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Labour Shadow Minister backs Ely Junction upgrades

LABOUR Shadow Transport Minister, Stephen Morgan MP, joined Mayor Dr Nik Johnson and business leaders in Cambridge on Monday (26th February) to discuss the urgent need to progress Ely Junction to bolster connectivity across the East and supercharge international trade.   Government committed to progressing the necessary upgrades to Ely Junction in a Network North announcement […]

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Mayor backs Fenland campaign for connectivity between Guyhirn and March

Following a meeting with Fenland Parent Power, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, gave support to the group’s campaign for a safe cycling, walking and mobility route connecting Guyhirn to March. Parent leaders from Fenland Parent Power met the Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson, and representatives from Cambridgeshire County Council to discuss their campaign […]

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Mayor Dr Nik Johnson’s statement ahead of the Combined Authority Board meeting on Wednesday 29th November

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson’s statement ahead of the Combined Authority Board meeting on Wednesday 29th November. At the meeting the Board will be asked to approve going out to consultation on the draft 2023-25 Corporate Plan Refresh, draft 2024-25 budget (including Mayoral Precept proposals) and the draft Medium Term Financial […]

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Statement from Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson: Ongoing bus service improvements with Whippet

The below is a statement by Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson, on the ongoing bus service improvements which Whippet are implementing following a meeting with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Dr Nik Johnson, said:  “I have been consistent in our ambition to deliver a reformed bus network in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. A bus network that is sustainable and […]

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Mayor Dr Nik Johnson’s statement following the Government’s commitment to transforming Ely Junction

So many of us here in the East of England have been championing an upgraded Ely Junction for many years, so today’s confirmation that we can at last get to work will be widely welcomed. This is a major investment in vital infrastructure that we have campaigned long and hard for. It’s a huge opportunity, not […]

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Open Letter from Mayor Dr Nik Johnson to Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald and Paul Bristow MP

The below is a letter from Mayor Dr Nik Johnson to Peterborough City Council Leader, Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald and local MP Paul Bristow. Dear Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald and Paul Bristow MP, I’m writing to clarify the misleading rumors that have swirled around Peterborough City of late. Despite multiple attempts to clarify privately, in the press, […]

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Combined Authority challenges ‘unlawful’ process in plans to scrap rail ticket offices

Denouncing as ‘unlawful’ the consultation process for the proposed scrapping of railway station ticket offices, the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has voiced its ‘deep concerns’ on behalf of station users, especially vulnerable travellers, in a powerful response to the Rail Delivery Group consultation which has just closed. Following the consultation, Transport Focus will consider […]

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Mayoral statement on Gov’s Long Term Plan for Housing

Residents often speak with me about the unaffordability of homes in Cambridge. Indeed, Cambridge City is frequently listed within the least affordable places to live in the UK. Additionally, businesses are increasingly providing the feedback that the limited housing supply and it’s unaffordability is stifling their ability to recruit talent and limits the productivity of […]

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Statement from Mayor Dr Nik Johnson on Cambridge 2040

Many residents in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will have read a report in The Times this weekend, stating the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Minister’s, Michael Gove, ambition to turn Cambridge into Britain’s Silicon Valley, or Silicon Fen. The lack of local communication regarding this has been disappointing, but I hope to rectify […]

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Mayor Dr Nik Johnson statement: Route 36 Bus Service

The below is a statement by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson on the future of the Route 36 bus service and the work being done to mitigate the impact of the changes:  Mayor Dr Nik Johnson said: “Ever since Stagecoach made the Combined Authority aware on 18th May 2023 that they were making changes to their Peterborough […]

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Better Transport: Mayor takes on the Six District Challenge

Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority will be supporting Better Transport Week by taking on his own Six District Challenge on Monday 12th June, 2023. The Six District Challenge involves getting around each of the six districts in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, within 24 hours, using only public transport and active travel […]

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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson’s statement following the Government’s Spring Budget on 15th March 2023

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson’s statement following the Government’s Spring Budget on 15th March 2023. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson said: “My initial reaction is that while there is some welcome investment benefitting the region, there is a real missed opportunity to support greater, fairer and cleaner […]

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Mayor Dr Nik Johnson responds to speculation about Investment Zones

Mayor Dr Nik Johnson responds to early speculation that the new wave of Investment Zones will be in the Midlands and the North: “I am disappointed to see that the new Investment Zones may only be just for the Midlands and the North. “Current reports suggest that only eight of the ten Combined Authority regions […]

