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Plans for mobile classrooms at primary school for children with special educational needs

07 January 2025
Plans for mobile classrooms at primary school for children with special educational needs

Plans for mobile classrooms at primary school for children with special educational needs

07 January 2025

New mobile classrooms are planned to be installed at a primary school as there is not enough money to build a permanent extension.


‘Overdevelopment must be halted’: Calls to block plan for 70 new homes as decision date set

02 January 2025
‘Overdevelopment must be halted’: Calls to block plan for 70 new homes as decision date set

‘Overdevelopment must be halted’: Calls to block plan for 70 new homes as decision date set

02 January 2025

Over 140 people in Chatteris have called for plans to build 70 new homes on the edge of the town to be blocked, as a decision date is set.


House share plans blocked as it would ‘not provide adequate living conditions’

21 December 2024
House share plans blocked as it would ‘not provide adequate living conditions’

House share plans blocked as it would ‘not provide adequate living conditions’

21 December 2024

A planning inspector has blocked a house from becoming a home of multiple-occupation because it would “not provide adequate living conditions”.


Quarter of homes on larger planned developments granted permission in 2024 are in Fenland

19 December 2024
Quarter of homes on larger planned developments granted permission in 2024 are in Fenland

Quarter of homes on larger planned developments granted permission in 2024 are in Fenland

19 December 2024

More than a quarter of 8,800 homes granted planning permission on larger developments across Cambridgeshire this year are in Fenland.


Council facing ‘significantly higher’ shortfalls in future years

18 December 2024
Council facing ‘significantly higher’ shortfalls in future years

Council facing ‘significantly higher’ shortfalls in future years

18 December 2024

‘Significantly higher’ shortfalls in Fenland District Council’s budget are being forecast in future years.


Patient handover delays at hospitals took equivalent of 1,286 ambulances off the road

13 December 2024
Patient handover delays at hospitals took equivalent of 1,286 ambulances off the road

Patient handover delays at hospitals took equivalent of 1,286 ambulances off the road

13 December 2024

Delays handing over patients at hospitals took the equivalent of 1,286 ambulances off the road in Cambridgeshire and between April and October.


Plans for 50 homes approved to be built on edge of town

12 December 2024
Plans for 50 homes approved to be built on edge of town

Plans for 50 homes approved to be built on edge of town

12 December 2024

Plans to build a further 50 homes on the edge of March have been approved this week.


Council tax bills could increase by £80 as county council plans £40m investment in Cambridgeshire’s roads

11 December 2024
Council tax bills could increase by £80 as county council plans £40m investment in Cambridgeshire’s roads

Council tax bills could increase by £80 as county council plans £40m investment in Cambridgeshire’s roads

11 December 2024

People could pay around £80 more a year to Cambridgeshire County Council if a 4.99% council tax increase goes ahead.


‘Outrageous’ that staff pay increase not fully funded as NHS Trust faces £6.2m deficit

01 December 2024
‘Outrageous’ that staff pay increase not fully funded as NHS Trust faces £6.2m deficit

‘Outrageous’ that staff pay increase not fully funded as NHS Trust faces £6.2m deficit

01 December 2024

The decision not to give an NHS Trust funding to fully cover the cost of staff pay increases has been branded as “outrageous”.


Council ordered to pay dad £1,800 after faults delayed child’s start at secondary school

30 November 2024
Council ordered to pay dad £1,800 after faults delayed child’s start at secondary school

Council ordered to pay dad £1,800 after faults delayed child’s start at secondary school

30 November 2024

Cambridgeshire County Council has been told to pay a dad £1,800 after its faults delayed his child’s start at secondary school.


Plans to expand town by building 1,200 new homes given green light

29 November 2024
Plans to expand town by building 1,200 new homes given green light

Plans to expand town by building 1,200 new homes given green light

29 November 2024

Up to 1,200 homes can be built on the edge of March, as part of a wider plan to expand the town.


Councillors refuse to cut sprinkler system from new school to save £900k over fears for pupil safety

27 November 2024
Councillors refuse to cut sprinkler system from new school to save £900k over fears for pupil safety

Councillors refuse to cut sprinkler system from new school to save £900k over fears for pupil safety

27 November 2024

Two Fenland councillors were among those who have refused to back plans to cut a sprinkler system from a new school in order to save money.


Ways to keep bus fares in capped at £2 to be considered

15 November 2024
Ways to keep bus fares in capped at £2 to be considered

Ways to keep bus fares in capped at £2 to be considered

15 November 2024

Possible ways to keep bus fares in Cambridgeshire capped at £2 will be looked at, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has said.


Old brickworks site could become new net zero science and technology park

15 November 2024
Old brickworks site could become new net zero science and technology park

Old brickworks site could become new net zero science and technology park

15 November 2024

A former brickworks in Whittlesey could be redeveloped into a science and technology park under new plans for the site.


Call for Mayor funding to be used to keep £2 bus fares after government announces increase

07 November 2024
Call for Mayor funding to be used to keep £2 bus fares after government announces increase

Call for Mayor funding to be used to keep £2 bus fares after government announces increase

07 November 2024

A call has been made for Mayoral precept funding to be used to keep single bus fares in Cambridgeshire capped at £2.


Calls for better police funding as people face ‘community safety postcode lottery’

23 October 2024
Calls for better police funding as people face ‘community safety postcode lottery’

Calls for better police funding as people face ‘community safety postcode lottery’

23 October 2024

Calls have been made for Cambridgeshire to get better funding for its police force, as the area receives some of the lowest support in the country.


Future of council’s former offices in question again

17 October 2024
Future of council’s former offices in question again

Future of council’s former offices in question again

17 October 2024

The future of Shire Hall in Cambridge is in question again after the sale of the former council offices was not completed by the October deadline.


Over 400 homes approved on edge of town despite concerns roads are ‘already gridlocked’

17 October 2024
Over 400 homes approved on edge of town despite concerns roads are ‘already gridlocked’

Over 400 homes approved on edge of town despite concerns roads are ‘already gridlocked’

17 October 2024

More than 400 homes are set to be built on two developments in Whittlesey, despite concerns on how this will impact the ‘already gridlocked’ roads.


Council looks to cut costs by closing offices in move that could impact nearly 800 staff

16 October 2024
Council looks to cut costs by closing offices in move that could impact nearly 800 staff

Council looks to cut costs by closing offices in move that could impact nearly 800 staff

16 October 2024

Around 800 staff members could be impacted if the county council proceeds with cost-cutting plans to close offices – including Hereward Hall in March.


Children still being placed in unregulated homes despite government ban

13 October 2024
Children still being placed in unregulated homes despite government ban

Children still being placed in unregulated homes despite government ban

13 October 2024

Some children in care in Cambridgeshire are still being placed in unregulated children’s homes, despite a government ban.


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