Area Category: Fenland
Another step forward for Soham station as Mayor James Palmer visits for first monitoring works
Mayor James Palmer donned his hard hat and high-vis jacket on Friday (March 22) at the planned new Soham railway station site to see first-hand another step forward in its delivery. The Mayor joined Network Rail at the site, off Station Road, to see noise monitoring studies which are needed to support a future planning […]
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Key study into Cambridgeshire Metro finds ‘compelling case’ to move forward with transformational scheme
A detailed report examining the feasibility of a metro system for Greater Cambridge and the wider region has found a ‘compelling case’ for the scheme. The Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC), published this week, found the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) would unlock significant growth, offers high value for money and would provide the transformational […]
Find out moreMayor James Palmer welcomes news that A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road upgrade works can begin in 2021
News that Highways England will begin work on its major A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road dualling scheme in 2021 and not 2022 has been welcomed by Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer. He met with officials from Highways England on March 5 to be updated on progress and to follow up on […]
Find out moreMayor James Palmer welcomes successful Soham rail station public information events as another big step forward for scheme
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor James Palmer said two public information events on plans to build a rail station in Soham was another significant step forward for the scheme. The Mayor, along with staff from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Network Rail, took questions from members of the public at the busy event at […]
Find out moreMayor James Palmer’s delight at DfT approval for scheme to allow eight-car trains on crowded King’s Lynn to Cambridge route
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough James Palmer has said Government approval for a scheme to allow eight-car trains to operate on the frequently overcrowded route between King’s Lynn and Cambridge will be a welcome boost to rail users. Network Rail said yesterday that the Department for Transport had approved a bid for investment in the […]
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Mayor James Palmer hails signs that Soham station is becoming a reality
With proposals for Soham train station set to be presented to the public this month, a series of clear, budgeted next steps to bring the scheme to delivery have been laid out by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Mayor James Palmer has also hailed the positive signs of progress which show the train station […]
Find out moreMayor James Palmer meets with Rail Minister to make case for eight-car train upgrade on King’s Lynn to Cambridge Route
Mayor James Palmer met with Rail Minister Andrew Jones MP yesterday to urge support for a bid to allow eight-car trains on the line between Cambridge, Ely and King’s Lynn to tackle overcrowding at peak times. Mayor Palmer also raised other rail priorities including service improvements to and from Fenland stations at Whittlesey, March and […]
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Combined Authority reveals plan for the year ahead
An important milestone has been reached as the 12 key projects that will be the focus of activity throughout 2019/20 at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority were agreed. The new Business Plan was approved at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board Meeting this week (30th January 2019). It sets out the 12 key […]
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CPCA supports collaborative approach to deliver new £4m specialist supported living scheme in Chatteris
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority have shown their support for a collaborative approach to deliver new homes for disabled adults in Cambridgeshire. Work has officially kicked off at the site of a former agricultural garage in Chatteris to build fifteen new apartments and three bungalows at the site on Huntingdon Road. The £4m scheme, […]
Find out moreCombined Authority agrees loan to bring 88 empty homes in Ely back into use
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board has agreed a repayable commercial loan up to a maximum of £24.4 million to bring 88 empty homes in Ely back into use. The loan will enable the purchase of the Ministry of Defence-owned homes site at Princess of Wales hospital in Ely, where the properties currently sit vacant […]
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Combined Authority Board approves £10.5 million Wisbech road upgrade package to help deliver on growth ambition for town
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board has approved allocating £10.5 million of funding to bring forward a package of improvements to the road system around Wisbech. The highway improvements will stimulate housing, economic and jobs growth in the town, with the funding coming via the Government’s Growth Deal package. The interventions have been independently […]
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Mayor James Palmer supports funding for study into delivering rail link between Wisbech and March
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor James Palmer has voiced his support for moving forward with a detailed study into delivering a rail link between Wisbech and March. The Mayor said re-establishing a rail link between Wisbech and March would boost the local economy and help deliver the proposed Wisbech Garden Town. At their meeting on November […]
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Mayor James Palmer welcomes ‘single route approach’ as significant step forward in accelerating plan to fully dual A47 in Cambridgeshire
Mayor James Palmer has described the Combined Authority Board’s approval of a comprehensive, single route approach to dualling the whole of the A47 in Cambridgeshire as a significant step forward in the long wait for the road to be upgraded. A paper presented to the Board on Wednesday (October 31) also described the economic case […]
