Area Category: Peterborough
£6 million grant could lead two former office building conversions into affordable homes in Peterborough
The Housing and Communities Committee of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, today (6 September) gave the green light for £6,120,000 grant funding to support the conversion of two former offices in Peterborough into residential units. Conversion of the office in Bayard Plaza has been completed, and the former Yorkshire Building Society premises in Lynch Wood […]
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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 […]
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Peterborough and March receive money from Combined Authority
Members of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board backed the recommendation by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson that a £350,000 drawdown is given to further develop transformational plans for the Peterborough Railway Station Quarter. The drawdown, from the Transport Response Fund, is for the development of a Strategic Outline Business Case. Members were also asked […]
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WATCH: Business Board’s Nitin Patel visits Stainless Metalcraft to see how it is securing its skills future
Member of the Business Board, Nitin Patel, visited Stainless Metalcraft in the Fenland town of Chatteris to find out how more about one of the region’s flagship advanced manufacturing companies is ensuring it has the skills it needs to thrive. Growth in the sector in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is a key priority in the Local […]
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Spades hit the ground at Chatteris training school helping young people into great careers
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson was joined by MP for North East Cambridgeshire Steve Barclay to mark the start of building work for a new training school based at Stainless Metalcraft in Chatteris. The facility is funded by a £3.16 million Local Growth Fund grant through the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority […]
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£100,000 grant for Peterborough Embankment masterplan will support development of city’s new university
The development of a masterplan for the future of the Peterborough Embankment, in which the new university for the city will be a key feature, has been supported with a grant of £100,000. Peterborough City Council will develop the blueprint for the 70 acre site by the River Nene on which ARU Peterborough will be […]
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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 […]
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Rebel Acres Co-operative to receive £5,000 under the Community Housing Start-up Grant Fund
Rebel Acres Intentional Community have become the first community in the Peterborough area to receive a £5,000 Community Housing Start-up Grant Fund, plus any technical support they might need, following a request made to Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Today, (21 June 2021) the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s Housing and Communities Committee gave approval […]
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£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 […]
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Extra £20 million of Government funding could be used to boost ARU Peterborough campus
Extra funding for the ARU Peterborough campus is being sought as the city council’s preferred bid for the Government’s Levelling Up Fund scheme. Today (Friday, 18 June), Peterborough City Council put forward a £20m bid for funding, which – if successful – would combine additional teaching facilities at the campus, with the development of a new University […]
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Planning permission approved for ARU Peterborough research and development centre
A new milestone in the development of ARU Peterborough has passed with the approval of planning permission for a research and development centre which will form a second phase of the scheme. Peterborough City Council’s Planning and Environmental Committee approved plans for the £16.7m Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre building, on Tuesday (June […]
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Affordable Housing Programme is on course to deliver more than 2,000 homes before the end of March 2022
Thanks to the co-operation of local house builder, planning authorities and funding from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), the Combined Authority has started 37 projects totalling 733 units and the Housing and Communities Committee has approved a further 15 projects which are subject to MHCLG approval. That will add a further 770 […]
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Peterborough City Council leader appointed Deputy Mayor of Combined Authority
Peterborough City Council leader Wayne Fitzgerald has been appointed as Deputy Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Mayor Dr Nik Johnson made the appointment at today’s (June 2) meeting of the Combined Authority Board – his first as Mayor – which also saw the approval of chairs of several Combined Authority committees. It […]
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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: […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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£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 […]
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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 […]
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More Progress for A47 Upgrades as Transport Committee hear latest news
Mayor reveals upbeat talks with transport minister about A47 ‘Gateway to the East’ James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough informed members of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Transport and Infrastructure Committee that transport minister Baroness Vere had told him yesterday that the A47 “needed a solution”. Committee members heard how Highways England has […]
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Progress for transport upgrades for ARU Peterborough on Fengate
Fengate Phase 2 University Access Moves Forward for ARU Peterborough Plans to get ARU Peterborough up and running came closer today when the Transport and Infrastructure committee of the Combined Authority approved the Strategic Outline Business Case – SOBC – for Fengate Phase 2 University Access. Members were given a summary of the outcome of […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Skills Support Workforce
Training and upskilling employees with small and medium employers
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Employ-ability: Building confidence & skills
Breaking down past barriers with tailored support, skills and training and opening doors to volunteering & work experience
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Community Connections South
Tackling social isolation by supporting participants to engage more with their communities and overcome work barriers
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Independent Commission in Climate
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority are helping to accelerate the delivery of clean local energy projects.
