PAINTING WORKSHOPS | Spring 2024
Is this your year to try something NEW? Feeling the need to fill your ‘creative’ cup? It brings me much joy to SHARE my love of painting and my creative process at my PAINTING WORKSHOPS. Now LIVE on my website! Designed to empower you and your creativity to bloom and grow – hosted […]
Warning after vans are targeted by thieves
Do you have tools stored in a van overnight outside your home? Between 1 and 15 February, 33 crimes have been raised for theft from vans across the county, with 24 of the vans having tools stolen from them. The breakdown of the offences are: Cambridge: 5 February: Park & Ride, Babraham Road […]
North West and West Cambridge Community Forum
The next North West and West Cambridge Community Forum will take place online on Tuesday 13 February at 6pm. Forums are free, open, public meetings bringing together residents, planners, developers and other stakeholders to discuss and share information about new development. All interested residents are welcome to join. Find out more: www.scambs.gov.uk/community-safety-and-health/community-forums
New Bus Stop Posters Warning of Emerging SCAM
The force has launched a campaign warning the public about the dangers of an emerging scam. It works through QR – quick response – codes and can see victims unwittingly download malware or provide fraudsters with sensitive information. In some cases victims have lost thousands. One victim lost £13,000 after scanning a code on a […]
Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme
Did you know? Last year we received more than 180 applications for information through an important law introduced to protect children. Sarah’s Law, also known as the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, was introduced following the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in 2000. It allows anyone who looks out for the welfare of a child […]
Beware! Rogue traders knocking on doors
Please be aware of rogue traders knocking on the doors of elderly and vulnerable individuals. These dodgy individuals offer services such as gardening and maintenance work or claim that you need a roof tile repaired, but unfortunately, their services often fall short in quality while charging inflated prices. Often their method involves persuasive sales tactics, […]
Layby Repairs
We reported several defects at the layby on Cambridge Road Barton on the Cambridgeshire County Council website. The reports included blocked drains, pot holes, mud and debris on the footpath, and the deep ruts caused by HGVs on the opposite grass verge. Highways have filled in the large pot hole, cleaned the footpath and cleared […]
Looking Back on GCP 2023
New buses, improved transport links and smart tech – looking back at the GCP’s delivery in 2023 New buses and infrastructure to improve people’s daily journeys have been delivered by the Greater Cambridge Partnership in 2023. From the start of work on the Greenways network, to the continued construction of the Milton Road project and […]
New Outdoor Table Tennis Table
IT’S FINALLY HERE! Let the table tennis tournaments commence! With enormous thanks to all who have so generously donated, we are delighted to announce that the brand new outdoor table tennis table has been installed in the Barton Recreation Ground, to the side of the tennis courts and behind the skate ramp. Please […]