Join Cambridge’s Domestic Abuse conference
Cambridge City Council is hosting a Domestic Abuse conference on Monday 4 December. It is open to the public, and professionals who may come into contact with people experiencing domestic abuse or who have an interest in helping to end domestic abuse.
Combined Authority Business Board appoints five members
The Business Board has been strengthened with the appointment of five private sector members with a wide range of experience and expertise.
South Cambridgeshire District Council launches #DoTheRightThing
Residents are being urged to #DoTheRightThing when filling in forms to access services and benefits in a campaign launched during International Fraud Awareness Week.
Social impact organisations across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough supported by new Allia-led project
Allia is leading a new project to help social impact organisations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough so that they can build resilience, grow and create more positive change.
Calling on Cambridge businesses to spread Christmas cheer by donating children’s toys to Hamper Appeal
Cambridge City Council is calling on local businesses to support its Christmas toy appeal, which has been set up in partnership with Cambridge City Food Bank and Cambridge Sustainable Food to ensure that each family receiving an essential Christmas food hamper will also receive a suitable toy or family game to leave under the tree.
MP demands end to violence against Cambridge shop-workers
Violence against Cambridge shop-workers is being called out by local Member of Parliament Daniel Zeichner as he joins the shop-workers union USDAW in events this week demanding stronger laws.
Free trees for South Cambridgeshire towns and villages
Trees are being offered to parish councils across the district to help provide homes and food for wildlife and combat climate change.
Needle little calm in your life? Try Sew Positive!
A charity is helping share the wellbeing calm of creativity, one stitch at a time, thanks to grant funding support from South Cambridgeshire District Council.
Number Confidence Week: Giving our maths skills a boost
Mayor Dr Nik Johnson is encouraging people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to find out more about improving their confidence with numbers in a special awareness week this week.
'It made my return to education possible’ - Combined Authority's 100th Care Leaver Bursary milestone
One hundred young people leaving the care system have now benefitted from a bursary set up by the Combined Authority to fund education and training to support their futures.
Studio 24's award-winning work for the W3C website redesign project
Studio 24 writes...Between 2020 and 2022 we redesigned the website for the international web standards organisation W3C (founded by the inventor of the web Tim Berners-Lee). We continue to work with their team to support and develop their digital offering.
Councils support national campaign to tackle “zombie battery” fires
Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service, a strategic partnership between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, is supporting the national Take Charge campaign, which aims to tackle the serious problem of recycling and waste fires caused by carelessly discarded “zombie batteries”.
Council commits to paying employees real living wage for ninth year as accredited living wage employer
Following the announcement on 24 October by the Living Wage Foundation of the new Real Living Wage rates for the coming year – £12/hour across the UK and £13.15/hour in London – Cambridge City Council announces its continuing commitment to paying employees the voluntary rate.
More Community Hubs planned for South Cambridgeshire
More Community Hubs are coming to South Cambridgeshire to support residents during the cost of living crisis.
Cambridge Council sees greenhouse gas emissions reduce by 10% over last year
Cambridge City Council has seen greenhouse gas emissions fall by 10% in 2022/23, compared to 2021/22 – a total reduction of 41.3% since 2014/15.
Revitalising Historic Buildings through Geolocated Digital Twins and Drone Technology
Preserving the rich heritage of historic buildings while ensuring their structural integrity presents a complex challenge.
Carbon Net Zero Training Centre to deliver hundreds of green skills opportunities
A project to build a training centre in Fenland supporting a range of courses in the green skills demanded for a net zero carbon future continues to move forward.
New report highlights Council’s cost of living support
A new report outlines how South Cambridgeshire District Council has supported residents during the cost of living crisis so far – including through over 100 food parcels and establishing a Mobile Food Hub.
Cottenham conference celebrates local climate action
Creating a greener, cleaner district for South Cambridgeshire residents is on the agenda at a climate conference in Cottenham celebrating net zero action locally.
Support for rough sleepers in Cambridge and how to help during Street Aid Week
A new campaign launches in Cambridge today, Monday 9 October to help residents and visitors understand why there are rough sleepers in the city, how the council and partners support them, and how local people can help too.
Council to take forward new air quality strategy
Cambridge City Council has agreed to work on a new Air Quality Strategy to target stricter air quality standards – in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) targets – and to develop the strategy jointly with South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC).
Statement by Chair of the Business Board on Network North proposals
The following is a statement by Chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Business Board, Al Kingsley.
The Business Board has noted the Prime Minister’s announcement on Wednesday of the Network North plan for transport infrastructure investment.
Three things to consider when you need to call time on change
Sometimes, large projects or programmes have to stop before they’ve finished. There are a myriad of things to consider when this happens, not least the impact on people. Here are three things that spring to mind, prompted by the rumoured changes to the UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) plans.
Cambridge celebrates Black History Month
Black History Month takes place during October each year, and groups across Cambridge are promoting a number of events to celebrate Cambridge’s Black heritage.
Start of works on XR centre of excellence at ARU Peterborough
Work has started on XRP eXtended Reality Peterborough, a new Centre of Excellence on the ground floor of the Peterborough Innovation and Research Centre at the ARU Peterborough campus, which will deliver cutting-edge teaching and training facilities for both ARU Peterborough students and local em