The International Whaling Commission are looking for this role based in Victory House on Vision Park.
Bycatch Coordinator to coordinate and implement the programme of work for the Bycatch Mitigation Initiative (BMI). The Coordinator will provide advice to the Commission, liaise and exchange information with other inter-governmental organisations, and will help governments to address issues relating to bycatch and in particular its mitigation. Apply before Sunday 4 May 2025
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) are looking for this role based at Histon Police Station but travelling around the area.
Occupational Therapist – Community – Development Role to join the Cambridge City North Community Rehabilitation Team based at CPFT Community Rehab Service in Mowlam Close. The role will include assessing, planning and developing specialist occupational therapist programmes for patients with a wide variety of complex needs. You will be responsible for your own caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need, signposting appropriately and undertaking assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using, specialist clinical reasoning skills. Your role will also include supervision of junior staff and students, overseeing patient intervention and ensuring that Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants deliver high quality patient care. Closing date 21 April 2025
The Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital in Impington is currently recruiting for multiple roles including this.
Bank Pharmacy Technician to support the department in the provision of pharmacy services including ordering, stock control and preparation of drugs and medicines. Apply by 14/05/2025
Guide price £275,000, leasehold.
Ground floor: Entrance hall.
First floor: Living/dining room and kitchen.
Second floor: Bedroom, bathroom.
Garage.
Guide price £160,000, leasehold.
Second floor studio flat. Entrance hall, living/dining room, kitchen, bathroom.
Allocated parking.
(Reduced from £180,000 on 10/04/2025)
Single storey rear extension with replacement flat roof over existing extension at 14 Mill Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9PE
Roof extension with front and rear dormers, first floor rear extension with internal alterations and render at 28A High Street Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JD
A second all-weather football facility will be available to the Histon & Impington community after South Cambs District Council’s Planning Committee unanimously gave approval for a ‘3g’ football pitch at Impington Village College. The permission includes associated lighting and facilities including a toilet block and a storage container.
Councillors conceded that an informal car park being used by visitors to IVC should have been returned to green space as a condition of the planning application for the Cavendish School, but they have now approved retrospective permission for a formal car park there.
Ryan Kelsall, Deputy CEO of Eastern Learning Alliance, which runs IVC, told HI HUB: “ELA are thrilled that the planning application for the 3G pitch has been approved.
“We firmly believe that the new facility will support the education, health and wellbeing of young people and the community. Furthermore the formalisation of the car park will support traffic and parking management in and around the IVC site.”
More community use
The new pitch will be a further addition to the football facilities available in the village, which already include grass pitches at the Rec and an all-weather pitch constructed during the development of Brook Primary school.
Like the primary school, IVC will be required to make its pitch available to the public. A community use agreement will have to be prepared in consultation with Sport England and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development work can begin.
This will have to cover the pitch, car parking and the toilet block, and include details of pricing policy, hours of use, access by non-educational establishment users, management responsibilities and a mechanism for review.
Cambridgeshire FA, who are supporting the development, have identified at least 38 local football teams – including from Histon Hornets and Milton Colts – that would benefit from the use of the pitch for both training and matches.
Continuing liaison
The IVC football project has proved controversial from the start, with an earlier planning application being withdrawn after the impact of the scheme on local residents was recognised.
As the new plans for sports facilities at IVC were developed – including netball courts and associated floodlights – a Community Liaison Group involving IVC, residents, Councillors and other stakeholders formed to address concerns. These include the management of traffic and parking on and around the site, and landscaping to screen the residential homes there from the expected increase in activity there.
The planning committee has recommended that liaison between IVC and residents continues, to ensure the impact of the traffic management plan is monitored. Ryan Kelsall has endorsed the importance of this group.
He said: “We are keen to build on recent work to ensure collaboration through the residents group led by the Parish, County and District Councillors. We are therefore pleased that The Planning Committee has formally recognised this group by designating it an ‘informative’ group for this project.”
Ros Hathorn, County Councillor for Histon & Impington, is also hopeful that the group has the potential to be effective at protecting residents’ interests. She told HI HUB: “The facilitation of a liaison group… has led to open discussion and has already delivered a commitment to a number of agreed improvements namely an application for double yellow lines and radical changes to youth football parking behaviours.
“There are future verbal commitments for more compromise and review of planning conditions in response to residents’ concerns.
“We have a planning system which is supportive of development and growth. It is almost impossible to stop development even when some people find it upsetting. By bringing people together in the same room we can find practical solutions, understand core concerns and find ways to make things better.
“We cannot stop development but through collaboration and a rigorous Neighbourhood Plan we can make sure development is as good as possible, particularly for site neighbours.”
