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There are still places on the Working with Young People Networking and Information Event at Milton Country Park visitors' centre on Tuesday 7th November 5 - 7 pm with registration, networking and bacon/veggie butties from 4.15 pm.  The programme will be of interest to anyone involved in out-of-school provision for teenagers, or wanting to find out more.  The programme can be seen at https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/working-young-people-networking-and-information-event.

To book call 01954 713070 or email duty.communities@scambs.gov.uk with name, parish, email address, phone number (optional) and role (parish councillor, youth worker, etc).

Below are details of this week’s planned closures, as part of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme. In addition to these closures, attached are details of other closures in the area on the A14 westbound between Girton (J31) and Spittals (J23).

This week’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon closures;

Mon 23^rd to Fri 27^th

A1 northbound between Brampton Hut & Alconbury (each night, 9pm - 6am)

A1 southbound between Alconbury & Brampton (each night, 9pm - 6am)

Other closures in area;

Mon 23^rd to Fri 27^th

A14 westbound between Girton (J31) and Spittals (J23), plus full M11 northbound road closure from Madlingley (J13), each night, 8pm - 6am.

The A14 westbound will remain open for local traffic only between Girton (J31) and Fenstanton (J27). The A1307 Huntingdon Road from Cambridge will also remain open so local traffic can join the A14 westbound.

A14 traffic will be directed west on the A428 towards St Neots, north on the A1 towards Peterborough and east on the A14 at Brampton Hut to re-join the A14 westbound at Spittals (J23).

M11 traffic will be directed to exit at Madlingley (J13) and head west on the A1303 and A428 to join the strategic diversion route. M11 traffic wishing to join the A14 eastbound will be directed to turnaround at the A428 Hardwick Interchange and head east towards Cambridge.

For more details about this specific closure email info@highwaysengland.co.uk or call 0300 123 5000.

For questions about our A14C2H closures or scheme, just email A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk.

The official diversion route will be signposted and the diversion maps for the A1 closures are attached. There are variable message signs in place that will advise drivers of the upcoming closures.

Details of closures specific to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme can be found on Facebook #A14C2H and Twitter @A14C2H pages. You can also find the latest posts by searching #A14C2Hclosures.

PLEASE NOTE - closures may be subject to change, so check out the social media pages daily for updates.

To contact your sections Stakeholder Manager, please use the email addresses below or the A14 helpline.

Section 1 & 2Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line; Jon Lewell jon.lewell@thea14.com

Section 3 East Coast Main Line to Swavesey; Jade Pettit jade.pettit@thea14.com

Section 4 & 5 Swavesey to Milton; Bob Pettipher bob.pettipher@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times.

Sunday 22 October: Independent Online: Ministers poised for rethink over housing benefit cap for elderly and vulnerable

Ministers are poised for a rethink over changes to the benefit cap for older and vulnerable people who live in supported housing.

Sunday 22 October: Sunday Times: “Rent-to-buy” fund could build 500,000 homes

Plans are being considered by the Treasury to underwrite the £100 billion cost of building about half a million homes over the next decade, which would see families trapped in rented properties benefit from a “rent-to-buy” scheme.

Monday 23 October: BBC Online: Borrow to boost housing, says Sajid Javid

The Communities Secretary Sajid Javid says the Government should borrow money to fund the building of hundreds of thousands of new homes.

Monday 23 October: Telegraph: Council cuts blamed for rise in time to build new homes

Houses are taking longer to build, partly due to cuts in council planning departments, according to a report by house builders Barratt.

Tuesday 24 October: Mail: Councils “spending millions” on mileage rates

Councils are spending millions of pounds on mileage rates by allowing mileage to be charged above the HMRC-recommended rate of 45p a mile, according to a Taxpayers’ Alliance report.[SCDC pay the recommended rate of 45p per mile]

Wednesday 25 October: Times: Fines for littering will almost double to £150

The maximum fine for people littering will almost double from £80 to £150, under new powers being given to councils to tackle littering.

A list of decisions currently within the call-in period is available on the Council’s website.

The call in procedure is set out in full in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, ‘Scrutiny and Overview Committee Procedure Rules’. 

The  Finance & Staffing Portfolio Holder agreed the following Community Chest funding:

This decision was first published on Monday 23 October and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 30 October. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Tuesday 31 October.

The Housing Portfolio Holder:

a)    Approved Option A: to lobby the County Council as part of a collective appeal from the local authorities, to try and negotiate a different settlement.

b)    Recommended Option C to Council: to review the fees charged by the Cambridgeshire Home Improvement Agency (CHIA) with a view that the HIA should be self sustaining. This would require fees to be increased from their current 15% to at least 18%, the exact level of fee to be determined in consultation with the County Council in time for the Council’s budget setting meeting in February 2018.

This decision was first published on Thursday 19 October and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 26 October at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 27 October.

The Portfolio Holder:

a)    Approved the Joint Housing Adaptations Agreement that provides a framework from which the districts will work towards developing a Joint Adaptations Policy (Option A).

b)    Approved as an interim before the Joint Policy is agreed, the flexibility within the Council’s existing policies to provide for ‘top up’ funding where necessary and subject to available funding (Option B).

This decision was first published on Thursday 19 October and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 26 October at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 27 October.

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/access-information