Find out moreSolar power lights up Whittlesea railway station
A Fenland railway station has improved its carbon footprint and boosted passenger safety after having new solar-powered lights installed. As the dark nights draw in, passengers at Whittlesea Station are benefitting from new LED ‘cat eyes’ powered entirely by the sun. A footpath between the station entrance on Station Road and Platform 2 used to […]
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Village bus service saved
A village bus service that was due to cease running from November has been saved thanks to a £10,000 grant with the cost shared equally between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and South Cambridgeshire District Council. South Cambridgeshire Councillors and the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, James Palmer, have said they agreed to step in and […]
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Mayor James Palmer makes case to Business Secretary Greg Clark for backing Cambridgeshire and Peterborough at official launch of key economic report
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has urged the Government’s Business Secretary Greg Clark to match his ambition for growth in the area, following the official launch of an in-depth report into its economic future. The final report of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review (CPIER), an independent study led by leading economists, […]
Find out moreMayor James Palmer backs bold, innovative and ambitious housing strategy to help tackle the housing crisis in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Community land trusts, discounted homes capped at £100,000, and taking a more direct role in housing delivery through its own development company are all part of a bold and innovative new housing strategy to be recommended to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board on Wednesday, 26th of September. The housing strategy, backed by Mayor […]
Find out moreMayor James Palmer steps in to save two vital market town bus services
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has stepped in to prevent the loss of two ‘vital’ town centre bus routes serving St Neots. Bus operator Whippet was preparing to pull out of the town’s 61 and 63 services because they were making a loss. After hearing the services were under threat, Mayor Palmer agreed […]
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority welcomes ground-breaking independent report by UK
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) today (Friday, September 14) welcome the findings of an in-depth, independent study by leading economists and academics, revealing why this area is so important for the future of the UK economy and how we can build on that success. The Devolution Deal with Government, secured in March 2017, […]
Find out moreSuccess for electric car charging points bill, supported by Mayor James Palmer
Mayor James Palmer’s support for a bill to give Metro Mayors powers to deliver more public electric car charging points has been successful. The enactment of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 means that Mayor Palmer, along with other Metro Mayors, will be able to designate locations where large fuel retailers and motorway services […]
Find out moreCOMBINED AUTHORITY INVESTS IN PLANS TO BRING JOBS AND PROSPERITY TO MARKET TOWNS
The Combined Authority has committed almost half a million pounds towards plans to bring jobs, infrastructure and more to nine Market Towns across Cambridgeshire. Following the successful creation of a Masterplan for Growth for St Neots, the Combined Authority Board has approved £450,000 of funding to create nine more Masterplans for Growth that will enable […]
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John Shropshire OBE, Chairman of G’s Fresh joins the Commission of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review
Latest appointment secures representation for East Cambridgeshire and Fenland from leading business contributor. John Shropshire OBE, Chairman of G’s Fresh, has accepted an invitation to join the Commission conducting the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review. The purpose of the Review is to help the Greater Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area consider the case for greater […]
Find out moreFunding bid to unlock Cambridge Northern Fringe East development moves forward
Government has today (Wednesday 21st March 2018) announced that a bid for £193m of Housing Infrastructure Funding (HIF) from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has taken an important step forward to co-development stage. The funding would be used to unlock the last large-scale brownfield regeneration opportunity on the edge of Cambridge, at Cambridge Northern […]
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Sustainable growth plans for area brought together for the first time with new investment planned
A new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough strategy for housing, transport and sustainable economic growth has been prepared as an important step towards achieving the Combined Authority’s ambition to deliver over 100,000 new homes and 90,000 new jobs by 2036. On 28th March 2018, the Combined Authority Board will be considering a strategy for the area’s future, […]
Find out moreCambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to consider plans to invest £5.5m in ‘outstanding’ digital and mobile connectivity countywide
Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority will discuss plans to invest up to £5.5m to ensure the county has outstanding digital connectivity – including tackling poor mobile phone coverage – at its board meeting at the end of March. Ambitious plans for improving mobile, broadband and public Wi-Fi coverage for everyone – whether at home or […]
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Mayor welcomes £4m funding boost to future proof fibre networks
