Council will be ‘green to our core’ as Business Plan and budget agreed
Protecting and enhancing the environment to cut carbon emissions has been put at the heart of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s plan to improve life for local communities.
Council boosts green credentials with waste depot solar panels
Solar panels are being installed on top of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s waste depot – which will generate around a quarter of all the electricity the building uses.
Comment on huge regeneration opportunity on edge of Cambridge
Residents are being asked to comment on the vision for a new low carbon district on the edge of Cambridge. The aim is to combine space for innovation and new jobs with facilities and new homes for existing and new residents, alongside excellent public transport links.
Plans to increase Council Tax on empty homes move forward
Plans to increase the amount of Council Tax charged on empty homes in South Cambridgeshire have taken a step forward, with leading Councillors saying that doing so would encourage more properties back into use.
Vision for new town north of Waterbeach confirmed
A vision for a vibrant, thriving new town in South Cambridgeshire has been approved by the District Council’s Cabinet.
Communities urged to have their say on Cambridge-Oxford rail link
Councillors are urging communities to have their say on proposed routes a new railway line between Cambridge and Oxford may take across South Cambridgeshire.
Fitness MOTS offered to prevent falls
South Cambridgeshire residents who are aged 65 and over are being offered free fitness MOTs by the District Council – as part of a drive to reduce the number of people ending up in hospital because of falls at home.
Council expects 25% of budget to be generated from investments
A quarter of the money spent on services by South Cambridgeshire District Council is expected to be generated from the Council’s investments within five years.
Comment on 'Homes for our future: The Greater Cambridge housing strategy'
A new vision for housing across Greater Cambridge, an area of national and international economic importance, aims to bring forward homes that are affordable to live in, close to jobs and energy efficient.
Council delivers Christmas cheer to local hospital
Staff at South Cambridgeshire District Council are once again donating Christmas gifts to patients who will be spending the festive season at Fulbourn Hospital.
Could regeneration deliver a low carbon community on the edge of Cambridge?
Plans have been published for how a major brownfield site on the northern edge of Cambridge could be regenerated to deliver a new low carbon community with thousands of new homes, jobs and high quality facilities.
New jobs and homes proposed at expanded Wellcome Genome Campus
People are being encouraged to comment on proposals to significantly expand a world-renowned South Cambridgeshire genome campus – to provide extra research space and up to 1,500 homes for staff.
Communities invited to bid for grants to help tackle loneliness
Community groups in South Cambridgeshire can now bid for a share of £20,000 as part of a scheme that helps keep older residents in their own homes, and tackles loneliness.
'Climate emergency' as Council aims to make South Cambridgeshire zero carbon
Days after the Met Office warned of significant temperature rises in the decades ahead, South Cambridgeshire District Council has pledged to support an ambitious target of cutting local carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
Councillors support additional loan funding to keep ice rink on track
Councillors have approved additional loan funding of up to £550,000 to enable the completion of a permanent ice rink in South Cambridgeshire.
New toolkit developed to tackle loneliness
A new toolkit that gives practical help to communities to tackle loneliness and social isolation – which can be as bad for you as smoking 15 cigarettes a day – has been launched.
First bus service runs after funding boost saves it for villagers
The first bus service has run from Papworth to Cambridge since it was saved, thanks to a £10,000 grant from South Cambridgeshire District Council and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
Fee for extra green bin collections approved
South Cambridgeshire residents will have to pay a small annual fee to have more than one green bin collected in future – which Councillors have described as being fairer for all.
CCTV footage released to bin bad driving
Two Councils have launched a safety campaign by releasing CCTV footage showing cars illegally driving along pavements to get around bin trucks as people try and collect residents’ bins.
Waterbeach on track for new railway station
Plans to relocate Waterbeach Railway Station have been formally approved after being supported by South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Planning Committee.
Council teams up with hotel for bedding donation
A Cambourne hotel has donated good quality bedding to South Cambridgeshire District Council – which in turn has passed it onto local housing good causes.
Council housing pledge after borrowing cap lifted
The scrapping of a limit on the amount Councils can borrow to spend on building homes is being welcomed in South Cambridgeshire – with leading Councillors calling for the small print to be confirmed as soon as possible.
Village bus service saved
A village bus service that was due to cease running from November has been saved thanks to a £10,000 grant from South Cambridgeshire District Council and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
‘Put trust in us and we will deliver on housing’
Council leaders have called on Government not to tie up an opportunity to deliver hundreds of new Council houses in red tape.
Make sure the environment is fully considered for new railway line, says Council
Councillors have called on the Government and promoters of a railway line linking Cambridge to Oxford to ensure the environment is given full and through consideration when selecting the route.