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News from July and August 1995

[archive index] Soham town improvements - (29/8/95)

Revised plans for improvements to be made to Soham town centre will be provided by East Cambridgeshire District Council by the end of September. The plans will probably detail the reconstruction of pavements using different stone and installation of new lighting and street furniture.
David Archer, the project's planning manager is quoted in the 'Soham Advertiser' as saying "I hope that it will go out to tender at the beginning of February or March, and this will be followed by a 15-week construction period"
Previous plans were turned down because they involved moving the town's war memorial - an idea which proved to be unpopular with residents.

- from the 'Soham Advertiser' of 17/8/95.
  • Soham town centre development postponed - (24/5/95)
  • Soham town improvements - (20/3/95)

    [archive index] Grim evidence of pollution in Rugby Cement's own report - (23/8/95)

    On August 10th the Cambridge Evening News reported protest group Camair 95's response to Rugby Cement's report on three years of burning toxic waste in 'trials' at their Barrington works. Camair 95 said -
    "Rugby Cement's Barrington kiln puts out four times more polluting smoke than the largest industrial incinerator in Britain each hour."
    "The amount of dioxins and furans, highly toxic chemicals thousands of times more poisonous than cyanide, spewed into the air from the kiln are far in excess of those produced by a modern incinerator."
    The article said that Norman Jones, Rugby's technical manager, did not wish to comment on CamAir's statement.

    See also - Permanent license for Barrington toxic waste incineration could be imminent - (15/6/95)

    [archive index] Ely community education centre threatened - (23/8/95)

    The centre in Barton Road has an uncertain future due to demands being made by county councillors on the community education area to reduce its spending. All community education areas in the county have to plan to meet a budget cut of 40% next April to keep spending within Government guidelines.
    The community education centre is used by hundreds of people every day including playgroups, people with special needs, youth groups and people returning to work.

    - based on an article from the 'Cambridge Evening News' of 10/8/95.

    [archive index] New cycle path opens - (18/8/95)

    East Cambridgeshire District Council will be opening a new cycle path to run between Ely Golf Club and Little Thetford along the A10.
    A report made by the Cambridge Preservation Society has suggested that a strip of land running from Cambridge railway station past Addenbrookes into the countryside should be used as a cycle path. A council engineer said that it was an interesting idea but would pose a lot of technical problems.

    - from the Cambridge Evening News of 3/8/95.

    [archive index] Water pollution increases - (15/8/95)

    A report issued by the National Rivers Authority in July said that incidents of pollution increased by 5% last year in the Anglian Water region compared to a national average increase of 3%.
    Transport was said to be the worst offender. Traffic accidents on roads and in rivers plus leakages from pipelines also caused problems.

    - from the Soham Advertiser of 27/7/95.

    [archive index] South East Cambridgeshire MP appointment - (9/8/95)

    Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire, James Paice has recently been given the job of Secretary of State for Education and Employment.

    [archive index] Eastern Group shares rise 225p - (31/7/95)

    Shares in Eastern Electricity's parent company - the Eastern Group have shot up today by 225p to 975p after it was revealed that the company is to be taken over by the Hanson group in a £2.5 billion deal.

    - from a UK News article in today's Cambridge Evening News.

    [archive index] Duxford museum gets £6.5M from lottery - (26/7/95)

    £6.5 million from the lottery fund will go towards building a massive new hangar designed by Sir Norman Foster to house the museum's American airoplane collection.

    [archive index] Councillors oppose Arbury Park Sainsbury's development - (24/7/95)

    According to last Saturday's 'Cambridge Evening News', the proposed Sainsbury's development at Arbury Park in Cambridge has been met with opposition from city, district and county councillors.
    People are concerned about the increased levels of traffic. Local retailers are worried about the affect the development would have on their businesses.
    Cllr. Janet Jones of the county council told the C.E.N.: 'All the city and county councillors for that part of Cambridge have agreed to object'.

    [archive index] Stolen car contained baby - (14/7/95)

    On Thursday July 6th, a man left a baby strapped into the seat of a car for a few moments while he went into the Red Lion Pub in Soham to collect his partner who had been working there. The couple saw the car being driven off as they left the pub.
    30 minutes later, the car was found in Burwell (about eight miles away) having been crashed through a fence. Fortunately the child was unharmed.
    The thief has been described as white, in his mid 20's, of large build, about 6ft 2ins tall with short cropped hair. He was wearing denim type trousers and no shirt.

    [archive index] Soham man proved to be 'not dead' - (14/7/95)

    Today's 'Soham & Ely Journal' has 'Piers says: I'm not dead' as it's front page headline. Apparently, local gossip had established retailer Piers Smart as having passed away. Mr. Smart was informed of his own death by an aquaintance at a chance meeting in a local restaurant. No explanation of the rumour's origin is supplied. Mr. Smarts main business rival was said to have been aware of the rumour. The names and locations of Mr. Smarts business, the restaurant, Mr. Smarts doctor and his brother's business were all supplied.

    [archive index] Combined Heat and Power plants proposed for Cambridge - (14/7/95)

    Cambridge Councillor, Gaynor Griffiths, has proposed fitting the city's leisure centres and housing estates with their own 'mini power stations' according today's 'Cambridge Evening News'.
    Griffiths says that the Combined Heat and Power plant technology can offer significant environmental benefits and cost savings to the consumer.
    Apparently the implementation of CHP for 1,200 houses at the Byker estate in Newcastle has reduced tenants fuel bills from £12 per week to an average of £4.

    [archive index] Shop for volunteers opens in Soham - (10/7/95)

    Last week Captain David Waters' dream of opening a community shop in Soham came true.
    Local churches are paying the rent on a premises in High St. for various activities including a book and record exchange. The Citizen's Advice Bureau and a local mother and toddler group are expected to become involved.

    [archive index] Anne Campbell's concern about Major's proposal for British Science - (7/7/95)

    Last night the MP for Cambridge, Anne Campbell sent a message to cam.misc in which she expressed concern about John Major's proposal for the incorporation of the Office of Science and Technology into the Department of Trade and Industry made last wednesday in his plans for the reorganisation of the government.

    [archive index] Early origins of Cambridge discovered - (5/7/95)

    Archaeologists working in Milton have discovered a 2000 year old burial site during a seven week dig at the East Waste landfill site. The finds included cremation jars, 20 skeletons and evidence of six cremations.
    At another dig near the hill fort of Wandlebury, the remains of a large Iron Age farming community have been unearthed. This community is thought to date back to around 500BC.

    [archive index] East Anglia has highest stress levels on mainland Britain - (5/7/95)

    A recent poll carried out by the MSF - a union for manufacturing, science and finance workers found that on average throughout the nation 60% of workers said that they felt under stress in their jobs. East Anglia had the second highest rate of people saying they experienced stress at 76%. The greatest level of stress was found to be in Northern Ireland.

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