Area Category: Peterborough
Mayor’s Blog: Showing Covid a Clean Pair of Wheels…
One of the greatest conveniences of the modern world is public transport – and making it more available, more accessible, more reliable, more climate-friendly, more joined-up, and more affordable is high on my agenda as leader of the Combined Authority. Disappointing, then, that one of many casualties of Covid-19 is actually the public’s use of […]
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Mayor James Palmer tours Cambridge City and St Ives with Stagecoach to see extra steps in place to ensure safe bus travel
Mayor James Palmer tours Cambridge City and St Ives with Stagecoach to see extra steps in place to ensure safe bus travel Bus travel continues to be a safe and convenient way to travel to work and for leisure Customers urged to follow the new government regulations on face coverings, which are mandatory on all public […]
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New £30 million university for Peterborough is officially launched by Universities Minister
Minister of State for Universities Michelle Donelan has today (14 July) announced Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) as the official higher education partner for a new employment-focused university in Peterborough, an initiative by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) in collaboration with Peterborough City Council (PCC). ARU will deliver the curriculum for the new university, […]
Find out moreMayor’s Blog: The Urban Spaceman
After months being cooped up and locked down, it was wonderful to be walking through the fresh air of Cambridge market this week, meeting traders, city ambassadors, and shoppers face-to-face – well, space-to-space – to ask how they’re doing, what they want, and what we can all do to help them. Up close(ish) and personal. […]
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Mayor’s ‘road-trip’ shares A10 options with public despite Covid
Thanks to a ‘virtual road-trip’ which went live this week, people can have their say on the shortlist of options being considered to improve the Ely-Cambridge stretch of the A10, despite Covid-19 safeguards restricting public gatherings. Although the public consultation demanded by statute will not be held until much later this year, Mayor James Palmer […]
Find out moreCombined Authority to deliver another 296 affordable homes for Fenland, Peterborough and Huntingdon
The Mayoral Combined Authority has today revealed it will be providing 296 additional affordable homes across Fenland, Peterborough and Huntingdon, taking the Authority over three quarters of the way towards delivering on its promise to build 2,000 new affordable homes by 2022. The new affordable homes announced today, take the total up to 1,596 funded […]
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Mayor’s Blog: A Tale of Two Cities – and Eleven Market Towns.
We could all do with a pandemic pick-me-up and June hit the ground running with terrific news from the Combined Authority Board. More than a pick-me-up, it’s a big step forward. Board members gave unanimous and very enthusiastic approval for our region’s market towns to apply for a share of a whopping £13.1 million to […]
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Micro Grants boosting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s smallest businesses during coronavirus
104 of the smallest businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have been awarded grant funding to help them adapt to the economic shock of coronavirus via a new scheme launched in response to the pandemic. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s Micro Grant Scheme is for businesses with five employees or fewer. It was launched quickly […]
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Mayor James Palmer hails rapid impact of Combined Authority’s coronavirus business grant scheme
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s rapid response to the coronavirus has so far seen £4.48 million in cash grants awarded to support local businesses. The newly created Covid-19 Capital Grant Scheme has now awarded money to 106 businesses across the region to fund investments which are forecast to protect 479 jobs and create a […]
Find out moreMayor sets up Covid-19 ‘think-tank’ for Cambridgeshire business resilience
Meeting for the first time today, a new Covid-19 leadership group set up by Mayor James Palmer laid out a hard-hitting agenda to help the region keep its businesses going until the emergency is passed. The Mayor’s aim in establishing the Mayor’s Forum – a single voice for business in Cambridgeshire – is to foster […]
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Mayor launches £2.3 million war chest
Mayor James Palmer today launches a region-wide campaign urging companies caught in the grip of the pandemic to apply for Covid-19 grants to help them ‘build muscle’ for better times. The Mayoral Combined Authority through its Business Board – which acts as Cambridgeshire & Peterborough’s Local Enterprise Partnership – is urging small and medium sized […]
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A COVID-19 coordination hub has been launched across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to help those who are most affected by the Coronavirus outbreak.