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment to provide up to £4m Government funding to help to bring full fibre broadband connectivity – capable of gigabit speeds of over 1000Mbps – to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The Connecting Cambridgeshire programme, led by Cambridgeshire County Council, is one of just 13 selected for […]
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Cambridge tops the FDi Awards in MIPIM
Cambridge has been ranked the number one Small City in Europe at the fDi’s European Cities and Regions of the Future 2018/19 ceremony, held today (Tuesday 13th March) at the international property show, MIPIM, in Cannes. However, the Awards did not stop there. Not only was Cambridge awarded winner of the Small Cities category, the […]
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Up to 40,000 new affordable homes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
A ground-breaking alliance of 15 housing associations announced yesterday that they will work with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to deliver up to 40,000 affordable homes over the next 20 years. In March 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough negotiated a devolution deal to give them greater powers to run their area. They were the first […]
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The Land Value Cap offers the chance of more affordable infrastructure
One of the main reasons I decided stand to be the first directly elected Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough was my determination to find solutions to tackle the significant disparities in wealth and opportunities that exist across the Combined Authority area. Cambridge University is a remarkable institution and the associated “silicon fen” has the potential […]
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Dithering is holding the county back
Across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough there are key infrastructure improvements that are needed to enable our area to thrive. Unfortunately, I see so many of these proposals being subject to dithering and delay. Whether it’s the A47 to the north of the county, Soham train station in the east or the proposed Cambridge South station, policy […]
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Far-reaching housing plans approved by Combined Authority
Housing plans which include a cash injection for eleven affordable housing schemes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have been approved by the Combined Authority to accelerate the delivery of housing in the area. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board (CPCA) met on Wednesday 26th July to agree £4.56m of grant funding to 11 schemes for […]
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Investment strategy to attract more funding to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) have this morning (Wednesday 26th July) agreed the creation of an investment strategy which will unlock the delivery of key schemes including affordable housing and transport improvements. Central to that strategy is the establishment of an investment fund, which will build on the financial package from Government on […]
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Combined Authority builds on its plans for housing
A housing summit hosted today (Monday 24 July) has seen a pledge laid down to accelerate much-needed high quality housing in Cambridgeshire. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority have hosted the event with builders, developers and social housing providers in the area to look into how the public and private sector can work together. The […]
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Progress builds on Combined Authority housing plans
Eleven affordable housing schemes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are set to receive a cash injection to accelerate the delivery of housing in the area. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) will meet next week to agree £4.56m of grant funding to 11 schemes for 253 affordable new homes split across all the partner local […]
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Multi-millions agreed to progress key projects
A multi-million pound package of investment aiming to deliver the future development of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, to include long-term benefits for Fenland, has been approved. Read more on Fenland District Council’s website.
Find out moreNew Chief Executive of the Combined Authority revealed
The new Chief Executive of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has been revealed as Martin Whiteley. The appointment was confirmed by Mayor James Palmer at the Board meeting, held at East Cambridgeshire District Council on Wednesday 28th June. Martin has been interim Chief Executive of the Combined Authority since it was created in March […]
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Regional Independent Economic Commission given the green light
The establishment of an Independent Economic Commission for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been given the go-ahead by the Combined Authority. The Commission will inform the strategies and investments of the Combined Authority as well as acting as a source of authoritative advice and evidence for Government, the City Deal Board, the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough […]
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Multi-million pound bid to develop Garden Town plan
Ambitious plans to regenerate Wisbech with 10,000-12,000 homes over the next 40 years could move forward next week, if a £6.4 million funding bid is approved. Fenland District Council will be asking the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to approve the bid at its meeting on Wednesday, June 28, in order to progress the […]
Find out moreKey funding set to be agreed for development of University of Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are set to agree funding worth £6.5million to accelerate the establishment of a University of Peterborough. The business case to increase students currently studying at University Centre Peterborough (UCP) will be discussed at a Combined Authority meeting next week (Wednesday 28 June). The central aim of this pivotal funding […]
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