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Mayor calls for Ely Junction Upgrade in the Chancellor’s Spring Budget 

Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson, calls for Ely Junction Upgrade to be announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Budget  CAMBRIDGESHIRE & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson’s statement ahead of the Government’s Spring Budget to be announced on 15th March 2023.  Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson said:  “Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is a […]

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Dr Nik Johnson begins phased return to Mayoral work

Dr Nik Johnson has begun a phased return to work as Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough following a three month leave of absence to receive medical treatment. The Mayor, who formally returned on Monday 6th March, will be following his doctor’s advice and returning to his role gradually as he continues his recovery.   Mayor […]

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Deputy Mayor to cover at the Combined Authority as Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson takes a leave of absence for on-going medical treatment

At the advice of his doctor from the Royal Papworth Hospital, the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson will be taking a three month plus leave of absence for treatment of an ongoing medical condition, subject to the advice of his doctors. From Friday, 18th November the Combined Authority will be temporarily led […]

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Mayor opens redeveloped March railway station

Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson has officially opened the newly developed March Railway Station and its upgraded bike and car park at a ceremony in the refurbished Platform 1 Building.  Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Colonel Mark Knight MBE, Cllr Chris Seaton, Fenland District Council’s  transport lead and Chairman of the Fenland Stations […]

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Cost of Living Statement

Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough People and businesses across our region are understandably concerned about the impact of the huge rise the cost of living is having on them, from the food they buy to the fuel they need to warm their homes, drive to work or deliver their goods and services. […]

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Fenland and Peterborough at the front of the queue …

Statement by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson Arts and cultural organisations in Fenland and Peterborough have been given places at the front of the queue to bid for a share of £75 million the Government is tabling to move forward its plans to level up culture. Last week, I met the Arts Minister and told him […]

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Your opportunity to Ask the Mayor

Ask the Mayor Our Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson will be hosting a hybrid live & virtual event of Ask the Mayor question and answer session on Friday 25th of March between 10:30 and 11:30am. How it will work You can attend the event live at Storey’s Field Centre, Cambridge or virtually […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Seasons Greetings

For me, 2021 has been a year like no other. Looking back over the past 12 months, I occasionally have to pinch myself. It sometimes feels hard to believe how much has changed whilst recalling who I’ve met and where I’ve been, cramming in a lifetime of amazing personal experiences. Becoming the mayor of Cambridgeshire […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Platform for the Future

They say that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive but this week, as I joined the happy crowd alighting at Soham’s shiny new station, I was aware that it really is a destination in itself – as well as a waypoint in the Combined Authority’s journey to get us all connected, by one means or another.  I […]

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Message from the Mayor: Covid 19 Update

As you may have heard, the Government has confirmed new precautions following the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid 19 here in the UK.  From 4am this morning, Tuesday 30 November, face-coverings became compulsory in shops and in places like banks, post offices and hairdressers, as well as on public transport, unless you are exempted.   The booster programme has also been extended to all 18-39 year-olds, and the time between the second […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Nature for nurture

As summer draws to a close and we begin to see the first signs of autumn, I am again taken back by the natural beauty of a region that I have proudly come to call home. Having enjoyed a lot of time in the countryside with my children, I am convinced of the significance of […]

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Mayor Nik Johnson raises a mug in support of MacMillan’s Coffee Morning

Nik Johnson, Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has raised a mug in support of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning and is encouraging others to do the same. The official Coffee Morning date is Friday 24 September but it can be held at any time. From a group in the garden, sharing a coffee over a screen or […]

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Afghan Refugee Statement from Mayor Dr Nik Johnson

I have been touched by the images of desperation coming from Afghanistan over the last week and whilst the Combined Authority has no authority over resettlement for Afghan refugees there are things we can do to proactively support the call of resettlement. One, on the grounds of compassion we support the call to Government to […]

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Mayor welcomes Andy Burnham to Cambridge

On Saturday (17th July) Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, welcomed Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester to Cambridge to take a sunny tour of the city and to discuss how active travel and bus franchising are playing a role in Mayor Dr Nik Johnson’s transport plans for the region. The tour commenced […]

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Euros, million-jab June, and pitch-perfect Posh

Freedom Day delayed but we still have the Euros! Even those who don’t love the beautiful game can admire the team spirit, camaraderie, and sheer pride on display in this international sporting extravaganza. Whether school, club or international football, it’s all about co-operation and community and never was this more keenly felt than last Saturday […]

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Strategic advisor to Combined Authority Mayor appointed

