Author: Susannah Mcintyre
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson joins cycle ride led to highlight active travel work in local schools
As part of an ongoing drive to increase the numbers of people walking and cycling across the region, Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has today joined pupils from Samuel Pepys School, a special educational needs school in St Neots, on a bike ride. The ride was organised by Sustrans, a UK-wide charity […]
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Mayor Visits Paragraf, a World-Leading Advanced Manufacturing Company Driving Local and National Growth
As part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s mission to build a strong, sustainable economy, Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough visited Paragraf in Huntingdonshire today. Paragraf is the first company in the world to mass-produce graphene-based electronic devices, contributing strongly to the local economy and providing highly skilled and high value […]
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New climate report finds time running out to save the Fens
Research conducted by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia highlighted future flooding, drought and biodiversity loss. The UK’s Fens, a vital lowland coastal plain known for its productive agriculture and unique ecosystems, faces unprecedented threats due to climate change. A groundbreaking risk assessment conducted by the Tyndall Centre […]
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Infrastructure Delivery Framework to improve growth across the county
An Infrastructure Delivery Framework report identifying the infrastructure challenges of the potential increase in growth across the region has been approved by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board today (13 November). An infrastructure delivery framework is a structured approach to understand the current constraints of infrastructure for growth across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area. […]
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Al Kingsley celebrates real Living Wage employers across Peterborough
[Photo: Sarah Buttigieg, Director of Green Energy Switch; Al Kingsley, Chair of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Stuart Dawks, Chief Executive Officer at PECT] To mark Real Living Wage week, Al Kingsley, Chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Business Board, has visited organisations across Peterborough committed to paying their staff the Real […]
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£1m fund for local climate projects to open next month
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Environment and Sustainable Communities Committee has welcomed that an open bid of £1m for schemes to protect against or ease the effects of climate change will open on 25th November with funding to be awarded by March 2025. Following a bidding round, the funding will be awarded to public […]
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Mayor visits world leading surgical robotics business based in Ely
As part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s ongoing mission to create a strong, sustainable economy and encourage high-growth businesses to flourish in the region, Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has today visited CMR Surgical, a worldwide surgical robotics business based in Ely. Mayor Dr Nik visited CMR Surgical’s global manufacturing […]
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Combined Authority Committee to discuss further bus improvements
A range of exciting new transport initiatives are up for debate at the Transport and Infrastructure committee meeting next week. The Transport and Infrastructure committee will consider extending free travel for older people and those with disabilities, improving electric vehicle charging points and continuing to improve wifi so that people can access real time transport […]
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough get government nod for excellence in active travel
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has been awarded level 3 out of 4 for its approach to active travel by Active Travel England. The authority was granted this rating in recognition of strong local leadership, alongside having a significant network in place for active travel, a growing number of people choosing to walk, wheel and […]
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