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Forest City: The new Birmingham?

Can we really accommodate a city the size of Birmingham on our doorstep? That’s the question being posed by countryside campaigners in response to proposals for the so-called “Forest City” development between Haverhill and Newmarket.

While the plans at present have no formal…


Wildfire Warning

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Cambridge East Station: A Toxic Pandora's Box

The proposed site for a new Cambridge East railway station poses a real and worrying threat to public health.   The Campaign to Protect Rural England, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CPRE, says the land, once used as an industrial and domestic waste landfill, contains a number of dangerous “forever” chemicals. 

The station is proposed to serve the new East West Rail (EWR) link. CPRE’s Ian…


Busway update - Public Inquiry delayed for Busway

A message from The Better Busways team

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a further delay for the public inquiry for the busway. Although the date has not been announced it is likely to be held this summer.

Better Ways for Busways

Many of…


Weekly Houghton Lock Water Quality & Bathing Water Status - April 2026

A report on the Houghton Lock Water Quality and Bathing Status as of 10th April 2026 presented by The Great Ouse Valley Trust and their trustees & volunteers can be found here:

GOVTWQI Results