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1 year

The wildflower meadow established in front of Cambridge’s @Kings_College Chapel, supported three times more plant species and three times more spider and bug species, than the lawn - study finds

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Today, Addenbrooke’s Hospital is treating just one Covid patient (not in critical care). Three months ago it was 244 #COVID19

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1/ Michael Gove visited Cambridge today, for the first time since announcing plans to ‘turbocharge’ Cambridge, and build up to 250k new homes by 2040. The Key challenge remains, where is the water coming from - a thread.

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Hedgerow regulations now law. Includes a hedgerow cutting ban from 1 March to 31 August (inclusive).

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‘Michael Gove’s plans to dramatically expand Cambridge by 2040 with 150,000 new homes are “nonsensical” because of the city’s lack of water infrastructure, the leaders of three Cambridgeshire councils have warned.’ - FT

Michael Gove’s plan for thousands of Cambridge homes at risk from lack of water

Local leaders warn ‘nonsensical’ pledge by central government ignores absence of infrastructure

www.ft.com

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3 years

Addenbrooke’s Hospital reporting that it currently has no Covid patients. #COVID19

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‘Coldham's Brook has run dry due to a combination of the current drought and existing water abstraction pressures." - Environment Agency

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2 years

Hadn’t seen this amazing map before - it shows the undrained Fens ‘as it lay drowned’, from about 1652. It’s ‘upside down’ so the Wash is at the bottom

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2 years

Very much the end of an era tonight, as after 16 years @JanineMachin presents her last @BBCLookEast late news from Cambridge She’ll be missed. Final programme at 18:30 on Friday

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3 months

Oxford’s Leonard Jenkins told the BBC quite a few in the crew had been hit by E Coli. #boatrace

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1 year

Evironment Agency objects to new developments in ‘Greater Cambridge’ over water concerns. ‘We have objected…on the basis that the water supply for these developments will pose a significant risk to our local water environment."

Water supply fears prompt first housing objections

The Environment Agency objects to thousands of new homes because of "significant risk" of harm.

www.bbc.co.uk

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4 years

Very sad news. Simon Dobbin was left with brain damage after being attacked following a match in Southend, in 2015. Twelve men were jailed over the assault. RIP Simon.

Cambridge United FC

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It is with a heavy heart that Cambridge United can confirm we have received the devastating news that Simon Dobbin sadly passed away at home this morning. Sweet dreams Simon. Forever a U 💛 🖤

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Half a million trees have died next to one 21-mile stretch of road, National Highways admits | Climate News | Sky News

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‘Cambridge to become Europe’s Silicon Valley — with 250,000 extra homes’ - reports @thetimes . It says the plans include, a ‘planning ‘hit squad’ and rewriting eco rules are among schemes to boost building’

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

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On Thursday, @numenini highlighted near-zero visibility under water in the River Cam near Cambridge, describing it as "one of the most disappointing swims".

Snorkeler highlights poor river water quality in East of England

Nicola Crockford posts images on social media as part of a campaign to tackle pollution.

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“We found that the meadow was strikingly beneficial for biodiversity. I was really surprised, actually, at the magnitude of the change for such a small area.” Dr Cicely Marshall, @Kings_College

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1 year

Large number of fish seen dead found dead in River Cam. Simone Chalkley, who lives in the city, saw "maybe 100" dead fish while walking along the river in Ditton Meadows.

Cambridge: Dozens of dead fish found in River Cam

A local resident sees "maybe 100" fish floating and calls the Environment Agency.

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8 months

Poppy postbox topper in Newton, near Cambridge. The knitted boots and helmet are rather impressive.

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8 months

Personal news klaxon: I’m leaving the BBC. Big changes are happening in local broadcasting, and my role, had I stayed, would have changed significantly. So, time to move on from the brilliant team at @BBCCambs - to whom I wish the very best of luck… (1)

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‘Visitors to Cambridge are being advised not to dip their hands into the River Cam if they go punting after dangerous levels of E.Coli bacteria were discovered.’ The Express

Visitors to UK's 'best' city hit with urgent warning after E.Coli discovery

People are being advised not to touch water in the River Cam with levels of E.Coli about six times higher than the accepted level.

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6 months

The River Welland has breached its bank near Crowland - video by farmer @mhssly , who says this is the first time this has has happened since the great flood of 1947.

