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At a recent meeting County Council officers outlined plans to improve the B1049/A14 junction for pedestrians and cyclists. There will probably also be an improvement for south bound road users.
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In July fire forced the closure of Cottenham’s Co-op Store and the past few months have brought into sharp focus the unique position that the shop has in the village.With its boarded up shop front and roof still bearing the scars of the work of the emergency services, it was a depressing sight in the centre of the village and rumours abounded about the future of the store. But tomorrow, 08 December, a new look, temporary shop opens. Work still remains to be done to the rear storage area which saw the most severe damage but, until that re-building work is complete, a temporary sales area slightly smaller than before the fire will restore this much needed facility to the village.Once the work is complete the shop will be bigger than before.
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Since the terrible fire earlier this year Cottenham residents have been hoping that a new, improved Co-op would be opening in their village as soon as possible. And thanks to frantic work all round it looks like it will be open before Xmas.
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The County Council’s bus consultation ends 4pm on Friday 9 Dec 11. The Council will use the results of this consultation to help it to decide whether or not to continue supporting the weekly 110 ‘freedom bus’ service from Histon and Impington to Ely and the daily 106 service from Cottenham to Ely.
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The B1049 at the top end of Cottenham has been deteriorating for some time and last year’s patchwork mend was only a short term fix. Now the heavy machinery has arrived and we are seeing a much needed and ‘proper’ fix.
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It’s been announced this week that, in response to a request for judicial review of the process whereby it had decided to implement a 100% cut in subsidised bus services, the County Council is to put its bus cuts program on hold. Click here for a relevant article on the Cambridge News web-site.
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Following a request received from the residents of the Park Homes site in Cottenham it has been agreed that this area will be made a ‘no cold calling’ zone.
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The County Council has published its new speed limit policy. The good news is that it allows communities to set their own speed limits; they will not need the approval of the County Council as long as they consult properly. The bad news is that they will have to pay for them themselves.
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Following the excellent response to Jonathan’s request for input regarding Histon and Impington’s bus service and Stagecoach’s recent change of it to the citi8 Andy Campbell, Stagecoch MD, agreed to meet him along with county councillors Sue Gymer and David Jenkins and representatives of both parish councils. The meeting took place last Monday and Andy was accompanied by Ross Burton.
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Over 100 people turned out for an open meeting at Cottenham Village College to hear the County Council’s plans to put its libraries into a trust and, more specifically, its plans to save just £200 thousand from the cost of running a number of libraries including Cottenham.
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