A COVID-19 coordination hub has been launched across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to help those who are most affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are now calling on people across the county to get in touch if they can volunteer their time to help others in a co-ordinated effort which […]
Find out moreMayor welcomes news of the successful bid for safety barrier replacement on the A15 improving safety and saving Peterborough Tax Payers nearly half a million pounds
Peterborough City Council have been successful in their bid for funding for A15 Vehicle restraint system (Safety Barriers) replacement work along nearly 8km of the A15, part of Peterborough’s parkway system. The Department for Transport will provide a maximum funding contribution of £ 419,000 by 31 March 2020 towards an estimated total scheme cost of […]
Find out moreMayor launches plans for University of Peterborough to the public for the first time
Plans for the University of Peterborough have been unveiled to the public for the first time by Mayor James Palmer and Councillor John Holdich, Leader of Peterborough City Council, at an event at Peterborough Cathedral. To celebrate the significant milestone towards delivery of the University of Peterborough, the Mayor and Councillor Holdich hosted an event […]
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Mayor James Palmer launches e-bikes in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough with Voi to support key workers to move safely
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, has today (21stJanuary 2021) launched electric bikes for public hire in Cambridge and Peterborough City centers. Cambridge and Peterborough residents will be able to hire Voi e-bikes to move safely while making essential journeys while adhering to the social distancing recommendations. E-scooters […]
Find out moreBuilding Plans for new University of Peterborough unveiled for the first time
Detailed proposals for a new University of Peterborough will be revealed to the public for the first time at a three day showcase event in February. The University of Peterborough plans, including building designs, floor plans and an artist’s impression of the future University campus, will be on display at Peterborough Cathedral at the following […]
Find out moreCombined Authority Board approves funding for A605 in Peterborough
Plans for improvements to the A605 in Peterborough took a leap forward yesterday when the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board agreed to provide further funding of £795,000 to progress construction. The development project originated from a need to improve traffic flow between the village of Alwalton and the Lynchwood Business Park, which has historically […]
Find out moreHunt for higher education partner to support development of new ‘trailblazer’ University of Peterborough
The search has started to find the best higher education partner to develop the new curriculum and deliver learning at the new University of Peterborough. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is searching for a partner to help realise the vision of a University capable of meeting the needs and aspirations of local people and […]
Find out moreWorld-leading consultants appointed in key step forward for University of Peterborough’s delivery
A big step forward for a new university for Peterborough has been taken with the appointment of a world-leading project management consultancy to support the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority in its delivery. Globally-renowned consultants Mace have been selected to deliver on the Combined Authority’s Action Plan for the new university. Their work will begin […]
Find out moreLocal businesses have their say on skills curriculum for new university for Peterborough
Almost 80 businesses operating in Peterborough have given feedback in a survey asking what kinds of courses and skills they would like to see delivered at the new University of Peterborough. The survey results will be used to help shape a curriculum in which advanced technical training is embedded. The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority […]
Find out moreCombined Authority grant funding success for Medesham Homes
Medesham Homes, an equal Joint Venture between partners Cross Keys Homes and Peterborough City Council, has been successful in its bid for grant funding from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to help build desperately needed affordable homes in Peterborough. As part of the Combined Authority’s commitment to seek to accelerate the delivery of affordable housing, […]
Find out moreBusiness to be surveyed on what courses they want to see at new University of Peterborough
Employers in and around Peterborough are being surveyed on what sorts of courses and skills they want to see as part of ongoing plans to develop the University of Peterborough. Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has written to ten of the biggest businesses in the city, asking for their feedback, while a further […]
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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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Kings Dyke Crossing to move to construction phase
Funding for the new Kings Dyke level crossing project has today (October 31) been approved by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and the project can now progress to the construction phase. The authority has agreed to provide funding contribution of up to £16.4m over the original £13.6m allocation to enable the scheme to progress […]
Find out moreDevelopment begins in Dogsthorpe
Work has begun to transform a brownfield site in Dogsthorpe into a 200 home development. The site of the former John Mansfield School was acquired earlier this year by leading local housing association Cross Keys Homes (CKH) as part of their plans to bring more affordable homes to Peterborough. Working with national homebuilders, Keepmoat Homes, […]
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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