News and Events
Northstowe Phase 3A for 4000 houses aproved
Councillors at South Cambs District Council vote to proceed with this development despite clear evidence of environmental harm.
Friends of the Cam Object to the Draft Local Plan
Friends of the Cam have sent a letter of objection to the Draft Local Plan. The consultation closes on the 13th December.
The state of British rivers: out of sight, out of mind?
In his talk for Friends of the Cam, Professor Steve Ormerod considered some of the pressures on rivers, from climate change, legacy pollutants to microplastics, and some of the consequences for river organisms. The talk also considered some of the benefits of actions that can be taken to reduce impacts, for example through regulation or sensitive catchment management.
Water Supply Questions Remain Unanswered
August 1st 2021
As the anniversary of 'that letter' from the Environment Agency approaches, we still have no answers to questions about how growth in Cambridge and South Cambs can be sustainably supplied with water, writes Monica Bijok Hone