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Petition - Pause the Huntingdonshire District Council Local Plan

Houghton and Wyton Parish Council Cambridgeshire have started a petition to pause the local plan for Huntingdonshire.

You can read more and sign the petition here: 


The Campaign to Protect Rural England to mark centenary with debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) will celebrate a hundred years of standing up for the countryside with a show garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. The garden has been created by award-winning designer Sarah Eberle and sponsored by grant-giving charity Project Giving Back.

For a hundred years, CPRE has championed the landscapes and communities of…


Environment Agency Update on Prolonged Dry Weather

The Environment Agency have released an update on the prolonged dry weather.

View the update here (PDF).


WWT Welney Wetland Centre accessible by public transport thanks to a grant from Greater Anglia’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund

People can now access WWT Welney Wetland Centre near Littleport, by public transport thanks to a grant from…


National CPRE responds to the Transport Committee’s rural buses report

The Transport Committee’s report makes clear that, without dedicated support in government policy for rural bus networks, ‘historic disparities in funding and service provision will persist’. 

Along with the committee, CPRE calls on the government to support rural bus services with a guaranteed service level and a rural weighting in its revised Bus Service Improvement Plan funding formula.…