Tag: infrastructure
Lift-off for £7.5m Launchpad to drive innovation in agri-food businesses
A partnership of four counties across Eastern England, including the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, has launched a programme with Government funding to drive innovation and business growth in agri-tech, agri-biotech, and food-tech. New Innovate UK funding and support for innovation and business growth in local cluster Focuses on Eastern England’s strengths in agri-tech, agri-biotech […]
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Name for Peterborough’s planned footbridge chosen following public feedback
Plans for a new pedestrian bridge in Peterborough linking the Embankment with Fletton Quays gain shape following a public engagement which has resulted in an official name for the structure being chosen. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has put in £3.4million with £2million ringfenced for the project also pledged by the Government’s Towns Fund – […]
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Rail summit hits Treasury with strong message from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Sending a clear message to the Treasury, business and transport leaders have urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to agree improvements to the Ely Junction bottleneck which notoriously holds back trade and the wide prosperity it should bring. The case that the ‘Ely Solution’ holds what is perhaps the most vital key to growth across Great Britain […]
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£122m plan set to bring lightning-fast broadband to 45,000 rural homes and businesses in Cambridgeshire
Confirmation that lightning-fast broadband is on the way for hard-to-reach areas across Cambridgeshire has been welcomed by the Mayor and leaders of the county’s digital connectivity programme. Tens of thousands of residents in rural Cambridgeshire will benefit from today’s announcement from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology – DSIT – that the local contract […]
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Cambridge bridge to get new name to reflect cultural heritage
A riverside bridge in Cambridge is due to get a new name to commemorate a local man who was a leader in the anti-slave movement. The bridge formerly known as Riverside Bridge has been renamed after writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797) who was enslaved as a child and after purchasing his freedom, was an […]
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Further £300K allocated to North Cambridgeshire Training Centre by the Combined Authority
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board have voted to allocate a further £347,000 to the North Cambridgeshire Training Centre (NCTC), Chatteris. The money is additional to £3.16m of Local Growth Funding the Business Board awarded the training centre in January 2020. NCTC, which has been built on land owned by Stainless Metalcraft in Chatteris […]
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Mayor and Connecting Cambridgeshire welcome Openreach investment and news that 17 areas will benefit from full fibre
Over 100,000 more homes and businesses across Cambridgeshire are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to a £30m1 investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by the likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen. When this new engineering work is finished, most people living and working in Cambridge, […]
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Combined Authority proposes new performance indicators to assess progress in climate, health, education, innovation and reducing inequalities
In a paper going to the Combined Authority joint board on 30th March 2022, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is proposing a broad range of new measures alongside economic progress by which to judge its success. The Combined Authority new performance indicators include: Difference in household income between the most and least deprived; Number […]
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Combined Authority presses green button for digital connectivity
Reliance on digital communication during the pandemic was high on the agenda at the Combined Authority board today when members approved the ‘Digital Connectivity Business Case’ and £4.5 million to fund it. Members heard how the Covid-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated reliance on digital connectivity in almost every aspect of 21st century living. Mayor of Cambridgeshire […]
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March plans can move forward thanks to unanimous vote by Combined Authority transport group
Showing their wholehearted approval of the collaborative work under way to make life better for people in the Fenland market town of March, the Combined Authority’s transport group this week recommended the drawdown of £1.51 million to push plans on to detailed design. In the unanimous vote, members of the Transport & Infrastructure Committee noted […]
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New digital connectivity for all to put county at leading edge
Many communities, businesses, and public services relied on digital connectivity as a lifeline during Covid. They will now benefit from Combined Authority plans to make digital technology and access more inclusive. This will facilitate increased contact with healthcare, education and jobs. The Combined Authority has set out a new Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Strategy for the next four years […]
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New digital connectivity strategy for all will put Cambridgeshire & Peterborough at the leading edge
Digital connectivity has never been so important for businesses, communities, and public services in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. Reliance on connectivity accelerated during the Covid pandemic, highlighting the need for businesses to make the most of digital technology and wider digital inclusion so that more people can access healthcare, education and jobs. The Combined Authority is […]