READ ALSO: Council recommends approval of IVC sports plans but neighbours fear problems ahead and Council to debate plans for IVC sports facilities and Renewed IVC sports applications spark neighbours’ fury and 3g pitch application withdrawn following new objections and Residents concerns drive objections to 3g pitch proposals and Plans progress for artificial grass pitch at IVC and 3g pitch “provides more public benefit than harm” say planners
Notices have appeared in the window of Barkers Bakery on Histon High Street stating the landlord has now seized the property and the locks have been changed.
A ‘Notice of Forfeiture’ was posted in the window by Iridium Enforcement earlier this week. It means landlord James Howarth & Co. Ltd is taking action to end the lease and regain possession of the property because the tenant has breached the terms of that lease.
The notice says: “No unauthorised persons are permitted entry unless with prior consent and knowledge from the landlord” and points out that “it is a criminal offence to break an entry in this property”.
A second notice gives the tenant until 15 April to recover any belongings that belong to them, else the landlord or managing agent may “dispose of them as seen fit”.
HI HUB has made multiple attempts to contact Barkers Bakery HQ, including calls to four Barkers Bakery branches that went unanswered. The former Cottenham High Street branch has been taken over by another bakery business.
Safety concerns
The closure of the bakery comes after food operators stocking the bakery’s products received an “urgent food safety alert” last month from South Cambridgeshire District Council.
The letter advised businesses to remove goods supplied to them from Barkers Bakery HQ in Cottenham because of “serious hygiene issues at their premises”. They were also warned “failure to take appropriate action may pose a risk to public health”.
The Council’s Waste and Environment team later extended their alert to Kings Cliffe Bakery products as well because this second brand was also operating from the same facility in Cottenham.
Change of ownership
Barkers Bakery was a family business established in 1950, but family members and others resigned their directorships two years ago in April 2023. Another director, Karen Lewis, was appointed to continue the business.
A new director was appointed on 21 March 2025 and this week the company’s registered office changed from the bakery’s Histon branch to an address in Liverpool. GTGUK Services, described as a “financial intermediation” company and also headed by Karen Lewis, was registered as “a person with significant control” on 8 April.
‘Very sad news’
Since the Histon branch’s closure, customers have taken to social media, upset that the High Street has lost another established business. One described it as “very sad news” and many sent their thoughts to the staff who worked there.
They added: “I have been having Barker’s bread for the last 68 years. Certainly will be missed in the Village and feel very sorry for all the staff who have lost their jobs at a difficult time.”
Another said: “What a shame, best bacon rolls around this area.”
READ MORE: ‘Urgent food safety’ alert issued for Barkers Bakery
With the County Council and Mayoral elections just a few weeks away, HI HUB has invited those standing the opportunity to introduce themselves to our community.
On 1 May 2025 elections will be held for Cambridgeshire County Council and for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor.
Both have five candidates in the running, representing the Conservative, Green, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Reform UK parties.
Each confirmed candidate was invited to first introduce themselves to potential voters, and also to answer the following question pertaining to hyperlocal community journalism: If you were to be elected, what are your plans regarding supporting the growth and sustainability of independent and local news? Each was asked to do this in 300 words or less.
Here are their responses in alphabetical party order unedited and unabridged.
I’m Paul Bristow. I live in Wansford, a village just outside Peterborough, where I was the local MP. My parents were NHS nurses and I grew up in Whittlesey, on the Fens. Villages like Histon and Impington represent the best of Cambridgeshire, as does this fantastic local news site.
I want to make the Mayor matter to you:
Dual our major A-Roads – Our major roads, like the A10, need to be dual carriageways. As Mayor, I will designate a Key Route Network, get the plans in place and ensure that funding is prioritised.
Connect with faster trains – I’ll ensure a much faster Peterborough-Ely-Cambridge service, using new rail powers for Mayors. The Ely Area Capacity Enhancement will remove the bottleneck on local lines.
Scrap the failing GCP – The Greater Cambridge Partnership is a disaster. It tried and failed to impose congestion charging. Now it wants to put bonkers busways through unspoilt countryside. I’ll get it scrapped.
Deliver the Fens reservoir – Water shortages are a huge issue for our region. Getting the new Fens reservoir built is essential, but political leadership has been lacking. It needs to happen now.
Build light rail in Cambridge – With Cambridge expanding and talk about 150,000 new homes, it’s time for a light rail solution. I will make light rail a precondition of the government’s growth plans.
End the war on motorists – Labour and the Lib Dems voted to force 15% of cars off all local roads by 2030. That requires road charging or closures. I want good alternatives, like light rail, but I will never punish drivers.
Stop increasing our tax – Labour’s Mayor put a charge on our council tax, then trebled it, then tried again. I will never increase the mayoral precept.
