Cambridgeshire County Council has launched its second phase of engagement into Local Government Reorganisation, asking for feedback on the County Council leadership’s preferred ‘Option A’. Find more information here.

Option A shares Cambridgeshire and Peterborough between two new council areas – one in the North, building upon areas currently covered by Peterborough City Council, Huntingdonshire and Fenland District Councils, and one in the South, which builds upon the areas currently covered by Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire District Councils.

The new unitary authority covering the North of the county would be built upon the footprints of Huntingdonshire, Peterborough City and Fenland, along with the relevant parts of the County Council.

The new unitary authority covering the South of the county would be built upon the footprints of Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and East Cambridgeshire, along with the relevant parts of the County Council.

Both of these new councils would therefore be anchored around one of our two major cities, Peterborough and Cambridge. They would both serve rural communities, towns, and villages. This option would also ensure that our third city of Ely was aligned more closely with Cambridge, recognising the strong heritage and historical connections between the two.

We believe this is the most equal and effective option for you, the people who live and work in our historic and growing county.

We urge residents to complete this survey before the deadline on 03 October to share your views on this proposal.

We’re looking for two new parish councillors to help shape the future of our village. No experience needed — just passion, ideas, and a desire to make a difference!

So, if you live in Bottisham, think changes could be made in our village and would like a worthwhile and rewarding position within our community then we would love to hear from you. You can email: clerk@bottisham-pc.gov.uk or alternatively pop along and meet us on Monday 6th October at 7:00pm in the Poppy Room, Bottisham Sports & Social Club.

Being a councillor is all about giving back to your community by bringing your energy, passion, and hard-working attitude. You can make a real difference to the local community and wider society in many ways as a councillor. For example, you could be representing the views of local people to ensure the community gets the right services, supporting a resident with an issue, or helping to shape the community by driving new ideas.

Being a councillor is a varied and highly fulfilling role. You don’t need any experience or special qualifications, and you’ll gain lots of new skills, experience, knowledge, and confidence.

We need people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect the communities they serve to put themselves forward for election. You don’t need any experience or special qualifications. Your life experience, everyday skills, passion and commitment to people and communities are vital, and it’s important that councils reflect the local population.

To be a parish councillor, you need to have lived in the parish or within three miles of it for 12 months before your nomination date, and you must continue to live within that area until polling day.Additionally, you need to be at least 18 years old on polling day and meet at least one of three qualifications: be registered as a local government elector for the parish, have occupied land or premises in the parish for the 12 months prior, or have had your principal place of work there during that same period

This infographic shows you the role Bottisham Parish Council takes in the grand scheme of things!

New Highways Reporting Tool Coming Soon - Monday 22nd September. 

Please note that residents will not be able to log issues or defects online between 18 and 22 September 2025

Cambridgeshire County Council highways are introducing a new asset management and reporting system which will go live in September. This new system will be called Aurora. It is a new solution for the management of infrastructure assets and street works, meaning the existing reporting tool will be slowly phased out.

Under the new system:

• Customer reports will be automatically directed to the correct officer or team, ensuring they are handled by the right person first time.
  
• All Highways Maintenance Officers will now be equipped with tablets, allowing them to inspect defects, raise work orders, and update customers directly while on-site.
  
• New workflows automatically escalate reports that are not progressed within agreed service level timescales, helping to prevent delays and improve response times.
  
• Performance dashboards will ensure no cases are overlooked.
  
• Officers can send updates directly from the system, meaning residents receive regular progress updates on their reports.
  
• Reports can be managed dynamically by officers in the field and loaded into inspection routes so they can be reviewed at the same time.
  
• The system will task officers with inspecting completed work and identifying any defects. If defects are identified these will be flagged to contractors and corrected.
  
