Tag: Combined Authority Board
Mayor Dr Nik Johnson’s statement ahead of the Combined Authority Board meeting on Wednesday 29th November
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson’s statement ahead of the Combined Authority Board meeting on Wednesday 29th November. At the meeting the Board will be asked to approve going out to consultation on the draft 2023-25 Corporate Plan Refresh, draft 2024-25 budget (including Mayoral Precept proposals) and the draft Medium Term Financial […]
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Combined Authority pledges £1.1m to help sustainable meanwhile project in new North East Cambridge district move a step closer to delivery
At the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board Meeting in January, £1.1 million in Combined Authority funding was approved towards plans to develop a ‘meanwhile’ project focusing on tackling the climate emergency, food sustainability and green business initiatives within North East Cambridge. The initiative would be a collaboration between U+I and TOWN, the appointed master […]
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Peterborough gets two awards of funding for Active Travel
Members of the Combined Authority Board today approved the drawdown of £635,000 of Active Travel Capital Funding Grant allocated by the Department for Transport for two schemes in Peterborough. There is £625,000 for Thorpe Wood Cycleway and £10,000 for School Streets. Thorpe Wood Cycleway and School Streets both seek to encourage active travel by providing […]
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Climate projects to be considered by Combined Authority Board
At the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board meeting in June (8th) approval will be sought for business cases and funding allocations for seven climate focused and strategy projects. Bids for the projects were introduced in the Combined Authority budget in December 2021 in response to the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) consultation where members […]
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Turning thought into action; the Combined Authority Board votes on ambitions for net-zero strategy
Action plans to support sustainable, green growth in the region have been recommended for approval by members at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board meeting on the 30th of March. As a direct response to the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate (the Commission) 58 recommendations published last year, the Combined Authority has […]
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Combined Authority drawdown may kickstart March makeover
When they meet on Wednesday (30th March), members of the Combined Authority Board will be asked to re-purpose £586,205 of Future High Street Fund money to kick off the initial phases of the March Area Transport Study – MATS – Broad Street construction. The money is for statutory works to get the project ready for […]
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Combined Authority Board may push ahead St Ives and A141
At the March meeting of the Board of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, Members will be asked to approve the drawdown of £2.3 million to get work started on the St Ives Local Improvement Schemes. Following updates on the progress of the St Ives Local Improvements Study and the A141 and St Ives Outline […]
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£5m Skills Bootcamps funding to help advance careers and boost earnings
Nearly £5m in new funding has been approved by Government to help people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough quickly gain new skills to improve their job prospects and income. The Combined Authority applied for £4.9 million to deliver Skills Bootcamps which are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks teaching a variety of in-demand skills which […]
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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 […]
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Great leap forward for walking and cycling as Combined Authority Board signs over long-awaited Government cash
Following the Combined Authority’s successful bid for half a million pounds in Government funding for ‘active travel’, today’s meeting of the Combined Authority Board unanimously approved release of the grant to Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council. Chairing the Board, the Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, asked members to release the […]
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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 […]
Find out moreLocal democracy makes history as Combined Authority goes digital
Members of the public joined journalists clicking in to watch Mayor James Palmer chair the Board of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority as it met ‘virtually’, ensuring the Authority’s business carried on despite the Covid-19 emergency. In a major first for the Mayoral Combined Authority, Board members convened remotely for the 2-hour virtual meeting during […]
Find out moreCllr John Holdich praises impact of Combined Authority as he is made Deputy Mayor
Peterborough City Council leader Cllr John Holdich has been appointed Deputy Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority by Mayor James Palmer. Cllr Holdich is now the statutory Deputy Mayor, taking over from Cllr Charles Roberts, who previously held the post. Cllr Holdich was first elected to Peterborough City Council 40 years ago in […]
Find out moreCambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority meets officially for the first time
The Combined Authority for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will meet for the first time as an official body on Monday 20th March. The meeting will start at 2pm and will be held at The Boathouse Business Centre in Wisbech. Papers for the meeting are available here: https://cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ccc_live/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/696/Committee/42/SelectedTab/Documents/Default.aspx The Order to formally constitute the body was signed […]
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