Area Category: East Cambridgeshire

Innovative trial proposal to improve fens roads

A trial project aimed at tackling long-standing problems of maintaining roads which run over fenland soils has been backed. The Fen Roads Trial, proposed by Cambridgeshire County Council, has so far been supported by both the Combined Authority’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee, and the Investment Committee. The £1.5 million trial proposes to test innovative solutions […]

Extra funding for Cambridge community transport service to help secure its future

The Combined Authority and Cambridge City Council have stepped in with funding to help a Cambridge community transport service keep running and develop a plan for future sustainability. The not-for-profit Cambridge Dial-a-Ride provides accessible minibus services in Cambridge and some surrounding villages via a membership scheme for people and community groups who have difficulty in […]

Combined Authority votes £££s for safer A10 crossing at Ely

In a vote for people’s safety, the Mayor and members of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board have approved over half a million pounds to help make the A10/A142 safer for cyclists, walkers and riders at the BP Roundabout near Ely. The Combined Authority’s own Transport & Infrastructure Committee had recommended the Board approve £550k […]

Rail summit hits Treasury with strong message from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Sending a clear message to the Treasury, business and transport leaders have urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to agree improvements to the Ely Junction bottleneck which notoriously holds back trade and the wide prosperity it should bring. The case that the ‘Ely Solution’ holds what is perhaps the most vital key to growth across Great Britain […]

Wifi in a Jiffy: New stickers in market towns show free Wifi zones

Thanks to funding from the Combined Authority, free public access CambWifi continues to expand across Cambridgeshire’s market towns, ramping up digital inclusion and helping everyone to get connected. In a campaign to remind locals and inform visitors that they can get online for free while on the go, eye-catching new stickers show Wifi areas in […]

Safety for active travellers at BP Roundabout discussed by Combined Authority

Safety for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, and active travellers of all types was front and centre today when the Combined Authority board unanimously approved using £100k to investigate road crossing issues at the BP Roundabout at Ely. Cambridgeshire County Council Highways’ department is requesting funding for the purpose of appointing and managing a consultant to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Combined Authority loan for West End Gardens in Haddenham repaid

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has today confirmed that it has received repayment of a £6.5 million loan made to East Cambs Trading Company (ECTC), which was given to support a community-led development that delivered affordable housing for rent and sale in West End Gardens in Haddenham. This has been received ahead of the redemption […]

Big News for Littleport as Market Town Benefits from Combined Authority £1m

The market town of Littleport was £1million better off following today’s Combined Authority Board vote – and Whittlesey in Fenland picked up almost half a million in the same meeting. Proposed by Deputy Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Cllr Anna Smith, who was chairing the Board, members unanimously voted through the items. They agreed £925k […]

Soham Station Thriving One Year After Opening

Almost 50,000 journeys have started or finished from Soham station in the first year since its opening, Greater Anglia’s figures reveal. Funded by the Combined Authority, the new station, on the Ipswich to Peterborough line, was built to give residents and local businesses of the east Cambridgeshire town better connections to the wider area and […]

DETAILS RELEASED OF BUS OPERATORS AND TIMETABLES FOR WITHDRAWN STAGECOACH ROUTES FROM OCTOBER 30

The names of bus operators and new timetables for the services withdrawn by Stagecoach East from October 30 can now be released. On September 20, Stagecoach East announced they were pulling out of 18 bus services completely and reducing a further 5 significantly. The Combined Authority went out to urgent tender the following day with […]

COMBINED AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVES £100,000 FOR COMMUNITY LED HOUSING

At the Combined Authority Board meeting on the 19th October 2022, it was unanimously agreed that a further £100,000 of funding would be made available to support community-led housing initiatives across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.   Community-led housing involves local people playing a leading and lasting role in solving housing problems, creating genuinely affordable homes and strong communities. […]

Details released of bus operators and timetables for withdrawn Stagecoach routes from October 30

The names of bus operators and new timetables for the services withdrawn by Stagecoach East from October 30 can now be released. On September 20, Stagecoach East announced they were pulling out of 18 bus services completely and reducing a further 5 significantly. The Combined Authority went out to urgent tender the following day with […]

E-scooters and E-bikes

Ely Zipper and Wisbech 68 Tesco bus services secured until end of March 2023

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is providing further funding to keep two rural bus services operating in the short term. The Ely Zipper, run by Dews, and the Wisbech Tesco 68 Bus, run by community transport provider FACT, will be funded to continue until March 25, 2023. The Zipper service runs in a loop […]

CPCA BOARD APPROVE BUSINESS CASES AND FUNDS FOR DOUBLING NATURE IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH!

