Revamped Local Transport Plan to consider improvement to digital infrastructure
A bold plan to bring together Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s transport and digital infrastructure, to provide for better connectivity in a clean and green refresh of the Local Transport Plan, has been approved.
New wave of growth coming for Cambridge terahertz light pioneers TeraView
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board member Professor Aamir Khalid visited a world-first, homegrown Cambridge business to find out how loan support is helping them to take their growth to the next level.
A505 Royston to Granta Park strategic growth and transport study
Members of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority transport and infrastructure committee today heard how cooperation between the county council, the Greater Cambridge Partnership and the Combined Authority will be vital in taking the A505 Royston to Granta Park scheme to the next stage.
Outline planning application process starts to provide vision for transformative new University Quarter for Peterborough
A process to gain outline planning consent for an attractive new University Quarter at the north of the Embankment site in Peterborough has started.
Grants available for growing SMEs in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Growth Works is offering grant funding to small and medium sized enterprises to support their growth plans. There is no set maximum and it will contribute up to 50%.
Peterborough and March receive money from Combined Authority
Members of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board backed the recommendation by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson that a £350,000 drawdown is given to further develop transformational plans for the Peterborough Railway Station Quarter.
Mayor’s rescue for Wisbech Access gets full backing from Combined Authority Board
At a meeting of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board, members have unanimously supported Mayor Dr Nik Johnson’s proposals to save a major transport initiative for Wisbech, ‘Capital of the Fens’.
Mayor’s ‘Net Zero’ call to action puts the Bus into Business
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson, in collaboration with Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridge City Council, this week steps up with a team of ‘carbon zero heroes’ to call on Cambridgeshire businesses to learn from each other how to work smarter in cutting their carbon output.
Combined Authority Board members start roles championing public health and the environment
Lead members responsible for newly created Combined Authority portfolios in Public Health and Environment and Climate Change have spoken about what they will bring to the roles.
Business Board chair visits upgraded Soham centre nurturing pioneering agri-tech companies
Chair of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board Austen Adams visited a newly upgraded business innovation centre to find out how it is supporting more commercial and job opportunities in agricultural technology and science.
Your views sought on the Ox-Cam Arc Spatial Framework
Have your say on the future of your area. Make sure the Ox-Cam Arc Spatial Framework reflects your experiences of working and living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Global life sciences companies compete to invest in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy
Life sciences companies from across the globe have been pitching for support to help them invest in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy.
How does, or will, climate change affect your business?
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate, set up by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority led by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson, wants to hear your views on climate change issues for your business.
Combined Authority aims to put compassion, co-operation and community at heart of reinvented transport masterplan
Prioritising left behind communities, tackling inequalities and accelerating carbon reduction will form part of a renewed strategy for better transport across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Spades hit the ground at Chatteris training school, helping young people into great careers
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson was joined by MP for North East Cambridgeshire Steve Barclay to mark the start of building work for a new training school based at Stainless Metalcraft in Chatteris.
Combined Authority is flexible friend to Hunts and E Cambs market town plans slowed by covid
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board came to the help of market towns struggling with the effects of Covid when members unanimously approved requests from Huntingdonshire and East Cambridgeshire district councils to extend the funding timeline on Market Towns budget allocations.
£100,000 grant for Peterborough Embankment masterplan will support development of city’s new university
The development of a masterplan for the future of the Peterborough Embankment, in which the new university for the city will be a key feature, has been supported with a grant of £100,000.
£1.8m funding for Skills Bootcamps to help people into better jobs
£1.8 million in new funding to help more than 800 people gain sought-after digital skills to accelerate their careers has been secured by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority.
Recovery underway in local economy, but impacts and uncertainties remain
A report has highlighted the impact of Covid-19 on the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough economy since the pandemic hit almost 18 months ago. It found that a recovery was underway in the region, aided by a rebound in manufacturing, retail and construction.
Two schemes announced to help young people into better careers
Funding for a new Careers Hub and the formal launch of a new website helping young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough into good careers have been announced by the Combined Authority.
We want bikes and a bypass, Hunts people tell A141 planners
Road safety, congestion, air quality, protection from rat-running and concerns about HGVs were all high on the agenda of people responding to the A141 Have Your Say survey run by the Combined Authority to gather public opinion on the transport options around Huntingdon.
Experienced public sector leader appointed Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
A highly experienced senior public sector leader has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority.
Business Board vice chair sees how Haverhill innovation centre investment is paying dividends
Investment into a flexible, modern business centre for entrepreneurs and growing enterprises is already supporting growth and jobs in the local economy just nine months after its launch.
Survey launched to hear business views on post-Brexit trade with EU
A call has gone out to businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to share their first-hand experiences of Britain’s new trading relationship with the European Union.
Jobs, grants, coaching and investment boost in first 100 days of transformational economic growth service
A new, one stop shop service to support high growth businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is already ahead of schedule in key areas in its first 100 days of operation.