Published:
3:18 PM January 21, 2021
Updated:
3:19 PM January 21, 2021
Safe Soulmates, which was set up in December 2018 by Stretham friends Christine O’Neil and Vicky Baddeley, has received a £114,000 funding grant from the National Lottery s Reaching Communities fund.
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A dating agency for Cambridgeshire people who have autism and learning difficulties has received a £114,000 funding grant from the National Lottery s Reaching Communities fund.
Safe Soulmates was set up in December 2018 by Stretham friends Christine O’Neil and Vicky Baddeley.
It was launched “in response to the issue of loneliness and social isolation” in the area.
Christine, who has a background in the learning disability sector, said at the time: “I realised that there was nothing in this area to help people who have some kind of additional need.”
South Cambs Tories and Lib Dems clash over government role in 25,000 new home development
A developer has proposed a 25,000-home new town and villages to the south west of Cambridge
South Cambridgeshire s Conservative MP, Anthony Browne (left), and Heather Williams, the leader of the Conservative group on the district council (right) (Image: South Cambridgeshire Conservatives)
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Anthony Browne - South Cambs MP. Picture: Stephen Frost
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The South Cambs Lib Dems have been accused of “peddling fear and conspiracy” over the government’s involvement in a proposal for a 25,000-home new development.
Last month, developer Thakeham revealed plans for a new town and connected villages on land around Barrington, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Foxton, Meldreth, Orwell, Shepreth, Whaddon and Wimpole. It said the development would be the UK’s “first zero-carbon community”. The proposal has no formal planning status, and no planning application has yet been submitted.
Despite key figures from both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives publicly stating opposition to the proposals, it is nonetheless becoming a political battleground.
People wait to receive their COVID-19 vaccintion at Stevenage s Robertson House yesterday.
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The team behind the mass vaccination centre at Robertson House in Stevenage has addressed concerns over long queues that formed at the site yesterday afternoon.
One 80-year-old man, who does not wish to be named, arrived five minutes before his appointment but was queueing for an hour. He described the process as poorly organised .
He added: Parking was a bit heavy, but at the end of the day I m glad I got my jab.
National media outlets including ITV and the BBC also reported on queuing at the site yesterday, and questions arose online, with Cllr Bridget Smith from South Cambs District Council questioning the queues that were forming.
Published:
4:36 PM December 22, 2020
Diners at the Maids Head, Wicken, can now enjoy outside dining in a heated marquee. It is #Covidsafe and open for business as an alternative to main restaurant.
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Customers enjoying a night out in East Cambridgeshire can now choose to do so in the heated marquee at a pub/restaurant.
The Maids Head at Wicken opened at the weekend for what they described as a “lovely #CovidSafe first evening”.
The pub said health officers from East Cambs District Council offered them reassurance that they had met the standard.
“A visit from East Cambs EHO to make sure we were preparing everything within the new guidelines for outdoor spaces and mixed households which indeed we are,” said a post on the pub’s Facebook page.