Over £1.3 million was awarded to Natural Cambridgeshire and partners for measures that will enable the acceleration and delivery of sustainable nature projects across our nature depleted county.

Council secures funding for community biodiversity project and city portrait

The Combined Authority funding for the Logan’s Meadow project, along with a Heritage Lottery Green Recovery Grant secured through the Cambridge Nature Network Partnership, will enable the creation of significant new open water and reedbed habitats on riverside land in East Chesterton and Abbey wards.

Business Growth Service

The Business Growth Service is a key intervention designed to accelerate start-ups, scale-ups & set-ups.

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Combined Authority loan for Alexander House in Ely repaid

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has today confirmed it has received repayment of a £4.84 million loan made to Cambridgeshire based developer, Laragh Homes, for the redevelopment of Alexander House in Ely. Now called The Old Tannery, the previously difficult to let office space at the bottom of Fore Hill comprises 25 apartments, which includes […]

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Commits Support the Armed Forces Community

On Armed Forces Day, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority are highlighting their continued support to the Covenant pledge that was made last year. The Armed Forces Covenant is a commitment to treat those in the Armed Forces, and those who have served, fairly. This pledge reinforces the Combined Authority’s vision to be the most welcoming […]

16 affordable new homes completed in Wicken

Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, visited Hawes Lane in Wicken on 13 June 2022 to celebrate the completion of 16 affordable new homes. 9-17 Hawes Lane is a 16-home project made up of 11 affordable rented and 5 shared ownership houses and bungalows ranging from 2-3 bedrooms, and the site is now […]

Stagecoach East hosts community forum to determine travel needs in Cambridge

Stagecoach East today announced that they held a public forum on Thursday May 26 2022 at Longsands Academy in St Neots, to hear local residents’ views about bus travel in Cambridge. The consultation, which was held alongside the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, gave residents in St Neots the opportunity to meet Stagecoach East representatives, […]

Mayor and Connecting Cambridgeshire welcome Openreach investment and news that 17 areas will benefit from full fibre

Over 100,000 more homes and businesses across Cambridgeshire are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to a £30m1 investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by the likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen.   When this new engineering work is finished, most people living and working in Cambridge, […]

Green cycleway bid to link Soham rail station with Wicken Fen

Residents, visitors, and green tourists alike are set to benefit if Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board gives Soham Town Council a major grant to link the town’s new railway station by a cycleway to the world-famous wetland habitat and beautyspot, Wicken Fen.  Wednesday’s Board (30th March) is being asked by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson […]

Soham scoops half a million for state-of-the-art business and culture hubs

The Board of the Combined Authority has agreed to invest nearly half a million pounds for two innovative projects in Soham to help serve the community and attract visitors   The successful applications, made by East Cambridgeshire District Council under the Combined Authority’s Market Towns Programme, and sees a total sum of £470,000 invested into the […]

Combined Authority vote clears the way for A10 improvement

Members of the Combined Authority’s transport and infrastructure committee this week voted to recommend the Board release £2m funding from the Department for Transport for the delivery of the A10 Outline Business Case. Members also voted to recommend that the Board agrees reprofiling the remaining budget from 2021-22 to 2022-23. The Combined Authority will make […]

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 […]

Brass Band and great community turnout as Mayor opens Soham’s new station

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mayor Dr Nik Johnson officially opened Soham’s new railway station today to the delight of the community as the first trains rolled into the new platform, five months ahead of the original timetable. The Deputy Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire, the Hon Frances Stanley, Network Rail’s Chairman Sir Peter Hendy, and a great turnout […]

Mayor finds out how fastest full fibre-enabled internet is being brought to Cambridge

Mayor Dr Nik Johnson went on a ‘dig walk’ to find out more about how state-of-the-art full fibre network technology will make faster and more reliable internet services available to more communities and businesses in Cambridge. CityFibre is carrying out network rollout works in a £20 million investment programme. It means thousands of homes and […]

Ely scoops market town funds from Combined Authority

Ely walked away with thousands of pounds in development money today when members of the Combined Authority Board approved three East Cambridgeshire District Council project proposals received under the Market Towns Programme. A total sum of £344,000 of Combined Authority funding was approved by members. The first grant is £120,000 for a project to expand […]

