your say. In May we met and heard about the work being done to tackle drug dealing, anti-social behaviour and speeding across the district. At the end of the last meeting and based […]
North West and West Cambridge Community Forum Community forums are held in South Cambridgeshire to bring residents, councils and developers together to raise issues and discuss how local developments are progressing. The Forums are open to everyone and usually meet three times a year, with an informal drop-in session followed by a more formal meeting. […]
Parish News There have been several incidences of noxious smoke over the village in the last few months. The Parish Council has received complaints from many residents, not just because it is unpleasant and increasing the air pollution in the village, but also that it is seriously affecting those with respiratory problems. We have spoken […]