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2 years

Anglian Water along with Severn Trent and South West Water, have made the biggest cuts to investment in sewage network - Financial Times

England’s water groups slashed investment in sewage network in recent decades

Spending on crucial infrastructure such as new pipes has fallen by up to a fifth since 1990s

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10 months

Blue plaque replaced at the Eagle, where Watson and Crick announced they had discovered the structure of DNA, to recognise the contribution of Rosalind Franklin

Cambridge pub's blue plaque replaced to recognise Rosalind Franklin

The old plaque commemorated Francis Crick and James Watson, but did not mention Rosalind Franklin.

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6 months

TV presenter and naturalist Iolo Williams has recorded a message calling for Coton Orchard to be saved from the axe for Cambourne to Cambridge busway.

Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams slams plans for Cambourne to Cambridge busway through Coton...

www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk

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3 months

The sights along the River Cam not on the postcards.

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And this is what it looks like as it all leaks out from the pumping station and into the Cam's tributary (Luckily no smellovision on Twitter yet...)

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Ship heading to Wisbech runs aground in River Nene. A lot of people aren’t aware Cambridgeshire has a port.

Cargo ship has grounded in the River Nene, Cambridgeshire

"This is a rare situation to happen," says a spokesperson at the port.

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1 year

Developer to demolish 36 unoccupied newbuild properties in Cambridge because of issues. Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire said a "small number" on the Darwin Green site in Cambridge "did not meet our usual high standards".

Cambridge newbuild homes to be demolished over issues

Thirty-six unoccupied properties "did not meet our usual high standards", says the developer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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3 years

Think @SouthCambs may have won when it comes to count venues. #ElectionResults2021

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8 months

2/ To give an idea of the scale - Cambridge currently supply water to about 138,000 homes and 8,000 businesses. Building up to 250k homes by 2040 requires a massive increase in supplies - in an area of ‘severe water stress’.

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6 months

If all water management and pumping in the Fens stopped, they would have completely reflooded within seven to 12 years, @MLC1862 estimate. The map of Cambridgeshire would look much like it did in the 17th century, pre-drainage.

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1 year

National press picking up on the Sawston hedge

Villagers' fury as housing developer chops down 200ft long hedgerow

Locals from Sawston, Cambridgeshire, have reacted with fury after housing developer Redrow cut a 200ft hedgerow almost to the ground citing 'safety' reasons

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Sawston hedge chopping leaves 'devastation and horror'

'Devastation and horror' at developer's hedge hack

A 60m (200ft) stretch of hedgerow next to new houses is cut almost to ground level.

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1 year

The Sawston hedge, chopped as part of new development, features in this report by Alex Thompson for Channel 4

How Britain is losing essential hedgerows in the midst of a biodiversity crisis

They are a symbol of the British landscape - a rich tapestry of nature, home to birds, to insects and to flowers. But hedges are under threat and new figures seen exclusively by this programme reveal...

www.channel4.com

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3 months

The thousands of visitors to Cambridge, who go punting on the Cam, would probably be surprised to learn that a sewer storm overflow spilled 172 times for a total of 2,935 hours, just up river, last year.

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3 months

Storm clouds over Cambridge. Amazing light on the way home this evening. This will be the last crop grown in this field - set to be tarmacked over for the new ‘travel hub’.

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3 years

Addenbrooke's Hospital is keeping Covid measures in place until at least August 2nd - this includes mask wearing and current visiting restrictions. #COVID19

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2 years

With concerns over food security being raised, here’s map of agricultural land classification in England and Wales - most Grade 1 and 2 farmland is in Cambs and this area of the country (map via Natural England)

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4 years

So, ended up spending last night being looked after by members of the Covid-19 team at @CUH_NHS - who were hugely impressive. As was the whole set up at Addenbrooke’s. I’m fine, checked out and back home - but many many thanks to them.

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2 years

It’s been a privilege - @JanineMachin signs off from the Cambridge studio for the final time

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River Cam turns 'bright blue' in Cambridge - Cambridgeshire Live

Cambridge residents left baffled as River Cam turns 'bright blue'

The blue colour was seen in the river near Jesus Green

www.cambridge-news.co.uk

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8 months

11/ If you’re interesting in reading more, the Cambridge Water Draft Water Management plan is here:

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3 years

Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge reporting today (June 1) that it still has no Covid patients. It’s now had zero cases for a week #COVID19

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8 months

5/ Also: All the water supplied by Cambridge Water is extracted from the chalk aquifer. The Environment Agency has set targets for a substantial reduction in abstraction, because it is environmentally unsustainable. CW say this equates to about half the current supply….

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2 years

Not much water coming through at Hauxton. As Alex says in the thread: ‘This is the output of the River Cam and Granta chalk streams barely a mile from Grantchester Meadows!’

