Biodiversity - Cambridge Labour Party

Levelling up for open spaces and mental health

Over the past two years, since the start of the pandemic, it has become clearer than ever before just how important our open spaces and parks are – not just to our physical health, but also to our mental well-being. How many of us living near these green havens found…

City Labour Group Statement on the IPCC Report

The message in this week’s IPCC Report is clear. If global warming increases at the current rate, it is likely to reach 1.5˚C (above pre-industrial levels) between 2030 and 2052. UN Secretary General António Guterres has called the report’s findings a ‘code red for humanity’, with whole countries, communities, ecosystems…

Cambridge Labour condemn vandalism of party’s HQ

Labour Leader of Cambridge City Council, Cllr Lewis Herbert has expressed his party’s disappointment at the overnight vandalism of Alex Wood Hall, claimed earlier today as the action of Extinction Rebellion Cambridge and Extinction Rebellion Youth Cambridge on their Facebook page. “We’re really disappointed to see this act of vandalism,…

Abbey Labour Councillors Urge Residents to Claim Free Trees

The Labour-run Cambridge City Council is giving away free trees to residents on the Whitehill estate in Abbey to plant in their gardens. The Whitehill estate is the first area in Cambridge where trees, including fruit and pollinating species, are being offered to residents to help increase the canopy cover.…

December 2020 Round Up: Why Cambridge needs a Labour-run City Council

Cambridge’s Labour controlled City Council has achieved so much in 2020, working with key partners in the third sector and beyond, to support our communities during one of the toughest times any of us has experienced. We’ve made over 200 offers of accommodation made to rough sleepers during COVID and…