Extending Free Public Access Wi-Fi in Ely

Ely’s free public access Wi-Fi service is being upgraded and expanded to become part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough wide CambWifi service – extending seamless Wi-Fi connectivity in East Cambridgeshire and hundreds of other locations around the county. Funding from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is supporting the wider rollout of secure, public access […]

Region welcomes, CMR Surgical’s UK-based facility to Ely, Cambridgeshire

CMR Surgical has chosen to locate its global manufacturing facility to Lancaster Way in Ely. CMR Surgical, is a global surgical robotics business behind Versius®, a surgical robotic system designed to make the benefits of keyhole surgery more accessible to surgeons, patients, and hospitals. This UK-based facility will become a hub for global exports as the […]

It’s in the water: Sparkling Sake Brewery launches in Ely with help from Growth Works Inward Investment Team

Water good enough to satisfy even the most particular of sake brewers has made Ely the perfect place to launch a new business specialising in a sparkling variety of the famous Japanese rice wine. But the decision by its Japanese investors to locate The Sparkling Sake Brewery in Cambridgeshire was made even easier by the […]

Mayor Dr Nik Johnson visits Ovins Rise, Haddenham

Dr Nik Johnson Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough visited Ovins Rise in Haddenham on 16 September 2021. Ovins Rise is a 54 home development in Haddenham which has been delivered by Haddenham Community Land Trust in partnership with Palace Green Homes. Dr Nik was shown round the site by Mark Hugo Chair of Haddenham Community […]

Housing committee approve plans for 27 additional shared ownership homes with £1,209,000 grant funding

The Housing and Communities Committee of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has today, (6 September), approved a £1,209,000 grant to fund the development of 27 affordable homes with shared ownership in East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough City and Fenland District Council areas. The grant allocated is to support the building of: 11 new homes for shared ownership […]

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. Mr Adams was shown around the new £1.25 million facilities at the Eastern AgriTech Innovation Hub in Soham, to […]

Combined Authority makes time for Hunts and East Cambs market town plans slowed by Covid

Members of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board came to the help of market towns struggling with the effects of Covid  when they unanimously approved requests from Huntingdonshire and East Cambridgeshire district councils to extend the funding timeline on  Market Towns budget allocations. The Board team, led by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson, yesterday (Wed) approved […]

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. The Careers Hub will connect local employers, schools and colleges to support better careers education. Young people will be helped to actively engage with […]

£16,788,750 grant funding approved for affordable housing across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Grant Funding of £16,788,750 has today (21 June 2021) been approved by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s Housing and Communities Committee. The grants will support three housing projects which form part of the Combined Authority’s £100M Affordable Housing Programme to build 2,000 homes before March 2022: £2,082,000 for 50 new homes (41 affordable rented properties […]

£1m improvements to A142 Lancaster Way roundabout at Ely finish on schedule

Highway improvement work to the A142 Lancaster Way roundabout finishes on schedule this week. The £1m scheme was reopened to traffic on Tuesday afternoon, following its 13 weeks delivery programme to the end of April. The improvement works, which started in February, have provided two-lane entries for the A142 approaches to the Lancaster Way roundabout […]

Ely Cathedral and Soham church soar digital to new heights

Soon more people will be able to log on to the internet whilst out and about in Ely, thanks to the latest stage of work to extend free Wifi in East Cambridgeshire. Work started today on hugely extending digital connectivity in both Ely and Soham – in each case, using ecclesiastical landmarks to carry the […]

Low Carbon Innovation Fund makes another investment in Cambridgeshire Business

8power (www.8power.com) based in Cambridge, recently benefited from investment from LCIF. 8power is an innovative technology company specialising in self-powered wireless sensor solutions for industrial plant applications. They are enabling machine condition monitoring at lower cost and easy installation for water/waste treatment, manufacturing industries and oil and gas industries. Paul Egan, CEO of 8power commented: […]

Combined Authority awarded £1 Million to deliver free Level 3 courses for adult learners

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have been awarded £1 Million to deliver free Level 3 courses for adults across the region. The funding from the Department for Education (DfE) has been delegated to Mayoral Combined Authorities as part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee and will deliver free first Level 3 courses for adults […]

