
New Hedgerow Regulations
At the recent Parish Council Meeting, members of the public raised concerns about hedgerows, and in particular, brambles encroaching on to footpaths and pavements. There are new regulations introduced in May 2024 and states that you must not cut or trim a hedgerow from 1st March to 31st August. However, legislation allows for many exemptions. […]

Thefts in Toft
Couple of thefts in toft. Garden machinery , petrol mower, bikes etc stolen from shed. Make sure equipment is locked up and locked together to make it harder to steal.

Drainage and Sewage Advice
Greater Cambridge Shared Planning We have put together the attached infographic which contains lots of useful information which may be helpful for yourselves, other members of the parish council as well as residents in your parish. Please feel free to distribute it as widely as relevant to help provide information on drainage and sewage maintenance […]

Community Concerns Survey
Welcome to the May edition of your neighbourhood policing newsletter. We hope you continue to find these updates useful. If you haven’t done so already, please do use our community concerns survey to let us know about issues where you live – this greatly helps us know what matters most to our communities and enables […]

North West and West Cambridge Community Forum – Thursday 13 June
The next community forum for North West and West Cambridge area will take place on Thursday 13 June, from 6pm at Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge. Further information for this forum can be found here: North West and West Cambridge Community Forum – Cambridge City Council

Police urge people to check security after spate of burglaries
Police are urging homeowners to check their home security following a spate of burglaries across the south of the county. There have been burglaries and attempted burglaries in Mill Road, Cherry Hinton, King’s Hedges and Barnwell areas of Cambridge, as well as Gamlingay, Ely and Histon, between Monday, 20 May, and yesterday (Wednesday, 22 May). […]

B1046 Road Works for 3 Days in June (Diversions and Traffic Management)
We have received notification from CCC Highways that Gripfibre Micro Asphalt Surface Treatment will start on the B1046 (Comberton Road) on Monday 3rd June 2024 until Wednesday 5th June. Diversions and traffic management will be in place during that period.

Walk the Walk
Dear Friends, Residents & Bellringers A huge thank you to all those who supported our WalktheWalk fundraising day on Saturday 11th May in support of breast cancer. We raised over a £1000. A great way to celebrate being 60! I hope the residents of Barton enjoyed the two quarter Peals and thank you to […]

East West Rail and Land Interest Questionnaires
Dear South Cambridgeshire East Local Representatives Groups member, I am emailing to let you know about a door-knocking exercise starting this week to encourage households and landowners to complete their Land Interest Questionnaires (LIQ) for the East West Rail Project. A LIQ is part of the planning process for large-scale developments like East […]