• Road works programme
  

Cambridgeshire County Council proposes to make an Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers. The effect of this Order will be;

To implement a 20mph speed limit on the whole length of the following roads in Bottisham;

Ancient Meadows, Arber Close, Beechwood Avenue, Bradfords Close, Cedar Walk, Downing Close, Howlett Way, Jenyns Close, Lysander Close, Maple Close, Mulberry Close, Parsonage Barns, Peacock Drive, Pound Close, Rowan Close, Rowley Gardens, Spring Lane, Stocks Close, Thomas Christian Way, Trinity Close, Tunbridge Close, Vineyard Walk, West Walk, Willow Walk and on Bell Road from its junction with High Street in a south westerly direction for 300m, High Street from its junction with Lode Road in a south easterly direction for 834m, Lode Road from a point 130m northwest of its junction with Pound Close in a south easterly direction to its junction with High Street and Tunbridge Lane from its junction with High Street to a point 20m north east of its junction with Peacock Drive. And to implement a 40mph speed limit buffer on Tunbridge Lane from a point 284m northeast of its junction with Thomas Christian Way in an easterly direction for 400m.

For administrative purposes existing speed limit Orders for the Parish of Bottisham will be revoked, though their effects, as amended by the proposed, shall be consolidated into this Order.

Please see the press notice and plans attached in .pdf

For more details and to submit feedback, please visit the online traffic consultation portal here -

https://consultation.appyway.com/east-cambridgeshire

and select the Order 'CCC (Various Roads, Bottisham) (Speed Limits) (Consolidation) Order 202- ‘

The consultation goes live on Thursday 30^th July 2025. Closing date for comment is the 20th August 2025.

Alternatively, comments can be submitted via e-mail:  policyandregulation@cambridgeshire.gov.uk to quoting Ref. PR1141.

Tiger Bus Routes – Public Consultation Now Open

Deadline for Responses: Friday 25th July 2025

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has launched a public consultation on the new Tiger Bus Routes, which began service on Tuesday 27th May. The consultation is being managed by transport consultants Systra.

This includes the T4 and T5 routes, which replace the former 11 bus. Notably, the T4 now runs through Bottisham, connecting our community to:

• Sixth Form Colleges in Cambridge
  
• Addenbrooke’s Hospital
  
• Lode
  
• The Swaffhams
  
• Reach
  
• Burwell
  

^{Why Your Feedback Matters}

The CPCA is seeking passenger feedback to help assess the performance and usability of these new routes. Your comments could lead to improvements or refinements to the services, in time for the new Autumn College term.

Whether you’re a regular user, a parent, a student, or simply interested in the transport options in our area, your voice is important.

^{Complete the Online Questionnaire}

Visit the CPCA Consultation Page:
Click here to access the consultation
(Note: The Tiger Bus consultation is located near the bottom of the page.)

Or send your comments via email: transportbusnetworkenquiries@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

^{Help Spread the Word}

Tania Verdonk from A TO B1102 has created helpful posters with QR codes linking directly to the consultation. These have been placed at all Bottisham bus stops served by the T4.

If you know anyone who uses the T4 or T5, please encourage them to take part before Friday 25th July.

Your feedback can help improve local transport – don’t miss this chance to make a difference!

Highways will be carrying out resurfacing & drainage renewal on the A14 between junctions 36 and 42 in both directions. 

This work will be carried out on Monday 21 July to December 2025. The work will be weeknights only, weather permitting.

To carry out the work safely, there will be closures on the A14 between junctions 36 & 42 as detailed in the table below.

Please note, they won’t be carrying out any works on the following dates:

• 15 August – Newmarket Race Day
• Week commencing 18 August
• 5 September

Once the work has been completed on the westbound section, they will then start working eastbound on the A14 between junctions 36 and 42. They will start this work at the beginning of October 2025 and will continue through to December 2025. At the same time, they will also begin further improvements between junctions 39 and 42. 

How to find out more

For the latest information, please visit our dedicated webpage https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east/a14-junction-36-to-42-resurfacing-and-drainage-maintenance/