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  <p style="margin: 0;">Good morning, Ramsey! Cambridgeshire bus services face changes following a combined authority review, and our Planning Committee has recommended refusing 25 new dwellings off Oilmills Road. For the little ones, don't miss Rhymetime & Storytime at Ramsey Library later today.</p>
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      <span class="badge-status badge-upcoming">Every Tuesday • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM</span> <span class="badge-status badge-regular">Regular Event</span>
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  <div class="event-meta">📍 Ramsey Library, 25 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HG</div>
  <p class="event-desc">Ramsey Library Rhymetime & Storytime hosted at Ramsey Library.</p>
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      <span class="strapline-source">Source: <a href="https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/ramsey-library#rhymetime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Library Events Calendar</a></span>
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      <span class="badge-status badge-upcoming">Saturday 12 September 2026 • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM</span>
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  <p class="event-desc">Ramsey Library Junior Lego Club hosted at Ramsey Library.</p>
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      <span class="strapline-source">Source: <a href="https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/ramsey-library#lego-club" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Library Events Calendar</a></span>
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      <span class="badge-status badge-upcoming">Sunday 13 September 2026 • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM</span>
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  <div class="event-meta">📍 Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse, Abbey Road, Ramsey, PE26 1DH</div>
  <p class="event-desc">National Heritage Open Days special opening. Guided historical tours of the 15th-century Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse and restored Mortuary Chapel.</p>
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      <span class="strapline-source">Source: <a href="https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ramsey Community Events</a></span>
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      <span class="badge-status badge-upcoming">Saturday 26 September 2026 • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM</span>
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  <div class="event-meta">📍 Great Whyte, Ramsey Town Centre</div>
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      <span class="strapline-source">Source: <a href="https://www.ramseytowncouncil.gov.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ramsey Town Council</a></span>
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    <h5 class="news-title"><a href="https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/26516163.cambridgeshire-bus-services-change-following-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cambridgeshire bus services to change after combined authority review</a></h5>
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    <p>A number of bus services in Cambridgeshire are due to change following a review. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) carried out a review of bus services across the county to ensure the bus network was affordable, sustainable, evidence led and better aligned to passenger need. In Peterborough, the proposed changes include merging services 60 and 61, and introducing different timetables for services 60, 61, 62 and 63. They also include retaining the current loop around Werrington as part of the 62 service, helping residents to continue accessing Werrington centre. Service 60 runs between Peterborough Queensgate Bus Station and Orton Northgate, while 61 runs between Queensgate and Newark Sainsbury’s, 62 runs between Queensgate and Maxey, and 63 runs between Queensgate and Parnwell. A report to go before the CPCA transport committee on September 9 stated: “There would be no significant change to overall service levels [in Peterborough], but the network should be simpler to operate and explain.” The revised proposals were developed in response to a six-week public consultation that received 1,182 responses. Residents emphasised the need for reliability, punctualit</p>
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  <span>🏛️ Planning Meeting agenda  20260827</span>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Planning Minutes: Unanimously recommended refusal for outline application 26/00142/OUT on grounds of highway safety on Oilmills Road, surface water flood risk, and overdevelopment beyond the Ramsey settlement boundary.</p>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Planning Minutes: Supported planning application 26/00188/FUL for commercial shopfront renovation and heritage signage in the Ramsey Conservation Area.</p>
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  <span>🏛️ Town Council Agenda 20260813</span>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Minutes: Council resolved to submit a formal request to Cambridgeshire County Council Highways for a 20mph speed zone and upgraded zebra crossing along Great Whyte, following resident traffic survey feedback.</p>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Amenities Committee: Approved £14,500 contract for drainage improvements across Spinningfield recreation ground, alongside installation of replacement inclusive swing sets in September.</p>
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  <span>🏛️ Cambridgeshire County Council Highways & Transport Committee (28 July 2026)</span>
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    <p>Approved updated Highways Asset Management Strategy and winter readiness program. Priority gritting routes across Huntingdonshire and rural connector roads (including B1040) scheduled for pre-winter surface sealing.</p>
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  <span>🏛️ Town Council Planning Meeting 20260723</span>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Planning Minutes: Unanimously recommended refusal for outline application 26/00142/OUT on grounds of highway safety on Oilmills Road, surface water flood risk, and overdevelopment beyond the Ramsey settlement boundary.</p>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Planning Minutes: Supported planning application 26/00188/FUL for commercial shopfront renovation and heritage signage in the Ramsey Conservation Area.</p>
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  <span>🏛️ Cambridgeshire County Council Children & Young People Committee (14 July 2026)</span>
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    <p>Reported strategic review of Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) funding allocation. Includes improvements to rural home-to-school transport routes across Huntingdonshire.</p>
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  <span>🏛️ Ramsey Town Council Agenda 20260709</span>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Minutes: Council resolved to submit a formal request to Cambridgeshire County Council Highways for a 20mph speed zone and upgraded zebra crossing along Great Whyte, following resident traffic survey feedback.</p>
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    <p>From Ramsey Town Council Amenities Committee: Approved £14,500 contract for drainage improvements across Spinningfield recreation ground, alongside installation of replacement inclusive swing sets in September.</p>
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