Why March? The purpose of our visit was to take a close look at what had been achieved by a regeneration project focussing on the Broad Street, riverside, Market Place and Acre Road areas of March. Costing approximately £8.4 million, the programme of works was the result of a successful application made in 2019 by… Continue reading Public Investment in March
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Judge rejects claim bridge restrictions illegal
Mill Road 4 People welcomes today’s announcement of the court judgment, which rejects all of the claimant’s four grounds, often in strong terms. This decision has shown definitively that the installation of the bus gate on Mill Road was neither undemocratic nor illegal in any way. The forceful nature of the judge’s language, for instance… Continue reading Judge rejects claim bridge restrictions illegal
mill road bridge tro legal challenge – court report
Earlier today the High Court heard case AC-2024-LON-003835 – Emma Rose vs Cambridgeshire County Council before Mrs Justice Lang DBE. Emma Rose (the claimant) was challenging the County Council’s Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which restricted most private motor traffic from crossing Mill Road bridge. While judgment in the case is not expected for some time,… Continue reading mill road bridge tro legal challenge – court report
The Politics of Transport…
…an election explainer The Spring 2025 election campaign has included claims that the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will have more power over transport policy and practice than is, in fact, the case. So just for clarity here’s a quick break-down of who does what on transport in Cambridgeshire. Cambs and Peterborough Combined Authority This… Continue reading The Politics of Transport…
Coleridge Road traffic levels
Introduction People living around Coleridge Road have told us that motor traffic levels have increased in recent weeks (they have). Some have claimed that the introduction of restrictions to motor vehicles on Mill Road are the cause of this increase. Are they right? Probably not. Detailed traffic levels The image below compares February 2025 traffic… Continue reading Coleridge Road traffic levels
Mill Road transformation project
The Mill Road bridge bus gate is (at last) in place. So what’s next for Mill Road? We need a Mill Road transformation project to make Mill Road a place to go to, not a street to drive through. The town centres of St Neots and March have populations of 33,000 and 23,000 respectively. Both… Continue reading Mill Road transformation project
MR4P statement on latest TRO legal action developments
Background In her legal action against the County Council’s decision to implement a bus gate on Mill Road, Emma Rose, on behalf of ‘Friends of Mill Road Bridge 2’ had applied for ‘interim relief’. If successful this would have halted the implementation of the Mill Road bridge bus gate until their legal action was heard… Continue reading MR4P statement on latest TRO legal action developments
Mill Road bus gate – and the £4.2m
A Fable For Our Time! One of the myths that has gained traction in recent months is that the Mill Road Bus gate was only approved because it was a condition of £4.2m of funding from the Dept for Transport for electric buses. ‘Friends of Mill Rd Bridge 2’ have gone so far as to… Continue reading Mill Road bus gate – and the £4.2m
Residents deliver thank-you cake to workers
Members of the campaign group Mill Road 4 People and other local residents delivered a thank-you cake to contractors working on Mill Road Bridge on Thursday evening. MR4P Chair Paul Lythgoe said The cake – a chocolate sponge with vanilla buttercream – featured pictures of a bus, a pedestrian, and a cyclist, with the words… Continue reading Residents deliver thank-you cake to workers
Reactionary libertarians say **** democracy (again)
Mill Road 4 People Press Release – 12 Nov 24 We were saddened to see protesters prevent the start of safety works on Mill Road bridge last night. These protesters have not made a single suggestion for improving Mill Road. Their sole objective is unimpeded car access, and they appear to be content with Mill… Continue reading Reactionary libertarians say **** democracy (again)