A hugely experienced former Fleet Street journalist has been appointed as strategic advisor to Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson. Nigel Pauley was appointed following a recruitment process and will be tasked with supporting the Mayor in developing and rolling out policies centred around the core values of Compassion, Co-operation and Community – […]

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Mayor’s Blog: That Was The Week That Was

Harold Wilson famously said a week is a long time in politics – but my first week as Mayor has been all too short. It’s flashed past in a blur of facts and faces, media interviews, meet-and-greets, and the truly exciting detail of planning action for change with my new colleagues in public service at […]

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Statement from Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough I am hugely honoured and proud that I have won this election with ‘better politics’.  As I said throughout my election campaign, I want to present local politics, and run the Combined Authority, with compassion, cooperation and community for the benefit of a Greater Cambridgeshire. The  political […]

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Mayoral Statement on Housing Funding

It is clear that current consensus to house build is not working; we are still neither building the number of homes we need, nor doing so in a sustainable way. Backed by the Combined Authority Board, I have always been determined to find new and innovative ways to tackle this problem. That is why, rather […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Eating for England (well, for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough…)

I doubt I’m alone in suspecting that some people are deliberately trying to ‘misunderstand’ the careful balance of Covid-beating initiatives being put forward by the government and health chiefs  – on the one hand, to jumpstart the economy and secure jobs, on the other, to protect life and suppress the spread of this dangerous virus. […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Vision 2020: No Generation Lost

When Covid struck this country back in the spring and we went into lockdown, we had to  put our lifestyles and livelihoods on hold to protect our lives. Lockdown became shutdown. But most of us knew that staying cocooned would be unsustainable once the first onslaught of the virus had abated. Inch by inch, we’ve […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Showing Covid a Clean Pair of Wheels…

One of the greatest conveniences of the modern world is public transport – and making it more available, more accessible, more reliable, more climate-friendly, more joined-up, and more affordable is high on my agenda as leader of the Combined Authority. Disappointing, then, that one of many casualties of Covid-19 is actually the public’s use of […]

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Mayor’s Blog: University of the Future Makes History in Peterborough

Being part of history while the ink’s still wet – or part of a future still unwritten? It felt like both as we launched the Combined Authority’s new academic partnership with Anglia Ruskin for our trailblazing university in Peterborough.    It’s a UK first, and being in at the start was exhilarating and humbling. Citizens, academics, the universities minister, and local councillors and MPs gathered to celebrate the birth of something that will outlast us all, make dreams come true, and shape thousands of lives for generations to come.    And while setting up a future-now university  – in a city with […]

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Open Letter from the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

To Councillor Roger Hickford, Chair, Greater Cambridge Partnership Dear Roger, Congratulations on your appointment as Chair of the Greater Cambridge Partnership. As you will be aware, over the last few months our two organisations have been discussing the delivery of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro and the governance of transport policy in South Cambridgeshire; both in […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Propping up the Local Economy – at the Pub

I had months to plan Saturday’s trip to my local and I thoroughly enjoyed it, socially distanced, and having a long-awaited catch-up with my pals.  And I enjoyed my haircut, in preparation for a visit to Cambridge later today to meet shoppers and traders to find out how it’s all going for them. Watch this […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Keeping Everyone Connected

If Covid has rammed home one thing, it’s that connectivity counts. If you’re in a mobile ‘notspot’ with faltering roads, no railway, crank-up chunternet, and only a big East Anglian sky where the twittersphere should be, you can feel pretty cut off. LinkedIn? Left out, more like. That’s why I’m pushing for superfast and inclusive […]

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We are ready to go – Combined Authority Mayor tells PM

In response to the Prime Minister’s speech on rebuilding Britain, Mayor James Palmer tells Boris Johnson that there is no better region to realise this opportunity than Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority: “We are ready to go – the Combined Authority is in delivery mode and we have […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Lockdown Lift-Off!

