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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.…


Cambridge to Cambourne Busway: Public Enquiry date set

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a public inquiry into the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s new busway, travel hub and path for walkers and cyclists linking Cambourne to Cambridge. The public inquiry will take place from 15 September 2025.

More details on the public inquiry and how to attend or view online, will be published on the independent


Farming on the edge: Coton Orchard case study

CPRE’s Farming on the Edge report argues that greater support for farming in the urban fringe is a key part of making best use of this land in our increasingly urgent context of mitigating and adapting to climate change, restoring nature, improving public health and feeding people. You can read the report here https://www.cpre.org.uk/farming-on-the-edge/

The…