I think independent and local news is incredibly important – and when I’m Mayor, I’m going to do everything I can to support them. HI HUB does a great job keeping people informed of what’s relevant to Histon and Impington. That’s such a valuable thing for the local community. Everyone from the Mayor down should be engaging, so that projects of this kind can succeed.
Together, let’s get Cambridgeshire and Peterborough moving.
Find out more: www.paulbristow.org.uk
Business & Charity Background – Bob has lived in Cambridgeshire for 45 years, and is currently the programme lead for FutureIN, which gives disadvantaged young people employment opportunities in construction. He works for two other social enterprises. Having directed the Cambridge office of a national construction company for 15 years, he understands business, is passionate about sustainability, and the importance of developing the skills of the local workforce.
Tackling Inequality – Bob will focus on tackling the cost of living crisis. He wants to invest to end homelessness, fight for tenants rights and campaign for rent controls. He says more social housing is essential because affordable housing simply isn’t.
Transport – Bob wants to see more buses, running more frequently on more routes, with tap-on tickets that are capped. He says we must continue to invest in active travel, and maintain existing roads rather than build new ones. He doesn’t support the proposed new busways, saying there are better solutions, and would like the East West Rail to go north of Cambridge with a stop in St Neots.
Growth – The region is growing but it needs to be properly managed, prioritising the needs of the many over those of the few. He would focus on increasing support for small businesses and growing the green economy. He wants to see new housing developments using renewables – and including community facilities in them, and says that we must insulate our homes.
Environment – Bob says we cannot ignore the looming water crisis any longer and will take action to address it. He also wants to see more space for nature across the region.
Local and independent news is more important than ever before. In a fake news and misinformation news cycle, local independent news is vital in an ever changing world. We’ve seen the rise of the far right across the world in recent years, and we must learn how to tackle the spread of misinformation.
There are new ways for young people to get news, from the likes of Tik Tok and how this can radicalise young people.
By working with local independent news, we can work together to see a new dynamic of getting the right news to everyone.
Find out more: www.facebook.com/profile or visit Cambridge and South Cambs Green Party website.
My name’s Anna Smith and I’m Labour’s candidate for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor.
I am standing to be your Mayor because I believe I am the best placed candidate to deliver change for our region. I live in Cambridge and work in Peterborough. I know what matters to people who live here.
Since I became your candidate, I have been speaking to voters across the whole of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – from Wittering to Whittlesford. And time and again I am hearing the same thing – people just want things to work.
That’s why my plan is based on our shared priorities – fixing our roads, building the infrastructure we need for our growing towns and making sure you can access NHS services when and where you need them. None of these things are unreasonable to expect. But after 14 years of Conservative government they feel unattainable. And that’s simply not good enough.
This election is for ALL of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, which includes both Labour and Conservative strongholds. Across the whole of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough only Labour or the Conservatives can win.
The choice on the 1st of May couldn’t be clearer: either return to Conservative chaos or a Labour Mayor with a proven track record of delivering for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. As your Labour Mayor I promise to work with all of our councils, regardless of their political make up. And as a Labour Mayor I promise to work with our Labour government to deliver the change that Cambridgeshire and Peterborough needs. And that includes supporting independent and local news organisations by continuing to engage and support them as well as looking at how we can support them through training opportunities for journalists of the future.
Find out more: annasmith.uk Facebook facebook.com/annasmithforcambsandpboro Email anna4cambsandpboro@gmail.co.uk
I’ve lived near Ely since 2009, and have been a district councillor in East Cambridgeshire since 2014 and a county councillor since 2016. I’m an experienced campaigner with a proven track record.
I’m standing to be Mayor because this is a pivotal election, in which we need to address the challenges facing Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and to seize the opportunities ahead of us. And I have a plan for real change. I’ll…
We really don’t need a return to the neglect of the Conservatives, or the failure of Labour. We need a Mayor who will stand up to the Government on behalf of local people and put the needs of our area first and foremost.
Community news outlets like HI HUB do great work in our communities, providing trusted local news in challenging circumstances where business models are changing fast. As Mayor I’d want to build positive relationships with local community journalism, including facilitating partnership with local colleges, and raising the profile of local news providers. Ultimately the sustainability of community journalism is about finding the right balance of income from advertising, subscription and sponsorship; and state support from Government including access to statutory public notices.
Find out more: www.eastlibdems.org.uk/cambridgeshire/aboutlorna Email lorna@lornadupre.org.uk
As you can probably appreciate I am constantly under attack from those who are ill-informed by one sided journalism, I am a free speech advocate, I welcome all independent and balanced news broadcasters, and this extends to the local community broadcasters as well, it is crucial for people to receive free opinions, free thinking journalism and local news. I am in full support of this.
