Visitors, venues, and events flock to Visit South Cambs in first year
The tourism website for South Cambridgeshire – created by the District Council – has welcomed thousands of visitors and highlighted hundreds of venues and events in its first year.
Rapleys expands its planning division by welcoming CSJ practice to the company
Rapleys has expanded its planning team by welcoming CSJ, a long-established planning practice based in Bristol, to the business, alongside other strategic hires. Planning is one of four key service areas of the property consultancy: the others being Building Consultancy, Commercial and Residential divisions.
Councils trial plant-powered bin lorries in latest step towards decarbonisation
A trial to power eight of South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City’s bin lorries using biofuels has taken place – cutting their net carbon emissions by 90%.
Help shape Northstowe’s Employment Zone
Businesses are being invited to have their say in shaping the future of the employment zone in Northstowe, in a six-week online survey.
WaveFX stream team remote webcasting in Sweden
Ahead of a newly commissioned 8-part Scandinavian documentary the WaveFX team have just returned from a 10-day trial filming and live streaming from a self-built raft drifting at 4mph down the Klarälven river. ("The clear river" in Swedish).
How to clean messy data for quick analysis in Excel?
Have you ever inherited a spreadsheet and not been able to make head nor tail of it and your tempted to completely start from scratch and enter all the information again. No matter how crazy your spreadsheet is, there is a way to restructure it in the correct way, and hence data analysis will be a breeze.
Trial of four-day working week confirmed
A three-month trial of a four-day week for desk-based staff at South Cambridgeshire District Council will begin in January – with further trials involving bin crews to follow if it’s successful.
Combined Authority Board approves proposal to support Changing Futures
At the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board Meeting on August 31st, the proposal to allocate £60,000 per annum for three years (2022-2025, total £180,000) to support the extension of the Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) work aligned to the national Changing Futures Programme was unanimously approved.
Combined Authority have secured c.£4 million to improve adult numeracy
CAMBRIDGESHIRE and Peterborough Combined Authority have secured £3,999,186 from the Department of Education’s Multiply programme. The objective of Multiply is to improve the levels of functional numeracy in adults. The aim is to increase participation in numeracy activities, overcome ‘maths phobia’ and create new and innovative methods of engagement in maths.
Secretary of State designates Chamber to deliver Local Skills Improvement Plan for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce has been chosen to lead the development and delivery of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region.
307 Ukrainian refugees in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have accessed English lessons to help them resettle
CAMBRIDGESHIRE and Peterborough Combined Authority supports Ukrainian refugees by being the only Combined Authority in the country to fully fund English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) provision. To date, 307 Ukrainian refugees have been supported through ESOL in the region.
Successful Papworth Everard cheese business survives the pandemic thanks to South Cambridgeshire District Council
A Papworth Everard-based cheese connoisseur praises South Cambridgeshire District Council for helping their company survive the pandemic and encouraged other local businesses who need support to get in touch.
Local children send powerful messages of kindness and hope on Ukraine Independence Day
Primary school children sent messages of kindness and hope on Ukraine Independence Day, on Weds August 24, as part of a campaign by South Cambridgeshire District Council to #StandForFreedom.
District Councils’ Network calls for action to ensure sustainability of support for Ukrainians
New analysis has revealed the vital role councils in shire England are playing in offering essential support to Ukrainian refugee families.
Cambridge voted as UK's best mid-size city
New survey results from Which? have ranked Cambridge as the best mid-size city to visit in the UK. Based on metrics like food and drink, accommodation, cultural significance and value for money, Cambridge beat out competitors including Oxford, Norwich and Canterbury to come out on top.
Calling all creatives: the Combined Authority wants to hear from you
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority launches a survey to hear from business owners in the creative industry to support a partnership bid to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
New pink collection banks for small electricals in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire
Recycling small electricals like toasters, phones and hairdryers is now easier for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire residents, after local councils installed more drop-off points.
Sketch club - Sketch & Social launches in Cambridge
A bi-weekly meet-up for creatives in and around Cambridge, coming together over sketching in a fun and informal group.
Zero Carbon Communities grant funds 12 South Cambridgeshire groups as part of the District Council’s green vision
Twelve exciting community projects in South Cambridgeshire, aimed at reducing carbon emissions and engaging communities on climate change, are set to receive grant funding totaling £120,544 from the District Council.
Computer Tutoring provides new SUMIF Excel Across Multiple Sheets training video
Computer Tutoring is happy to provide this free resource for those looking to summarise data accross multilple sheets in Excel.
£6 million from Combined Authority to take A141 St Ives Improvements forward
The Board of the Combined Authority votes to take the A141 St Ives Improvement scheme up to the next level by putting £6 million to fund the Outline Business Case, or OBC.
Third supplier joins Council’s ‘free bikes for Ukrainians’ initiative
A popular free bike scheme to help Ukrainian guests who have fled the war-torn country settle into life in South Cambridgeshire is being expanded – with more donations of bicycles needed.
Are you more adaptable than you think?
High Performance Change says: last week, we Brits found out what everyone south of Dover has known since glass was invented: when it gets hot, don’t open your windows, close them. Well, it was news to me, as I guess it was to most Brits given that it was on the news.
Celebrating 20 years of Pure
In 2002 Ian, Gill and Caroline started a recruitment consultancy with a difference, from a tiny room in Cambridge.
Combined Authority upskills local residents to deliver Green Homes Grant
Work to address the rising cost of living and reduce fuel poverty in the county is picking up pace as the Combined Authority steps up provision of the Green Homes Grant and focuses on longer term support by providing local residents training in the green skills required to deliver this and address future needs.