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The weir on the River Cam at Hauxton Mill is a sorry sight. Further video below of the sluice and mill race. There is some water going through but not a lot.

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9 months

The latest weekly report by the Environment Agency grades the River Cam as ‘below normal’ for the time of year. The Granta, a chalk stream and tributary of the Cam appears somewhat worse than that. (1)

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@wildlifebcn @Bidwells The Granta rummeth dry at Bartlow

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3 years

No mistaking this for Putney #boatrace2021

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1 month

No Mow May takes an unexpected turn.

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8 months

4/ Cambridge Water’s supply plans are based on a forecast population rise of 89k people by 2050, about 46k new homes - an increase of 32% in connected households. They say this presents ‘significant challenges’. The 250k by 2040 are not part of their plans.

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8 months

Councillors are reviewing the @SouthCambs four-day working week trial, today. Since the start of the trial, it says, staff turnover has reduced by 36%.

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6/ So alternatives are being looked at - at the centre of these future supply plans is the Fen reservoir, Cambridge Water say it will provide HALF of future local water need - based on growth of 46k homes by 2050. There is no excess for ‘turbocharging’ Cambridge.

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3 months

Cambridge celebrate double victory in #boatrace overshadowed by water pollution concerns.

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5 years

And they’re off - the Daks leave Duxford for Normandy #DAKSoverNormandy

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1 year

The hedge will not be allowed to grow up again but will be kept at 0.6m from now on - according to the conditions of the section 278 agreement.

Esther Musgrave-Brown 🍃💚🍃

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Until Wednesday, this was a huge hedge in Sawston, South Cambridge, that was a haven for sparrows and other birds and wildlife. Why did you chop it down, @Redrow ? Why in the middle of the nesting season? @ChrisGPackham , @RSPBEngland , @SouthCambs , @RobGMacfarlane

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At the age of 80 my dad has had surgery for the first time. Thanks to the staff at Addenbrooke’s @CUH_NHS spending their bank holiday weekend in the operating theatre.

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1 year

Concerns about River Granta drying up. Listen here (1hr in):

Concerns about River Granta rare chalk stream drying up

The water levels are already low due to the drought declared in the East of England 10 months ago.

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Cambourne to Cambridge busway threat to hundreds of orchard trees - BBC News

Cambourne to Cambridge busway threat to hundreds of orchard trees

A £160m busway bids to relieve congestion, but its proposed route cuts through a century-old orchard.

www.bbc.co.uk

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6 months

Plans to limit water use for residents at proposed redevelopment in Cambridge. @camcitco say water useage will be restricted to less than 99 litres per person per day, ‘to reduce the impact on local water resources’. 🧵1

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New build properties on Cambridge developments are being marketed in Hong Kong as having a rental yield of up to 5.0% p.a.

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‘Cambridge rent becomes less affordable every year as costs reach record high’ - Cambridgeshire Live

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The Sawston Village Design Guide says: ‘Existing hedges and trees should be retained within new developments as landscape features.’

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Sawston hedge chopping leaves 'devastation and horror'

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In 1965 my grandmother and my ex-pow step-grandfather set out from Cambs and drove across Europe - across the Iron Curtain - to visit his village in Transylvania. The only record of that trip is an old box of slides, I’ve finally got round to converting into digital pics…

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4 years

Really pleased to see the sign back up at Queen’s Head, Newton @Brownsouppub - not least because I painted it

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1 month

Latest monitoring info also shows the storm overflow into the river at this location has been active for the past 10 days. The river is the Rhee, a tributary of the River Cam.

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Outside the water recycling centre between the villages of Barrington and Foxton near Cambridge. Water appears to be coming from inside the site. (1)

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11 months

Regarding today's Cambridge development announcement - the Environment Agency recently formally objected to five planning applications, in the Cambridge area over water - or rather lack of it.

Water supply fears prompt first housing objections

The Environment Agency objects to thousands of new homes because of "significant risk" of harm.

www.bbc.co.uk

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A&E at Cambridge’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital is currently seeing about 135,000 attendances a year - it was built to manage 35,000. From Board of Directors meeting in November.

Royal College of Emergency Medicine

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#ICYMI @RCEMpresident on @BBCNewsnight describing images of patients waiting on beds in corridors due to hospital overcrowding as a "national shame" 🏥 (From 21m25s) #ResuscitateEmergencyCare

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2 years

‘In light of the reducing Covid-19 prevalence’ mask wearing for staff and visitors at Addenbooke’s Hospital is now optional, apart from some high risk areas - update to staff, today.

