Hannah Brown

Local Democracy Reporter at Cambridge News

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Full list of polling stations in Cambridge for the 2025 local elections

2 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

Polling stations across the country will be opening their doors on Thursday, May 1, for this year’s local elections. Cambridgeshire County Council is holding a full council election this year, which means every seat at the authority is up for election. Currently the authority is run by a joint administration made up of Liberal Democrat, Labour, and independent councillors, after the Conservatives lost control of the county council at the elections in 2021.
Cambridge office block could become new innovation hub with rooftop farm

2 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

Developers have shared plans for a pilot project to turn an empty office block in Cambridge into a new innovation hub with a rooftop farm. The Crown Estate has said it wants to “breathe new life into Cambridge Business Park” and said the transformation of Robinson House will be an early part of this work.
Update on plans to build thousands of new homes on the edge of Cambridge

2 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

Fewer car parking spaces and up to eight-storey buildings are planned in the second phase of the Eddington development on the edge of Cambridge. Developers updated councillors this week (April 23) on the major housing project ahead of a formal planning application being submitted.
Latest on plans to build four new laboratory and office blocks in Cambridge

3 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

A decision has been delayed on whether four new laboratory and office blocks can be built in Cambridge. Councillors raised concerns about the plans and said they wanted further discussions to take place with the developer. The new laboratory and office buildings are proposed for the former National Institute of Agricultural Botany site, on Huntingdon Road.
Cambridge bungalow could be knocked down to make way for 10 person HMO

3 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

A bungalow in Cambridge could be knocked down to make way for a 10 person house share. Plans have been submitted to Cambridge City Council to demolish 190 High Street, in Cherry Hinton to make way for a 10-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO). A replacement two-bedroom bungalow is also proposed to be built at the site. The developer, Nemer Properties Ltd, said its plans to build a new two-and-a-half storey HMO in Cherry Hinton would “contribute towards an identified housing need”.
Developer returns with new plans for solar farm after last project blocked

3 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

New plans to build a solar farm have been put forward after a previous project was blocked following over 100 objections. Wessex Solar Energy (WSE) has said its plans for a smaller solar farm in the north of the county addressed the concerns that had been raised about the previous proposals. Last year, councillors at Huntingdonshire District Council rejected plans to build a new solar farm including 65,000 solar panels in the countryside.
New ‘warm and welcoming’ cancer support centre set to be built in Cambridge

3 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

A new “warm and welcoming” cancer support centre is set to be built in Cambridge. Plans have been approved to build the new facility in Long Road, on the edge of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The new centre will be run by the charity Maggie’s, which offers free support services to people who have been diagnosed with cancer. The charity has been running a temporary facility in Cambridge since 2012, based in converted flats in Puddicombe Way.
What does a Mayor do? Responsibilities facing the next Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

4 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

The next Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be granted a range of responsibilities and powers after being elected. People across the county will be asked to vote for a new Mayor on Thursday, May 1. The current Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson, announced earlier this year that he would not be standing for re-election.
Conservative leader says ‘economic growth needed to address council underfunding in Cambridgeshire’

4 weeks ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative party, has said more economic growth is needed for councils to be better funded. Mrs Badenoch made the comments on a visit to Cambridgeshire on Thursday (April 17) ahead of local elections on May 1. Every seat at Cambridgeshire County Council is up for election this year. Locals will also be asked to elect a new Mayor to head up the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
Plans to build new solar farm given green light despite some sharing ‘major concerns’

1 month ago | cambridge-news.co.uk | Hannah Brown

A new solar farm is set to be built in the Cambridgeshire countryside, despite some concerns shared about the loss of farmland. The North Weald Solar Farm is due to be built on farmland near the village of Croxton. Voltalia Ltd, the company behind the project, said the solar farm will cover 78.45 hectares, and is due to have an export capacity of up to 49.9MW.