Tag: Manea
Mayor opens free bike and car park at Manea for greener travel
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, today cut the ribbon to open a new free-of-charge bike and car park for passengers at Manea Railway Station. The new parking facility will help more Fenland residents to benefit from public transport links, cutting the long car journeys that many don’t want to take. There are […]
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Fenland regeneration gathers pace in Manea and March with start on site and delivery date
In a major milestone to upgrade transport choice across Fenland, the Combined Authority Board has agreed funds to start construction at Manea and March railway stations and has set the end date for delivery. To accelerate this key Fenland Regeneration priority, Mayor James Palmer had asked the Board to sign off the outline business case […]
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Fenland regeneration projects ‘going extremely well’
As improvement work on railway stations across Fenland pushes forward, transport committee members of the Combined Authority, which is paying for much of the upgrade, were updated today on progress. Councillor Chris Seaton, chair of the Fenland Regeneration Project Board, welcomed the pace of delivery as many of the projects have already been completed or […]
Find out moreFenland station car park plan wins resounding approval
Plans for a new car park at Manea railway station have been approved by Fenland District Council and design work is now forging ahead with an eye to completion in November. Proposals for the much-needed project were agreed unanimously by Fenland’s planning committee. The car park, in Fodder Fen Road, will have spaces for around 100 cars, and will be just north of the station. It is one of a […]
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Manea car park gets thumbs-up from Fenland planners
Fenland district councillors have given unanimous approval for a car park at Manea station, funded by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, so that the much-needed project can now forge ahead. Proposals for the new car park, to be built on land north of the station with access from Fodder Fen Road, went before Fenland District […]
Find out moreMayor says Covid must not be used as an excuse to cut Fenland ‘lifeline’ services
The train operator Cross Country has decided to stop its services halting at Whittlesea, March and Manea, blaming a resource issue. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority officers have engaged with Network Rail and Department for Transport officials over the past week over the Cross Country cuts and will continue to engage with these teams to find solutions to ensure long-term […]
Find out moreMayor gets go-ahead for Market Town multi-million giveaway
The Board of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority today unanimously approved triggering the process through which eleven market towns can bid for millions of pounds to help them build the future they want. The first funding applications for a share in the £13.1 million allocation are likely to go to the Combined Authority Board […]
Find out moreMayor’s Masterplan: £13.1 million for eleven Market Town makeovers
Mayor James Palmer will this week ask the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board to trigger the process by which the region’s market towns can apply for millions of pounds to help them unlock opportunity and shape their own future. The Combined Authority has put £13.1 million on the table to support delivery of eleven […]
Find out moreSolar power lights up Whittlesea railway station
A Fenland railway station has improved its carbon footprint and boosted passenger safety after having new solar-powered lights installed. As the dark nights draw in, passengers at Whittlesea Station are benefitting from new LED ‘cat eyes’ powered entirely by the sun. A footpath between the station entrance on Station Road and Platform 2 used to […]
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