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Ely Cathedral and Soham church soar digital to new heights
Soon more people will be able to log on to the internet whilst out and about in Ely, thanks to the latest stage of work to extend free Wifi in East Cambridgeshire. Work started today on hugely extending digital connectivity in both Ely and Soham – in each case, using ecclesiastical landmarks to carry the […]
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough among first areas to get better broadband from £5bn Project Gigabit
Up to 140,000 homes and businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and surrounding areas to be connected to next-generation gigabit broadband Includes parts of Northamptonshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Rutland £5 billion Project Gigabit to prioritise hard-to-reach rural areas with slowest speeds Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be among the first areas to benefit from Project Gigabit, the […]
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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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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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Mayor joins workforce on site of Soham’s new station
Mayor James Palmer this week visited the site of the new railway station at Soham which is being funded with £18.6m from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority which he leads. Network Rail staff and construction workers from the contractor J Murphy and Sons showed Mayor Palmer around the site where early construction work is […]
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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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Lancaster Way Roundabout improvements set for decision
Improvements to the Lancaster Way roundabout are set to be discussed at the Highways and Transport Committee next week (Tuesday, 10 November). Following improvements at the A10/A142 ‘BP’ roundabout nearby, where works were completed ahead of schedule last month, transport studies have shown that improvements at Lancaster Way roundabout will unlock further benefits – helping […]
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Challenge launches to find cutting edge conceptual designs for trailblazing CAM scheme
A challenge to the market to create innovative conceptual designs which could inform and transform the delivery of the groundbreaking Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) has now gone live. Potential suppliers can now enter the first phase of a tender process, launched by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, which is casting the net as widely […]
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Combined Authority pledges to work with Greater Cambridge Partnership
The Greater Cambridge Partnership and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have pledged to work together to tackle the transport issues facing the area and implement the policies set out in the Combined Authority’s Local Transport Plan. James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough accepted the GCP Executive Board’s offer to join the Board as […]
Find out moreCombined Authority looks to digital connectivity to drive Covid-19 recovery
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is set to build upon the unprecedented demand for digital connectivity to help businesses and communities recover from the Covid-19 crisis and put them at the leading edge for technology. Plans to aid businesses to gain the digital knowhow to succeed and roll out ‘smart’ technology to market towns across […]
Find out moreMayor welcomes bold action on COVID-19 and investment in housing, infrastructure and growth but urges government to retain focus on funding for the regions to deliver on levelling up promise
Mayor welcomes bold action on COVID-19 and investment in housing, infrastructure and growth but urges government to retain focus on funding for the regions to deliver on levelling up promise Responding to yesterday’s budget laid before Parliament, James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has praised the decisive action taken by the government in tackling […]
Find out moreAccess all areas: Mayor’s trailblazing summit to bring better mobile phone coverage
Mayor James Palmer recently convened a trailblazing summit bringing Mobile UK and the four Mobile Network Operators (EE, O2, Three, and Vodafone) together with business leaders and local councillors to achieve progress by collaborative action. In a major first for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, the Mayor brought together the big four mobile phone networks to find […]
Find out moreMayor calls for Cambridge South station action now
‘We cannot wait for East-West Rail’ – Mayor calls for Cambridge South station action now The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer has said that a train station at Cambridge South must be delivered locally, with very little chance of it arriving by 2027 as part of the Government’s East West Rail plans. A […]
Find out moreMayor Palmer updates housing minister on infrastructure plans
Meeting Mayor James Palmer during her visit to Cambridgeshire yesterday, housing minister Esther McVey said she believed that successful development demanded infrastructure be put into place before homes themselves are built. The minister was visiting Northstowe where Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, officially opens its office on the site where the new town is […]
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Mayor James Palmer visits St Neots to see how £4.1m Masterplan funding will boost town
Mayor James Palmer went on a tour of St Neots on Friday to see how the town will benefit from £4.1 million of Combined Authority investment into its new Masterplan aimed at helping it continue to thrive. The Masterplan funding for the first phase, approved last summer, is focussed on creating a more vibrant town […]
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