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3 months

Housing developers accused of failing to deliver vital infrastructure, from GP surgeries to green spaces - The Independent ‘In Northstowe, 76 per cent of residents said they were fairly or very dissatisfied with facilities’

Community anger as ‘soulless’ housing schemes fail to deliver vital infrastructure

Exclusive: Residents and MPs complain developers are increasingly leaving estates ‘soulless’, harming people’s mental health and relationships. Jane Dalton reports

www.independent.co.uk

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5 months

The sights of Cambridge not on postcards: The King’s Parade barrier.

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8 months

10/ Even with all this, CW say there is a ‘short term supply issue’ until new infrastructure like the reservoir come on line (earliest 2035), which they say may mean deferring the reductions to (environmentally damaging) abstraction.

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3/ Cambridge Water are currently drawing up plans for supplying water to the area, up to 2050, The government has also set up a local Water Scarcity Group, to look at how to support their ‘ambitious’ Cambridge 2040 growth proposals, including CW and the EA 👇.

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‘A £40m project to build flats in Cambridge was supposed to provide "much-needed local housing". But the development was not required to include affordable homes and BBC research has found at least a fifth have been sold abroad.’- report by @benschofield

Cambridge: Why were city flats built with no affordable homes?

At least a fifth of the new Cambridge city centre flats were sold abroad, the BBC finds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

Addenbooke’s Hospital is experiencing capacity issues impacting the emergency department and planned surgeries. This is mainly due to ‘significant infection control issues’ - from latest staff update

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1 year

County councillors voted 33 to 26 in favour of the Cambourne to Cambridge busway

Cambridge: Controversial busway through Coton Orchard is approved

The 100-year-old Coton Orchard will be bisected by a busway linking Cambourne with Cambridge city.

www.bbc.co.uk

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3 years

The other winner this afternoon was the River Great Ouse which really proved a great #boatrace venue

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1 year

Not just an issue in Cambs according to the @EnvAgency : ‘In parts of Sussex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk, housing and business growth have been impacted, as there isn’t enough water without further abstraction that would risk environmental damage’

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7/ Additional preferred supply options also already include bulk water transfers from Anglian Water. Also, new abstraction from the Cam near Milton , which would be augmented by ‘recycled’ water from the wastewater treatment works.

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4 months

A&E at Cambridge’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital is currently seeing about 135,000 attendances a year - it was built to manage 35,000. From Board of Directors meeting in November.

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@markrwilliamson

5 months

The population of the area Addenbrooke’s Hospital covers has increased massively in the last 20 years - A&E and capacity at the hospital more generally has not. How will it manage further demand from the 150k new homes planned for Cambridge? 1.

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8/ After that, it’s about increased efficiency - reducing leakages and demand, including a target or cutting domestic water use by 6% by 20205. Also note, rainwater harvesting.

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1 year

More than £25m has been spent so far on legal disputes related to a guided busway, but the true cost to the taxpayer is to remain undisclosed.

Cambridgeshire busway's true legal costs remain a secret

About £25m has been spent on legal disputes, but the real cost to the taxpayer remains undisclosed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

Elisabeth Whitebread, from Parents for the Cambridge Sustainable Travel Zone, said it was fair that drivers pay for the pollution their car's produce.

Mothers in Cambridge start campaign to support congestion charge

Planners are proposing a £5 charge for vehicles to enter Cambridge - to be introduced by 2026-27.

www.bbc.co.uk

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1 year

A different route, avoiding the 100-year-old orchard, will not be compared with the previously approved C2C plans. The proposal - saving about 500 apple trees - was rejected by county councillors 33 votes to 21.

C2C busway routes will not be compared, council decides

Campaigners say some 500 apple trees in a 100-year-old orchard will be removed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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5 months

‘This place has such enormous riches’ - CEO of @wildlifebcn , Brian Eversham, in video at Coton Orchard. Joins Iolo Williams and Chris Packham, among other environmental figures publicly supporting it. .

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2 years

The village pond in Barton has completely dried up. Residents were able to save about 700 fish from dying, which they hope to return when the water does

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8 months

9/ Anglian Water is building new pipelines from the north, but again this is already being factored in to future supply plans.

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Labour could drop Cambridge as focus for growth, says strategic planning expert - Planning Resource. Today’s Planning Summit hears Labour could instead choose to promote the Midlands, the north of England and the wider South East.

Labour could drop Cambridge as focus for growth, says strategic planning expert

www.planningresource.co.uk

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7 months

Probably a good time to repost this thread on water for a ‘supercharged’ Cambridge’. Michael Gove’s plans mean building more homes than Cambridge Water currently supply over their entire area. Speeding up the building of the fen reservoir isn’t a solution.