Mayor Welcomes Housing Committee’s Housing Programme Decision

Mayor Palmer welcomed today the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Housing & Infrastructure Committee’s approval to complete the Government’s Housing Programme. MHCLG recently confirmed that they would fund all housing projects, subject to confirmation of additionality and value for money, that would start on site by March 2022, allaying concerns that the programme might be […]

£3.1m funding for 82 affordable homes in East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough

Today the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority housing committee gave approval on £3.1million of grant funding to help create 82 new affordable homes across East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough. The housing committee gave approval for: A grant from the Combined Authority’s £100m Affordable Housing Programme of £2,168,625 for a mix of 60 new or converted […]

Digital technology grants for hundreds of regional businesses

A digital technology grant scheme inviting businesses in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough to apply for a share of over £1million funding to boost growth has been inundated with over 300 responses. Within a week of being launched (15 February), the Connecting Cambridgeshire Digital Technology Grants for Business scheme was oversubscribed with over 180 eligible expressions of […]

Alternative Vehicle Fuel Strategy given the green light

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough take one step closer in the roll out of electric charging points across the region that will take into account the different requirements likely to be needed across city, market town and rural community locations to meet the growing demand. Today (10 March 2021), the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Transport Committee […]

IT and Life Science firms in Cambridge outperforming UK

Information technology and the life sciences are the largest and most dynamic of the KI sectors Medium term data on the growth of the Cambridge economy, right up to the start of the 2020 Covid lockdown, shows persistently much higher annual growth rates than the national economy, particularly amongst knowledge-intensive (KI) firms. This confirms Cambridge’s […]

New Business Growth Service to deliver 5200 new jobs

Transformational Business Growth Service to deliver at least 5200 new jobs across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough just when we need it most to grow back jobs Growth Works will deliver 5278 new jobs, 1400 new apprenticeships and generate significant inward investment in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough over the next three years. Made up of five service lines, […]

Littleport

5 homes in East Cambs

Station Road, Littleport

39 homes in East Cambs

Wisbech Road, Littleport

38 homes in East Cambs

Alexander House, Ely

£100K Homes in East Cambridgeshire

Soham Community Land Trust (Community Led Housing)

Community led housing from Soham CLT

Haddenham Community Land Trust (Community Led Housing)

Community led housing from Haddenham CLT

Skills Support Workforce

Training and upskilling employees with small and medium employers

My Future

Supporting young people into employment and independence

SSU 5003

Provide access to employment for job seekers and inactive people

New Horizons

Financial education, digital training and getting back to work

Community Connections North

Increase participants’ confidence, capability and resilience before entering work

Soham Masterplan

Ely Masterplan

Independent Commission in Climate

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority are helping to accelerate the delivery of clean local energy projects.

Lancaster Way Roundabouts

Improving the Lancaster Way roundabouts linking the A10 and the A142

Snailwell Loop

Connecting Ely and Newmarket by train

New faster bus service linking March and St Ives is set to provide a welcomed transport alternative for residents living in March, Wimblington, Chatteris and Warboys.

The long-awaited trial of the V2 (Villager 2) bus service linking March and St Ives, which is due to start on 1 March 2021, is the latest of Mayor James Palmer’s commitment to provide alternative ways to travel across Cambridgeshire without needing to use a car.  Operators Stagecoach, will provide four round trips during the day, linking March, Wimblington, Chatteris and Warboys to St […]

District Councils across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough are now accepting applications for additional business support grants

The six District Councils across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough are now accepting applications for their respective Additional Business Support Grant schemes. Resource has been made available from Central Government for District Councils across the region to help those businesses which are not eligible for the Local Restriction Support Grant but are still severely impacted by the […]

Mayor and Business Board Chairman react to the Government’s Skills for Jobs White Paper

The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has welcomed the Government’s “bold and ambitious” Skills for Jobs White Paper and the Chairman of the Business Board has said he is delighted the paper puts “the needs of businesses at the heart of further education”. The Skills for Jobs White Paper sets out landmark reforms that will […]

Independent Commission on Public Service Reform (CPICPSR) report published recommending health is put at the heart of every decision in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

An independent report, commissioned by the Mayor James Palmer, argues that post-Covid, the area’s health and care system must change to provide a more joined-up, local system that invests in prevention and brings services closer to the people of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The report has been made public as the result of a Freedom of […]

A10

Soham Station (Completed)

Find out more about the exciting project to reconnect Soham to the national rail network.

