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It may actually be about to rain. www.netweather.tv/live-weather...

Article by Green councillor Ingrid Flaubert saying that better governance matters more than boundaries for local government reorganisation. cambridge.greenparty.org.uk/2026/07/cllr...

Cllr Ingrid Flaubert: The Real Question for Greater Cambridge - Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire Green Party"I believe the big issue is how we coordinate housing, transport, infrastructure and climate across Greater Cambridge."cambridge.greenparty.org.uk

Fire severity index for Wednesday this week. "The Met Office's Fire Severity Index (FSI), is an assessment of how severe a fire could become if one were to start. It is not an assessment of the risk of wildfires occurring." experience.arcgis.com/experience/3...

Here we go again. ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/weather-heal...

I’m pretty sure the river isn’t supposed to look like this. Just below Jesus Green lock.

Kings Parade on a Sunday evening.

Back in the second Cambridgiest city in the world. It does have a bit more castle than we do.

Ex Petriburgo semper aliquid novi, July 2026 edition. www.cambsnews.co.uk/peterborough...

A Labour leaflet which is being distributed in Cambridge attacking Reform UK and the Green Party.

A suggestion reaches me that some people are working on a change to the Option D plans for new Cambs councils. Apparently this would involve Peterborough taking a lot less of Huntingdonshire, but also a bit of Fenland, aiming to improve Labour's position in Peterborough overall.

BBC #FoI request reveals that options for mass rapid transit (MRT) in Cambridge include "converting Mill Road, Histon Road, Milton Road, Newmarket Road, and parts of Hills Road and Trumpington Road, to one-way to enable implementation of MRT lanes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cambridge: Could the UK be about to get another underground?Experts have suggested a radical solution to Cambridge's congestion issues - but is it realistic?www.bbc.co.uk

Website analysing HMOs in Cambridge put together by the Guest Road Area Residents’ Association: cambridgehmos.netlify.app

All seven Cambridgeshire and Peterborough councils issue a joint statement urging the government to get on with deciding the future of local government in the area. www.cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/07...

Apparently as well as chatting to two Prime Ministers today, the King found time to visit Cambridge Mosque. www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/...

King Charles praises Europe’s first eco-mosque during visit to CambridgeKing Charles, who has long supported interfaith relations - has spoken with community leaders at the revolutionary mosque, which prioritises a safe place for prayer while also promoting sustainabilitywww.mirror.co.uk

Quite a lot of the Botanic Garden roped off due to the risk of some trees dropping branches in the hot weather. Plenty of it still open though.

One of the first duties of a new Prime Minister. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters...

Letters of last resort - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

At the Cambridge Radio studios where I'll be talking to Steffi Callister at about 5:30 about today's non-decision on new councils for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

A few moments ago in the Commons, Secretary of State Steve Reed said that it is still the government's intention that elections to the new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough councils will go ahead in May next year, with the councils taking over in April 2028. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cambridgeshire council reform plans delayed by governmentHousing Secretary Steve Reed says he needs more time to decide on the options to carve up the area.www.bbc.co.uk

In slightly more soothing Cambridge news…

Get this ugly, ridiculous piece of security theatre off our streets. That chain wouldn’t stop a bicycle thief, let alone a terrorist attack. It’s all the more ludicrous because the other end of King’s Parade is defended by plain old bollards, which is what we should have here.