“But it’s not fair on the tax paying public and the fleet accessing this private road.” .
Upherds Lane had been given a red rating in a council survey, meaning its condition was a major risk to refuse vehicles and employees.
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The road had been given a red rating in a council survey, meaning its condition was a major risk to refuse vehicles and employees – and substantial remedial work was required.
Although the road is wide, it has extensive and deep pot holes which the council says waste trucks have difficulties navigating.
The council’s trading arm East Cambs Street Scene has been collecting refuse as normal for Upherds Lane residents throughout the pandemic.
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Village halls, scout or guide huts and church halls were among later additions to grant aid – and these are still being submitted. Applicants have until March 19 to apply for them.
Ms Brooks says that since the formation of a Covid-19 recovery group, a successful bid for £330,000 of funding had been made to the countywide outbreak management fund and the winter payments fund.
“All of the funding supports additional services or resources to help residents,” she says.
Ms Brooks says regular contact has been made with community groups and parish councils throughout the pandemic to offer support.
“Many of these groups have formed the community outreach groups or ‘hubs’ that make up the East Cambs Co-ordination Hub,” she says.