Date for council’s 4-day week scrutiny meeting finally confirmed Tuesday, 10 June, 2025 The date for the special scrutiny meeting on South Cambridgeshire District Council’s 4-day working week has been finally confirmed after Conservative councillors intervened. It means the results of the council’s 4-day week will finally be released to the public. Lib Dem-run South Cambridgeshire District Council has been paying staff 37 hours for 32 hours work since March 2024 – with staff... Local News
Secretary of State approves Honey Hill sewage works - ringing the death knell of Cambridgeshire's green belt 9th April 2025 Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has approved the relocation of the Cambridge sewage works to Honey Hill – a local beauty... Local News
4-day week council is a sick council, report finds 6th March 2025 England’s only 4-day week council is a sick council, new reports show. Tonight councillors at Lib Dem-run South Cambridgeshire District Council will be... Local News
Council Tax hike and affordable rents surge approved by 4-day week on full pay Lib Dem council 25th February 2025 Council Tax hikes and a surge in affordable rents has been approved by Lib Dem-run South Cambridgeshire District Council – England’s only 4-day week council... Local News
Lib Dems vote against referendum on council’s 4-day week 25th February 2025 Lib Dem councillors have voted against holding a referendum on a council’s 4-day week. Lib Dem-run South Cambridgeshire District Council has been running a 4... Local News
Four-day week council only ranks 28th for sickness absences 13th February 2025 England’s only four-day week council only ranks 28th out of 77 participating councils when it comes to sickness absences for staff. This is despite the Liberal... Local News
Cambridgeshire villages under threat of speculative development following loss of Five Year Land Supply 6th February 2025 Lib Dem-run South Cambridgeshire District Council is under threat of speculative planning as a result of the Labour government’s plans to carpet bomb Britain... Local News
Lib Dems snub call to give residents a say on council 4-day week 22nd January 2025 Lib Dems have snubbed calls to give residents a say on South Cambridgeshire District Council’s 4-day week scheme. The Lib Dem-run council has been working a 4... Local News
Lib Dems say residents “don’t care” about South Cambridgeshire council’s 4-day week 16th January 2025 Lib Dems at South Cambridgeshire District Council have claimed residents “don’t care” about the council’s 4-day week, which has seen council staff on 5 days pay... Local News
Ancient Coton Orchard trees granted protection order 15th January 2025 Ancient Bramley apple trees at Coton Orchard have finally been granted a protection order in the wake of being destroyed by an off-road busway. At a Planning... Local News
Conservatives vote against Labour's useless welfare bill 2nd July 2025 In an act of cowardice, Keir Starmer has put Party before country. He cannot make the tough decisions necessary. National News
Back the Makers, not the Takers 30th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch delivers speech to business leaders at the British Chambers of Commerce National News
Labour finally U-turn on Grooming Gang inquiry after Conservative pressure 19th June 2025 Keir Starmer has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to a national statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. National News
Kemi delivers press Conference with a survivor of grooming gangs scandal 18th June 2025 After Labour announced they finally U-turned and will begin a national inquiry into the grooming gangs, Kemi holds a press conference with a survivor. National News
Kemi delivers a speech at FTSE250+ conference 18th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch has delivered a speech in the city responding to Labour's damaging plans for our economy. National News
Mel Stride responds to Rachel Reeves's spending review 14th June 2025 Today, Rachel Reeves's delivered Labour’s first Spending Review. With a torrent of promises, slogans, and self-congratulations. But not the truth. National News
