Local Government
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 analysi...
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 P...
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 ‘m...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...