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Case Study: Manasty Packing
Agritech funding for Peterborough business Manasty Packing Ltd
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A605 Oundle Road (Completed)
Improving traffic between Alwalton and Lynch Wood Business Park
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A16 NORWOOD DUALLING
Enabling more houses for local people by improving the A16-A47 junction system
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New orbital bus service linking Serpentine Green, the Hamptons and the Ortons to the City Hospital is set to provide a welcomed alternative for Peterborough residents.
The new 12-month trial of Orbital Bus Service 29, which is due to start on 1 March 2021, is the latest of Mayor James Palmer’s commitments to provide alternative ways to travel across the city without using the car. Operated by Stagecoach, the bus service, will run from Monday to Saturday between Serpentine Green, through the Hamptons and the Ortons then non-stop to Peterborough City Hospital. Six round trips will be provided each day between 9am and 3pm with hourly intervals. Normal Stagecoach fares apply, including the acceptance of all bus passes. Buses currently run from the Hamptons & the Ortons to Peterborough City Centre. There is also a frequent bus timetable from the […]
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Residents and businesses invited to have their say on ARU Peterborough Research and Development Centre plans
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is giving residents and businesses the chance to have their say on the plans for a Research and Development Centre on the ARU Peterborough campus. A planning application for the new Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre, which be jointly delivered by the Combined Authority and Peterborough-based business […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and Photocentric to deliver Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre
A £16.47m partnership between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough-based business Photocentric will link academia and industry to establish skills and learning in the second phase of the development of ARU Peterborough. Through a joint venture company, the Combined Authority and Photocentric will deliver an innovative Manufacturing and Materials Research & Development Centre […]
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Principal Appointed to Lead ARU Peterborough
Professor Ross Renton has been appointed as Principal of ARU Peterborough and will take up his new role on 15 February. Construction work on the new £30million university – a partnership between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Peterborough City Council and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) – began at the Embankment site in December. ARU […]
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£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 […]
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Mayoral statement on closure of Debenhams warehouse in Peterborough
Responding to the closure of the Debenhams warehouse Mayor James Palmer said: “I am working with local leaders to ensure that the Combined Authority and its partners delivers a strong and robust package of support for those affected by the closure of the Debenhams warehouse in Peterborough. “Through the Growth Hub, our skills service and in […]
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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, […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Mayor’s statement on Peterborough moving to Tier 3 restrictions
I have been urging Government to fully consider the full impact on families and businesses before altering tiers in this region, and I am pleased that Government has listened to our case. That being said, I am deeply disappointed for the businesses and residents of Peterborough. Moving into Tier 3 will mean much stricter restrictions […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of ARU Peterborough construction work
A ceremonial spade in the ground event has marked the start of construction of ARU Peterborough, the city’s new £30 million university. The project is being driven by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, in collaboration with Peterborough City Council and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). The ambition for ARU Peterborough is to launch a job […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Planning permission granted for new ARU Peterborough development
Peterborough City Council has approved plans for a new state-of-the-art building which will be the home of ARU Peterborough, the city’s new £30 million university. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Peterborough City Council and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) have all welcomed the decision to approve the proposals submitted by Mace Limited, supported by the planning consultants […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Peterborough A605 improvements completed to benefit all road users
Improvements to a busy section of road in Peterborough have now been completed, benefiting motorists and pedestrians. Work to widen and enhance a stretch of the A605 between the A1 Alwalton junction and Lynch Wood got under way earlier this year and were completed this week., including a new environmentally-friendly footpath made of recycled rubber. […]
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Mayor calls for new ‘dial-a-bus’ service, electronic ticketing, and additional bus route in Peterborough
Mayor James Palmer is seeking approval to trial a new ‘dial-a-bus’ style demand responsive transport service in West Huntingdonshire, along with a new bus route for Peterborough and the roll out of electronic ticketing across the county in a raft of new bus reforms going to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Transport committee on […]
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Public to have say on climate change action across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate, set up by James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has today launched a public survey on the most pressing issues of climate change across the region and what action should be taken. The survey can be accessed here and will run for three weeks from 26th October […]
Find out morePeterborough road users get say on Combined Authority-funded plans for greener, safer city junctions
Peterborough residents and road users can now give their opinion on Combined Authority-funded plans to improve two major Peterborough city chokepoints, freeing up access for cyclists and pedestrians, and easing traffic jams and delays. Headed by Mayor James Palmer, the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, has given Peterborough City Council funding to prepare a Full […]