Find out more: www.ryancoogan.co.uk
No information available at time of publication.
About me: I am deeply connected to Cambridgeshire; I was born in Histon, studied at Impington Village College, Hills Road Sixth Form and Cambridge University, before working locally as a landscape designer. During the pandemic I volunteered as the coordinator for Cambridge Community Kitchen and was a team leader at Waterbeach Foodbank.
My team and I have spoken to over 1000 local residents in Histon, Impington and Orchard Park over the past six months to find the issues that matter most to our community. The main ones raised on the door step were; the need for safer streets, for more regular and direct buses and the desire for better facilities for young people. If elected, I would work hard to solve these problems. I would also push for housing developments to include high quality and sustainable social housing. I would advocate for the regeneration of our countryside to increase habitat creation. I will be a voice for young people in this ward who are bearing the brunt of the mental health crisis due to climate-anxiety and lack of amenity investment. I hope to put local people and our natural world back at the heart of our communal decision making.
Local media has been crushed by multi-billion pound media tycoons that saturate the market. A thriving local media is essential for a functioning democracy. Therefore, supporting local media is something that I would actively prioritise if elected. I want to de-mystify local politics by creating educational content that could be published locally and would continue to promote local news outlets to people on my social media platforms. Finally, I encourage anyone who wants to protect local media to join the Green Party in its call to restrict the ownership of print and press media so that no individual or company owns more than 20% of a media market.
Find out more: Website: cambridge.greenparty.org.uk/election/histon-impington-2024 Instagram: http://@kathryn.fisher_greenparty Facebook: /kathrynrmfisher Email: kathryn.fisher@cambridge.greenparty.org.uk
As a Cambridgeshire County councillor, I’d be all about the community where I live.
Keeping the community together. Many young people move away because they can’t afford to rent or buy here. The Cambridge Growth Company (a subsidiary of Homes England) is ramping up its work. I will campaign for affordable homes. And I’ll campaign for better protections for renters. This is especially important to Orchard Park with its many Houses of Multiple Occupation.
A safe community to be in. I want to see better use of the Community Safety Partnership and more bobbies back on the beat. On the County Council I will take an interest in Youth Services, so there’s something for everyone to do. Independent local news has a valuable part to play here.
An easy place for the community to get around. I’m so pleased that bus franchising is happening. Meaning we take back control of our buses: routes, timetables and fares. I’ll run passenger surveys and work with the Labour mayor to deliver the services you need. I’ll push for safer bus stops with lighting, up-to-date information and somewhere to sit.
I’d be a good councillor because I offer:
Experience of service and speaking up for others. As a teacher, my life revolves around public service. I’m a workplace rep for my Trades Union.
Team spirit. I play for a local amateur Rugby Football Club. I know that we can achieve so much more when we all pull together.
A younger voice. There aren’t many councillors under the age of 30. We need that balance at the County so that all voices are heard.
My mantra is local, local, local! I will write a regular blog. If I can work with HI Hub to share and debate with a wide audience that’ll be great.
Find out more: www.facebook.com/hisimplabour
It is my pleasure to stand for re-election as County Councillor for Histon and Impington.
Before I was first elected, National Highways caused chaos with the A14 upgrade. My campaigning changed how they worked. After election I got 840,000 dead A14 trees replanted. I made a difference.
Fixing Roads. I have fought tirelessly for highways maintenance. Raised tables on Station and Cambridge Roads have been replaced, recurring flooding stopped (B1049, Holiday Inn, Bell Hill) and hundreds of potholes filled. Our roads have been underfunded for decades. We have a plan to change the system allowing quicker repairs, progress tracking and inspection.
NHS Services. Access to GPs and dentists is an ongoing problem, government demands housebuilding in Cambridgeshire then blocks NHS expansion. Working with our MP I am lobbying government to change their rules.
Our Thriving Green Community. Making a difference locally is why I became a councillor. I’ve got involved, listened and created opportunities. The Infant School site is now home to Cambridgeshire Music and a forest school for our youngest children. I have grown the repair movement, supported the pump track and planted trees.
Tensions were rising over the new 3G football pitch. I organised a meeting which allowed people to speak openly and is addressing longstanding concerns on New Road.
I’ve increased busway frequency and made such a compelling case for an interchange bus stop at Orchard Park that the stop is now agreed and will transform travel options. Busways are urgently needed by keyworkers in our new towns.
HI HUB holds politicians to account. Local government must support small independent journalism better. See blog (link below) for more.
I’ve showed up, listened and learnt how to be really effective. I take knocks, own problems and continue smiling.
We achieve so much here, but there is so much more to do!
Find out more: https://roscampaign.online/ Facebook www.facebook.com/Ros4HIOP and hiopcouncillors.org/
No information available at time of publication.