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Temporary Closure of Cambridge Market

Cambridge City Council has had to make the difficult urgent decision to temporarily close Cambridge Market on public health grounds. This was on advice from Public Health officials that the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the Market Square was becoming dangerously high. Councillors were told that a full closure…

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…

Cambridge Labour councillors reaffirm pledge to extend Refugee Resettlement Scheme ahead of full council meeting

Labour councillors have today reaffirmed their existing commitments to extend the city’s refugee resettlement scheme ahead of this evening’s full council meeting. Under the proposed plans, which have been in discussion for the majority of this year, the city would aim to resettle a further 200 refugees in 5 years…

Cambridge prepares to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day

People new or recent to Cambridge and Cambridgeshire can learn a whole lot about their adopted home from people who were born here. One of the biggest lessons I learnt early on was how vitally important to many local families the anniversary of the ending of World War Two was.…