New Barton Road Land Owners Group
Local News Dear Barton Parish Council, I am writing to you on behalf of the North Barton Road Land Owners Group, who have launched today their Vision for South West Cambridge, a new, proposed, sustainable neighbourhood on land to the north of Barton Road. The Vision has been submitted in response to the Greater Cambridge […]
Covid Update
South Cambridgshire District News Covid-19 update – February half term 2021 Dear members, volunteer coordinators and parish councillors We wanted to send you a different sort of update for half term this week. If you click on the following link, you will be able to view our half term update on Sway. This update intends […]
Bitcoin Scams
Neighbourhood Watch We’re warning the public to be vigilant of unsolicited emails promoting cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) investment opportunities. We’ve received over 750 reports this week about Bitcoin-related phishing emails that use fake celebrity endorsements to try and lure victims into investment scams. The links in the emails lead to fraudulent websites that are designed to steal your […]
EWR Update
Parish Council News Councillor Andy Martin attended recent meetings by Anthony Browne MP and, separately, by the Haslingfield-based action group Cambridge Approaches (CA). Anthony Browne has written to the Railways Minister Chris Heaton-Harris to ask for another public consoltation on the EWR route into Cambridge. See Anthony’s Facebook page for the response from Chris Heaton-Harris […]
Free Gravel or Casing The Joint?
Neighbourhood Watch Some weeks ago it was reported that two white males in a transit van were offering free gravel whilst looking at people’s houses in Comberton. Since then several sheds have been broken into. They were seen in Kingston and Toft recently as well. They are known to the police, so if you see […]
Panther Taxis Transport Support
Panther Taxis Panther Taxis are offering FREE* transport (up to the value of £10 each way), in partitioned vehicles, to those without transport; who are vulnerable or need ‘door to door’ assistance and/or financial support to get to their vaccination appointment simply and safely. You can take advantage of this free transport offer in […]
Urgent Request for Volunteers
CAPALC News Urgent Request for Volunteer Support Due to the large number of Vaccine Hubs, urgent support is required at one of our testing hubs within the region. The roles range from queue management, registration assistant (welcoming people to the testing site), test operative (actually processing the testing sample, in full PPE, training provided), result logger […]
COVID 19: Vaccine Fraud
Government Counter Fraud Function Criminals are using the COVID-19 vaccine as a way to target the public by tricking them to hand over cash or financial details. They are sending convincing-looking text messages letting people know they are eligible for the vaccine or phoning people directly pretending to be from the NHS, or local pharmacy. […]
Winter Grants Fund Available
Dear Residents, Barton Parish Council (BPC) have received a small Winter Grants Fund to help families who may be in need of some emergency help with food, fuel or other essential services. This fund has to be allocated by the 31st of March or returned to South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC). If you are a […]