Ely North Rail

Working to relieve the rail bottleneck at Ely, home of five railway lines

£4.5m funding for 113 affordable homes in East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough

Today the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority housing committee gave approval on 4.5 million of grant funding to help create 113 new affordable homes across East Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough. The housing committee gave approval for: A grant from the Combined Authority’s £100m Affordable Housing Programme of £1,576,000 was approved for 38 homes, 28 at […]

Mayor backs An Hour to Skill campaign

A new campaign which aims to boost the nation’s skills and job prospects by inspiring people to set aside just one hour a week for online learning, by taking a free course from The Skills Toolkit, has been backed by Mayor James Palmer. The Skills Toolkit is an online platform giving access to free, high-quality digital, […]

Business Bulletin: Issue Number 46

£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs The Chancellor has announced additional support to help businesses impacted by new lockdown restrictions get through until spring. Support includes one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring. […]

Mayor’s statement on Covid vaccinations and the new national lockdown

“Despite news of the Covid vaccinations and increasing numbers of people being vaccinated,  the spread of the new variant Covid 19 has already led to rapidly escalating case numbers across our region and I recognise and  understand the Government’s concerns and the need for this inevitable nationwide lockdown. I am asking for a clear timetable […]

Fenland market town scoops millions for high street regeneration, helped by Combined Authority

March has been awarded £6.4million from the Government to help implement a “once in a generation” transformation of the town centre. Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, announced on Boxing Day that March is among the areas in England which will receive a share of £830 million from the […]

Mayor Blog overview of the year 2020

Few will be sad to see the back of 2020, but I want to finish this year by highlighting those things of which I am so proud. Covid-19 has had a hideous impact on so many lives, but what the team at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has achieved this year has been incredible. […]

Major milestone for Community Land Trust as keys handed over to final four affordable homes for local people

A pioneering East Cambridgeshire Community Land Trust (CLT) set up by local people to build more affordable homes in their community, has passed a major milestone with the final four of its 23 properties now completed and occupied. The affordable homes at the Stretham and Wilburton Community Land Trust’s (SWCLT) Manor Farm development in Stretham are allocated to those with strong connections to the […]

A look inside the first £100K Homes

For the first time, the public get to look inside the first £100K Homes as James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough releases exclusive photos of the recently completed properties in Fordham. Despite construction setbacks this year due to Covid-19, the eight £100K homes have been delivered by Hill development in time for Christmas and […]

Mayor joins workforce on site of Soham’s new station

Mayor James Palmer this week visited the site of the new railway station at Soham which is being funded with £18.6m from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority which he leads. Network Rail staff and construction workers from the contractor J Murphy and Sons showed Mayor Palmer around the site where early construction work is […]

March station to be revamped for passengers, thanks to Combined Authority funding

March rail station is to be remodelled, following public consultation, and with continued funding support for the scheme from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. The work will see Greater Anglia create an open-plan ticket hall and waiting area, accessible modern toilet facilities, retail outlets, and an upgraded and extended car park at the station. The […]

Mayor James Palmer welcomes 400 free courses for adult leaders

James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has welcomed an announcement from the Department for Education confirming that tens of thousands of adults will be able to benefit from almost 400 free courses next year. The fully-funded courses are the first major development in the Lifetime Skills Guarantee, which was first announced by Central Government […]

AgriGrub’s sustainable solution to food waste backed by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

A Soham-based business that is pioneering a sustainable solution to food waste in the UK has been backed by a £62,000 grant from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative. AgriGrub uses waste fruit and vegetables from AMFresh which can’t be eaten by people or fed to livestock and feeds them to Black […]

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to launch Electric bikes in Cambridge and Peterborough from January

From early January onwards, people in Cambridge and Peterborough city centres will be able to publicly hire electric bikes as they are rolled out by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority in collaboration with Voi Technology, the U.K.’s leading micro-mobility operator.   From the 12th of January 2021, the public will be able to enjoy greener and healthier journeys on e-bikes, while remaining […]

First £100K Homes to be offered at a discount of over a third of market value

Market rate valuations on the first eight £100K Homes at Fordham, Cambridgeshire have revealed they were offered to buyers at a discount rate of 35%. The ground floor flats were valued at £150K and the first-floor flats at £155K but will be sold to the prospective first buyers at £100,000. This means that all subsequent […]