Mark Williamson

@markrwilliamson

8 months

2/ To give an idea of the scale - Cambridge currently supply water to about 138,000 homes and 8,000 businesses. Building up to 250k homes by 2040 requires a massive increase in supplies - in an area of ‘severe water stress’.

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Observer article on Coton orchard and the C2C busway - the project is up before @CambsCC full council on Tuesday

Bypass threatens to destroy Cambridge farmland rich in wildlife

Coton Orchard can literally boast a partridge in a pear tree – but the idyll is threatened by a busway scheme, which campaigners say is totally unnecessary

www.theguardian.com

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South Cambs MP @ab4scambs is calling for a ‘DEFRA Chalk Streams Task Force’ to be set up - copy of letter sent Under Sec of State @pow_rebecca

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2 years

The wildflower meadow in front of @Kings_College Chapel will be back for a third year. This is when shire horses were brought in to mow it last year.

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‘Just beneath the surface a bitter war is brewing over fears that the city once home to scientists such as Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking might soon run out of water.’

Why plans for building homes threaten water supply

In areas where large housing developments are planned, such as Cambridge, there are growing concerns about droughts

www.thetimes.com

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1 year

“We’ll cut paths through it again this year for visitors to walk through, to have the joy of being surrounded by what is essentially an East Anglian hay meadow in the centre of Cambridge.” Steve Coghill, head gardener @Kings_College

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8 months

Campaigners save three protected trees in Cambridge from the chainsaws. Insurers wanted to fell the 125-year-old plane trees on St Matthews Piece, claiming they were affecting the foundations of a house. But councillors voted to save them.

Cambridge campaigners see condemned trees spared the chop

The trees, in a conservation area, are saved by Cambridge City Council's planning committee.

www.bbc.co.uk

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6 months

Happy Christmas! Cambridge snowflakes - sketched by Isaac Newton.

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5 years

So true, this quote from @driverminnie : “When there were only three channels on TV in England, Laurel and Hardy or Harold Lloyd were the only things on BBC2 at six in the evening...that limbo time between the end of homework and beginning of dinner"

Laurel and Hardy: Two angels of our time

As 'Stan & Ollie' is released in UK cinemas, Martin Chilton reflects upon the duo’s astonishing impact on modern culture

www.independent.co.uk

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@markrwilliamson

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Darwin Green: Residents of new properties close to the 36 new builds due for demolition because of foundation issues, are "worried" about whether their own homes have problems.

Residents' worry as Cambridge newbuild homes due to be razed

People living near newbuilds with faulty foundations say they have had "shakings" in their own homes.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@markrwilliamson

2 years

New updates from @Ofwat today on what it says is being done to safeguard future water supplies - bottom line the East and South East will need a lot more of it.

Ofwat

@Ofwat

2 years

🔮So what does the future look like • We'll need the equivalent water consumed by over nine million people EXTRA by mid 2030s - @NatInfraComm • If no action is taken between 2025-50, there will be a shortfall of around 4,000 million extra litres of water per day - @EnvAgency

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@markrwilliamson

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With the council embarking on ‘reimagining’ the centre of Cambridge, there’s one feature they could improve that would have a lot of popular support.

Mark Williamson

@markrwilliamson

5 months

The sights of Cambridge not on postcards: The King’s Parade barrier.

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Mark Williamson

@markrwilliamson

2 years

Felling of the Bretton oak, due to take place tomorrow, has been halted following injunction

Mark Williamson

@markrwilliamson

2 years

Peterborough: 600-year-old oak to be felled ⁦ @PeterboroughCC ⁩ confirm

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Mark Williamson

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3 years

Shire horses mowing the meadow at ⁦ @Kings_College ⁩ - a new sight in Cambridge! more on @BBCCambs ⁩ breakfast tomorrow

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@markrwilliamson

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Labour unveils plans for ‘grey belt'. Keir Starmer says, Labour committed to a "brownfield-first" approach but would loosen planning laws and create “grey belt" land for low-quality green belt areas. Question: Who decides what is low quality?

Labour unveils plans for new housing on 'grey belt' - BBC News

Low-quality green belt areas will be classed as "grey belt" and targeted for development, Labour say.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@markrwilliamson

4 years

Cambridge’s @DanielZeichner calling for ‘urgent action’ on chalk streams.

Daniel Zeichner

@DanielZeichner

4 years

MPs have come together to form the APPG for Chalk Streams. The UK is home to 85% of the world's chalk streams, with a number in Cambridgeshire. We must do more to support these unique ecosystems which are under acute threat - time for urgent action 💧🌿

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