Remember Narnia, where it was always winter and never Christmas?  Then the White Witch was defeated and the whole world bustled back to life, full of the joys of spring. That’s how yesterday’s reawakening of our high streets felt, after twelve ghost-town weeks of lockdown. It felt like the first day of the rest of […]

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Mayor’s Blog: The Home Front

Blackout, lockdown. I won’t be alone in seeing parallels between the war in Europe that ended this week 75 years ago and the national emergency we’re facing today – a common enemy, a community-first attitude, compliance with irksome but life-saving rules, death and self-sacrifice on all Fronts, and many heroes emerging. The Home Front of […]

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Open Letter: Challenge to Business from Mayor James Palmer and Business Board Chair, Austen Adams

This Sunday, the Government is expected to announce a staggered lifting of lockdown. This is the news that many have longed to hear – but it’s down to each of us to take responsibility for ourselves, and for others, as we cautiously return to commercial, social and public life. Thankfully, experts say the infection has […]

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Keep Calm and…Qualify

People in our region are incredibly versatile in making the best of whatever situation they  find themselves in. If life gives them lemons, they don’t get sour, they fix a G&T – and then have a party. But I’m still impressed at how quickly they’ve clicked into life online, not just using digital to defy […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Keep Calm and…..Qualify

People in our region are incredibly versatile in making the best of whatever situation they find themselves in. If life gives them lemons, they don’t get sour, they fix a G&T – and then have a party. But I’m still impressed at how quickly they’ve clicked into life online, not just using digital to defy […]

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Fools Rush In

It’s disappointing that we must grit our teeth for a few more weeks in solitary, but we’re using that time well to make plans for the Recovery. We can’t hunker down forever. We need to kickstart our lives, and soon. There’s mounting urgency to reopen Britain for business, bringing people out of Lockdown and back […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Fools Rush Out

It’s disappointing that we must grit our teeth for a few more weeks in solitary, but we’re using that time well to make plans for the Recovery. We can’t hunker down forever. We need to kickstart our lives, and soon. There’s mounting urgency to reopen Britain for business, bringing people out of Lockdown and back […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Locked Down But Logging On

As Lockdown is extended for another three weeks, I can’t help reflecting on what an incredible game-changer digital connectivity has been during these lonely and unsettling days. Suddenly, we’re living our lives online – our democratic processes, our business meetings, our socialising, our teaching and learning, our buying and selling, our comforting and counselling – […]

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Life v Lifestyle

They used to say that a week is a long time in politics, but this April, none of us can take a day for granted. Every hour is a journey into the unknown for every person, in every walk of life. Life. That’s the issue. A few months ago, we’d little have dreamed that we’d […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Life v Lifestyle

They used to say that a week is a long time in politics, but this April, none of us can take a day for granted. Every hour is a journey into the unknown for every person, in every walk of life. Life. That’s the issue. A few months ago, we’d little have dreamed that we’d […]

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Mayor’s Blog: Home Alone – Together

Today we face an unexpected new future and, in many ways, we all have to face it alone. It’s up to every one of us to do our best to keep safe for our loved ones, for our neighbours, for our community, for our country, and for ourselves. But we don’t have to do it […]

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Open for Business – but not Business as Usual

Sign up for business updates from the Combined Authority here. The ‘Combined Authority’ is just that. It brings people together and joins the region up to create stronger, unified action. And right now, every part of our community needs to join forces to push back against the virus that threatens our communities, our very lives. […]

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MAYOR’S BLOG: Open for Business – but not Business as Usual

Sign up for business updates from the Combined Authority here. The ‘Combined Authority’ is just that. It brings people together and joins the region up to create stronger, unified action. And right now, every part of our community needs to join forces to push back against the virus that threatens our communities, our very lives. […]

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Join forces to support our armed services 365 days a year urges metro Mayor

In the run-up to Remembrance Sunday, Mayor James Palmer is calling on local businesses to follow his lead, and that of local Cambridgeshire & Peterborough councils, in signing the Armed Forces Covenant – a pledge to ensure veterans, and those still in uniform, are treated with the fairness their service and sacrifice deserves. The covenant […]

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Statement on the launch of the Local Industrial Strategy by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mayor James Palmer

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority today launched its first  Local Industrial Strategy, a plan to support industry in delivering growth and  prosperity across the region. Statement on the launch of the Local Industrial Strategy by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mayor James Palmer This is a fantastic roadmap to help businesses in the region realise their […]

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Metro Mayors’ Summit calls for strengthened commitment to devolution through the re-focusing of funding on regional priorities

The directly-elected regional Mayors in England meet in Bristol today, at the invitation of Tim Bowles, Metro Mayor of the West of England. The Mayors are calling on the government to strengthen devolution and fully-fund and devolve the Shared Prosperity Fund, which is being set up by the government following the United Kingdom’s exit from […]

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First Charity Ball hosted by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor raises more than £12,000 for emergency services charity

The inaugural charity ball hosted by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor James Palmer has raised more than £12,000 for an organisation committed to helping emergency services staff suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Around 200 guests enjoyed a night of music and entertainment in the stunning surroundings of The Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral in aid […]

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