Open Spaces and 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…

Mill Road Cemetery – protect the paths by following the rules

Our wonderful Mill Road Cemetery is a much treasured place for local residents to walk in. However, there are signs that it is suffering from the heavy use it has been getting during this winter lockdown. Your Petersfield Councillors were able to get the main paths upgraded by the city…

Report calls for action on local chalk stream

Following the enquiry into the state of the area’s chalk streams called last year by Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces, Katie Thornburrow, a new report has been published that highlights a range of measures designed to protect local streams including Cherry Hinton Brook. Those measures include: improvement…

Labour Councillor voices opposition to Jesus Green mast

Labour’s Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces at Cambridge City Council, Cllr Katie Thornburrow, today voiced concerns over proposals by telecoms companies EE and Hutchinson to relocate an existing base station from Park Street Car Park to Jesus Green. The relocation would make use of Permitted Development powers…

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 Celebrates Tree Charter Day

Today (Saturday 28th November) is Tree Charter Day, which marks the start of National Tree Week. To celebrate, local residents have been taking part in the Forests of Imagination Gallery of People, Trees and Stories project coordinated by local community artist, Hilary Cox, for Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination. Last month,…

Kings Hedges councillors and Cambridge Colleges dig deep to replace vandalised trees

Kings Hedges councillors have joined forces with four Cambridge colleges to replace trees that were vandalised at Kings Hedges Educational Federation on Northfield Avenue. Last month, vandals broke into the woodland area at the school and cut down several trees with a chainsaw, leaving staff and pupils devastated. County councillor…