District Councils open additional restrictions support grant schemes

The six District Councils across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough are now accepting applications for their respective Additional Restrictions Support Grant schemes. Resource has been made available from Central Government for District Councils across the region to help those businesses which are not eligible for the Local Restriction Support Grant but are still severely impacted by the […]

Combined Authority invest £710,000 to support the recovery of Cambridge city centre

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have awarded a £710,000 Local Growth Fund grant to a partnership led by Cambridge City Council to support the recovery of Cambridge city centre from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The partnership bid involving the city council, Cambridge Business Improvement District, Fitzwilliam Museum (Enterprises) Ltd and Cambridgeshire County […]

Business Board Chairman Reacts to Spending Review

Reacting to the Spending Review held on Wednesday, November 25th Austen Adams the Chairman of the Business Board said: “The Chancellor made some very exciting announcements in the spending review, which will help to accelerate and strength our recovery from COVID-19 across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. “It has been a tough year for business leaders, workers […]

Five Non-Executive Directors to bring wealth of leadership experience to CAM delivery company

Five candidates with a combined wealth of experience delivering major projects, managing big budgets and with a record of exceptional leadership across business and the public sector, have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) delivery company. Their appointment was confirmed at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board on Wednesday […]

Fenland and East Cambridgeshire proposals win market town funding

The Combined Authority Board has today approved Combined Authority funding for a raft of imaginative projects for market towns in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire. On the table was some £1.5 million for Chatteris, Ely, Soham and Whittlesey, all seeking to increase their pull for residents, visitors, and businesses. Future-proofing and history featured high on the […]

Freeing up Fengate gets starter cash from Combined Authority

To help get Peterborough traffic moving and continue to unleash the city’s potential, the Board of the Combined Authority today approved £270,000 to push forward detailed design of the Fengate Phase 1 development. Thousands of jobs and better traffic flow will result, as the work will open up the Red Farm site as a major […]

Mayor backs Fenland and East Cambridgeshire proposals for market town funding

Mayor James Palmer will this week ask the Combined Authority Board to approve Combined Authority funding for a raft of imaginative projects for market towns in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire. On the table, some £1.5 million for Chatteris, Ely, Soham and Whittlesey, all seeking to increase their pull for residents, visitors, and businesses. Future-proofing and […]

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority mastermind ‘Trojan Bus’ to help police catch bus vandals

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, worked with Stagecoach and Cambridgeshire police to bring about the arrests of people vandalising buses in Cambridge, by masterminding the idea of a ‘Trojan Bus’, a normal bus running not in service containing plain clothes police offers, able to draw up alongside people unnoticed.   After reports […]

Combined Authority progress report reaffirms commitment to economic recovery

In a confident report on the progress into its Devolution Deal with government, the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority provides strong evidence to the November Board that it is delivering on its twenty five year mission to double to region’s economy and is working for economic recovery following the Covid pandemic.  The report, requested by the Combined Authority leaders back in October, provides an assessment on the 2017 Devolution Deal with the government. It shows significant progress on its ambitious long-term plans to deliver growth and public […]

Mayor welcomes Minister’s public support for £500 million Ely rail upgrade

Mayor James Palmer today welcomed the backing of minister Chris Heaton-Harris for the £500 million upgrade to railway infrastructure in the Ely area. Confirmation of the rail minister’s support for accelerating the project, despite its rising cost, was communicated to the Combined Authority at a meeting six weeks ago,  and has now been shared publicly with industry specialists at the Rail Industry Association annual conference.  The Ely area capacity enhancement  – EACE – programme should […]

Mayor to deliver over 450 new affordable homes for residents across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority led by Mayor James Palmer has today approved the spend of £19.1 million to create 453 new affordable homes over 13 sites for people right across the region.   In 2017, the Combined Authority negotiated £100m of government funding to create 2,000 new affordable homes for people living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough by March 2022.  The 453 affordable homes announced today bring the Combined Authority significantly closer to this target.   […]

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority work with Voi to provide 24/7 free scooter rides to NHS staff and Emergency Service workers

All NHS staff and Emergency Service workers can now make Voi scooter journeys in Cambridge, free of charge, 24/7 hours a day during the period of new national restrictions, set to be in place until 2nd December 2020. The Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, is also expanding the e-scooter operational zone in Cambridge to […]