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HGV driver courses set up to help meet critical shortages and support people into better paid jobs

The Combined Authority is funding the training through its devolved control of the Adult Education Budget for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Under the Adult Education programme, Peterborough College will provide a route into driver training. And a new independent training provider, System Group, has also been commissioned to train more local drivers. System Group will work […]

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Recovery underway in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy, but impacts remain

A report has highlighted the impact of Covid-19 on the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough economy since the pandemic hit almost 18 months ago. It found that a recovery was underway in the region, aided by a rebound in manufacturing, retail and construction. However, at the end of 2020 the region’s economy was 7.6 per cent smaller […]

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£100 Million unlocked as Combined Authority given thumbs up by Government

Combined Authority has passed the first of its scheduled reviews with Government to see how well it is investing money across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This means it has successfully unlocked the next 5-year tranche of Investment Funds which amounts to funding of £100 million from Government over the next five years, starting in 2021-22. The […]

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Survey launched to hear business views on post-Brexit trade with EU

A call has gone out to businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to share their first-hand experiences of Britain’s new trading relationship with the European Union. The Business Board, the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, and the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce have launched a joint survey and are appealing for feedback from as many business leaders […]

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Combined Authority funding for market town projects and Covid bounceback plans

Huntingdonshire District Council has received capital funding from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority to support the economic growth of market towns Huntingdon, Ramsey and St Ives through a series of individual improvement projects, in light of the impacts Covid-19 has had on high streets and town centres.   Applicants for the Combined Authority grants, including Huntingdonshire District Council and partner agencies, were asked […]

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Market town investment tops £20 million as Combined Authority splashes cash for Wisbech, Chatteris and Ramsey

The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer today won wholehearted approval from the Combined Authority Board to fund four project proposals for Fenland and Huntingdonshire under the Market Towns Programme and for plans to support Covid-19 recovery. Combined Authority investment into the Market Towns Programme, and match funding, now tops £20 million across eleven […]

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Business Board Approve Updated Local Economic Recovery Strategy

The Business Board, the region’s Local Enterprise Partnership, have approved an updated version of the Local Economic Recovery Strategy (LERS) for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. In early 2020 Government asked Combined Authorities to develop recovery strategies, The Economic Recovery Strategy Group (ERSG) was formed to respond to the Economic and Business Impacts of COVID-19 and to […]

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Mayor asks Combined Authority to splash out on Wisbech water park, Chatteris learners, and Ramsey pedestrians as Market Town investment tops £20 million

The Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough will ask the March meeting of the Combined Authority Board to approve five Fenland and Huntingdonshire proposals under the Market Towns Programme and Covid-19 recovery To date, 38 projects have pocketed £9,016,648 in Combined Authority grants, which have attracted a further £11,072,744 of match investment. There have already been […]

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£40,000 boost for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mid-life MOT trial

The Department for Work and Pensions has today announced a £40,000 funding boost in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to help people take stock of their health, skills and wealth as part of later life planning. With the pandemic impacting people’s lives in different ways, many will already be reviewing their current situation – including those wanting […]

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Statement from James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

We have been informed that we will be moving into Tier 2 restrictions from 2nd December, and whilst I accept this, I understand the frustration and disappointment of so many households and businesses who have worked tirelessly to follow the government guidelines and go above and beyond to keep families and customers safe. The Combined Authority […]

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We must use our public transport networks – or risk losing them

As we usher in a new season, it is great to see so many of us have returned to the office and children to school. In my office we are mostly back and enjoying a new kind of normal, catching up after a long period of working primarily from home. It is also encouraging to […]

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Combined 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 […]

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Mayor salutes ‘Rebooters’ behind the great ‘unlockdown’

As Cambridge and Peterborough get ready to raise the shutters and welcome shoppers and visitors back to city centres and high streets from Monday, Mayor James Palmer has praised the behind-scenes teams for their heroic effort. James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough: “People have worked late into the night for weeks to make this […]

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Green light given to pilot Retraining scheme that will help people affected by Covid-19 move into new careers

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board has today voted to approve the acceleration of a government scheme to help people retrain and develop new skills to support their employment following Covid-19. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been chosen as a pilot area for a National Retraining Scheme launched by the Department for Education (DfE).  The […]

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Thomas Cook Taskforce is concluded after employees receive £59 million redundancy pay and many helped back into work

A cross-government Taskforce featuring Mayor James Palmer has officially concluded, having issued £59 million in redundancy pay to 8,281 ex-employees of former travel agency Thomas Cook, after it announced liquidation in September 2019. The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department of Work and Pensions, who chaired the Taskforce, wrote to its […]

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Joint-statement from the Government regarding economic recovery

The Prime Minister, Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick and Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government Simon Clarke today spoke with the M9 group of Mayors and leader of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to update them on the current situation and to discuss their role in the response to coronavirus. “The Prime Minister agreed […]

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Key employment courses go online to keep up with demand during Covid-19 lockdown

As a result of an increase in requests for warehousing and Health and Social Care training since COVID 19 broke out, and in accordance with social distancing measures to slow the spread of the virus, adult employment and skills training funded by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is now being delivered digitally. The Cambridgeshire […]

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New 1-2-1 phone support and free webinars for local businesses have been launched by the Mayor to help the region’s economic fight back against COVID 19

The Combined Authority of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, led by Mayor James Palmer, has today launched a new dedicated phone support service for local businesses along with a series of free webinars to help guide businesses through issues they are facing due to the outbreak of COVID 19. Since social distancing measures were implemented to help […]

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Combined Authority will support local firms through virus crisis pledges Mayor

As thousands of workers across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough face an uncertain future, Mayor James Palmer pledges the Combined Authority will work flat out to support local businesses in their battle to stay afloat and to keep their employees in jobs. Responding to the online Business Resilience Intelligence survey, launched by the Mayoral Combined Authority last […]

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Local 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 […]

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Emergency Protocols for Public Meetings in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

The intention is for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to retain its responsibility for transparency and accountability. It is currently putting in place arrangements that revise the decision-making process in accordance with pending legislation and ensure that decision-making remains as accessible as possible for the press and public. Overview and Scrutiny meeting scheduled for Monday […]

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Business Resilience COVID-19 Intelligence Research

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is collecting ongoing real time business resilience data to capture the health of local business and the impact Coronavirus is having across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. It will use this data to send back to Government and it will use the intelligence gathered to inform it’s products and services to ensure […]

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Business as Usual as the Combined Authority teams work from home

From today, all our staff will be working from home, doing our part to keep people safe and healthy. Everything is business as usual for us, though: we’re still working, and delivering, on our key housing, transport and business and skills priorities. We’re very privileged to be a flexible working environment all of the time, […]

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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough partners have come together to support former Thomas Cook employees

Since the announcement on 23 September that Thomas Cook has entered compulsory liquidation, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority partners have been working together to provide support for former employees. An estimated 1,200 people across Cambridgeshire are affected, including those at the Thomas Cook HQ in Peterborough. This dedicated post has been created to signpost people […]

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