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New Faster Bus Service Linking March and St Ives

26/2/2021

Stagecoach will be launching the Village 2 (V2 service) in partnership with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority from 1 March 2021.

The V2 service will operate between March and St Ives, providing residents in rural villages such as March, Wimblington, Doddington and Chatteris better links into Cambridge without needing to use a car. Users will then have the option to change bus and to head on to Cambridge and Addenbrookes. This is the first time that an attempt has been made to provide a fast bus link between March to Cambridge.

For the full article, please visit here and the new V2 timetable, please visit here.

Census 2021

26/2/2021

The census is a survey about all your household and takes place every 10 years in England and Wales. The next census takes place on Sunday 21 March 2021.

Everyone must complete the census and provide accurate information. It helps decide how services are funded in your area. Organisations such as local authorities and charities use this information to plan and fund the services we all need, including transport, education and healthcare. Without the census, it would be much more difficult to do this. For more information, please visit here.

A week long road closure on Newmarket Road from 26 March

26/2/2021

Newmarket Road in Cambridge will be closed to all motorists, cyclists and pedestrians between 8pm on Friday 26 March 26 and 6am on Friday 2 April. This is to enable work on a new underpass that will form part of the Chisholm Trail. A diversion via Coldhams Lane and Barnwell Road will be in place during all closures. Bus services: 3, 11 and 12 will be following diversions during this closure. A separate diversion will be in place for cyclists across Coldhams Common.

Further overnight closures will also be needed during the construction of the underpass, which is expected to take place until September.

To find out more on the closures and diversion routes, please visit here.

Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan

26/2/2021

Councillors are urging residents to comment on the draft Neighbourhood Plan for Waterbeach during a consultation which runs until 20 April 2021. The draft Plan has been developed by the Waterbeach community over the last six years and, once finalised and adopted, would have equal status to the wider Local Plan for Greater Cambridge, when it comes to setting out where, what and how new development should take place locally.

The Waterbeach Neighbourhood Plan’s vision is to ensure that during any new development:

the identity and character of the existing communities within the parish are respected and protected
that new development in the parish would provide sustainable infrastructure and improve the quality of life for residents
and that new development should not be overbearing or overwhelming – it should complement the rural vistas and existing Fen Edge landscape.

To find out more about the Neighbourhood Plan or to participate in the consultation, please visit here.

Secure Cycle Parking at Cambridge North Station

26/2/2021

Greater Anglia (GA) are planning to improve the security of cycles at Cambridge North Station and have secured funding. GA are working with cycle security specialists, Sustrans, British Transport Police and Cambridge Cycle campaign to look at the best design solutions. Improvements to CCTV and signage are also included.

GA are expecting to run a mini consultation in March on the designs and specification. They are hoping to appoint an installer by May 2021 with a completion by the summer.