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Consus Fresh Solutions Ltd to Use £47,500 Grant to Help Reduce Food Waste
With food wastage one of today’s hottest issues, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is backing a local company at the cutting edge of the battle to reduce spoilage of perishable food. The Bourne-based company Consus Fresh Solutions Ltd has been awarded a grant of £47,500 from the Combined Authority’s Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative. The Eastern […]
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E-scooters in Cambridge City Centre – new carbon-neutral and socially distanced way to travel launched by Mayor James Palmer and Voi Technology
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, along with Voi Technology, the U.K.’s leading e-scooter operator, will launch its e-scooter trial in Cambridge City Centre this Thursday, 15 October. For the next 12 months, residents and visitors will be able to take a ride on a Voi e-scooter whether they […]
Find out moreFree CambWifi going live in Huntingdonshire market towns
Free public access Wifi is going live in market towns across Huntingdonshire to help residents keep connected and bolster local businesses through the dark days of Covid. CambWifi has just gone live in St Neots and will be available in St Ives, Ramsey and Huntingdon town centres this autumn, bringing users safe internet access when they […]
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Cambridge Business Awarded £40,000 Grant Towards Developing Agricultural Robots
A Cambridge-based business has been awarded over £40,000 from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative to develop two mobile agriculture robot prototypes. Antobot Ltd is a robotics technology company, focused on the control hardware and software development for intelligent mobile robots, tailored for the application in the agriculture industry. With the […]
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Café culture dreams for Peterborough receive an £800,000 boost thanks to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Plans for a European café culture in Peterborough have received a welcome boost, after a successful application to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. A grant for £800,000 has now been approved as part of the Growth Deal funding (Local Growth Fund, LGF) which is provided by Government to local areas to invest in projects […]
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Combined Authority Board approve £500,000 spend to support young people struggling to find work
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board have agreed to allocate £486,297 to two schemes to support young people and adults. The money, which the Combined Authority received from the Department of Education, will be used to improve employment prospects of people aged 16-to-24, who will be leaving education this summer having been unable to […]
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Report reveals the impacts of Covid-19 on business and employment across the region
A report commissioned by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has highlighted the impacts of Covid-19 on business and employment across the region. The report was commissioned jointly by the Combined Authority Board and the Business Board and is based on analysis conducted in August 2020. The report aims to provide an up to date […]
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More people helped out of cars and into healthier modes of travel with Mayor’s multi-million bike-lane fund
In a bid to improve the health of the region, ease congestion and improve air quality, Mayor James Palmer is funding over 80 new improvements to cycle lanes, walkways, roundabouts, and changes to traffic flow to get more people out of their car and walking and cycling. The work is to be delivered by Cambridgeshire […]
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New bus service linking Bedford to Cambridge through Cambourne carried over a thousand passengers in first two weeks of operation
The new 905 bus service commissioned by Mayor James Palmer, which provides a long needed public transport option to those commuting between Cambourne and Cambridge Science Park, has carried over a thousand passengers in its first two weeks of operation. Almost half of these boarding’s (475) were in Cambourne, demonstrating why it was important for […]
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We must use our public transport networks – or risk losing them
As we usher in a new season, it is great to see so many of us have returned to the office and children to school. In my office we are mostly back and enjoying a new kind of normal, catching up after a long period of working primarily from home. It is also encouraging to […]
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Mayor welcomes public consultation for Ely North upgrade plans
Following regular discussions and lobbying from Mayor James Palmer and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, Network Rail has announced it will begin the first phase of public consultation for proposals to upgrade the railway in and around Ely on 21 September. Phase 1 will run for six weeks. The Ely Area Capacity Enhancement programme […]
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Fenland towns set to bid for millions of pounds of Combined Authority investment
Preparations are under way in Fenland to win millions of pounds worth of Combined Authority investment for the district’s four market towns. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, last month agreed to more than double the amount of investment for its Market Towns Programme – with £13.1million now available to […]
Find out moreCambridgeshire and Peterborough become first region in the country to roll out electric bikes and e-scooters to the public
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, is to become the first region in the country to roll out e-bikes and e-scooters to the public, offering the potential for fast, clean and inexpensive travel that can help to ease congestion on the roads and transport networks, reduce pollution and allow for social distancing. European […]
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Planning permission sought for new University in Peterborough
A planning application for a new University in Peterborough has been submitted by Pegasus Group, on behalf of Peterborough HE Property Company, to Peterborough City Council. The submission of the planning application for the new University, on the Wirrina Car Park off Bishops Road, has been led by Mace Limited and designed by MCW […]
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