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24 Oct 2020 – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton District

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 13th to 23rd October.

Fenstanton – Police received a report of the theft of pumpkins from an allotment in Fenstanton at some time overnight on Friday 23rd October. Individuals who have suffered one of these thefts are asked to raise separate incidents to report them, either via the 101 non-emergency number of via the on-line reporting tool. (Ref CC-23102020-0561)

Police Appeal For Information:
A man died following a serious collision between a car and an HGV on the B1040 at the junction with Wheatsheaf Road and Bluntisham Heath Road on Thursday afternoon, 22nd October, at around 3:15 pm. The man was driving a Toyota Auris and circumstances of the collision are being investigated.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact the police on the 101 non-emergency number or use the on-line reporting tool on the police web-site, quoting Incident 339 of 22 October.

And Finally – Proposed Changes to Neighbourhood Policing in Cambridgeshire

Chief Constable Nick Dean has announced plans to redevelop Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s Neighbourhood Policing Model to assist reducing the budget gap next year and in the long term.

The plans include the reduction and re-alignment of PCSOs to all nighbourhoods across the Force, the removal of the Community Safety Role and a change to the opening hours of Enquiry Offices across the force, all of which will assist in saving £1.7 million in 2021/22.

Full details of the proposals are on the police web-site at:

https://www.cambs.police.uk/news-and-appeals/neighbourhood-changes-2020

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 26 October

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: major improvements
We are currently carrying out finishing works for which we need to close lanes  or carriageways on the A1, A14 and some local roads at times, usually overnight between 8pm and 6am, unless otherwise stated. A clearly signed diversion route will always be in place for closures.

For this week, the planned closures are:

Full closures
Monday 26 9.30am to 3.30pm
• A1307 between Buckingway roundabout, Swavesey and Bar Hill/B1050 junction
Traffic will be diverted to use the A14 between Swavesey junction 24 and Bar Hill junction 25. Access to Lolworth and businesses within the closure will be via escort from Buckingway roundabout

Monday 26 (one night)
Contingency closure Tuesday 27 (one night)
• A14 westbound Six Mile Bottom junction 36 to Girton junction 31
Vehicles will be diverted via A11 southbound, A505 westbound and M11 northbound to re-join the A14

Tuesday 27 (one night)
Contingency closure Wednesday 28 (one night)
• A428 eastbound Madingley to A14 eastbound Milton junction 33
Vehicles will be diverted via A1303 eastbound, M11 southbound, A505 eastbound and A11 northbound to re-join the A14 at junction 36. Non-motorway traffic will be diverted through Cambridge

Wednesday 28 (one night)
• A1307 eastbound between Fenstanton and Buckingway roundabout, Swavesey
Vehicles will be diverted west on A1307 to Godmanchester, A1198 southbound and then east on the A428 at Caxton Gibbet

Wednesday 28 (one night)
Contingency closure Thursday 29 (one night)
• M11 northbound junction 13 to A14 westbound Swavesey junction 24b
Vehicles will be diverted via A1303 westbound to the A428 and northbound on A1198 at Caxton Gibbet to re-join the A14 westbound at Godmanchester junction 23

Thursday 29 to Friday 30 (two nights)
• A14 eastbound Godmanchester/A1198 junction 23 to Girton junction 31
Vehicles will be diverted south on the A1198 and eats on the A428 at Caxton Gibbet to re-join the A14 or to join the M11

Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November (two nights)
• A14 eastbound New Ellington junction 21 to Swavesey junction 24
Vehicles will be diverted to exit the A14 at New Ellington onto the A141 to Brampton Hut roundabout, south on the A1 to Wyboston and then onto the A428 eastbound to re-join the A14 at Girton junction 31
• A1 southbound to A14 eastbound Brampton Interchange junction 22
Vehicles will be dverted to continue south on the A1 to Wyboston and then onto the A428 eastbound to join the A14 at Girton junction 31

For more information about this scheme, visit https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-home/

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Daytime closure of A1307 – Swavesey to Bar Hill

Dear All

I am writing to inform you that on Monday 26 October we have a planned daytime closure of the A1307 between Buckingway Roundabout, Swavesey and the B1050/Bar Hill junction. This closure will be in place between 9.30am and 3.30pm and is to allow us to undertake final safety inspections of the bridges.

Access for Lolworth and businesses located between the closure points will be via an escort. Please approach the gateman from the Buckingway Roundabout, Swavesey end of the A1307. For residents leaving Bar Hill to travel towards Swavesey please use the main A14.

This closure will only affect this section of the local access road and the A1307 will remain open between the Bar Hill/B1050 junction, Oakington roundabout and Girton Interchange.

Should work be concluded earlier than 3.30pm we will reopen the road.

Kind regards

 Maxine Wraith

Customer Lead
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon
Website: http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk/

Highways England Customer Contact Centre: 0300 123 5000

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A14 C2H – Planned road closures w/c 19 October –

We are currently carrying out finishing works for which we need to close lanes or carriageways on the A1, A14 and some local roads at times, usually overnight between 8pm and 6am, unless otherwise stated. A clearly signed diversion route will always be in place for closures.

For this week, the planned closures are:

Full closures
Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 (three nights)

• A14 westbound to westbound Girton junction 31 link
Vehicles will be diverted to continue on A14 westbound to Caxton Gibbet, northbound on the A1198 and re-join the A14 westbound at Godmanchester junction 23

Thursday 22 to Friday 23 (two nights)
• Hinchingbrooke Park Road between the Loop and B1514 Brampton Road
Vehicles will be diverted to use Hinchingbrooke Park Loop, westbound on B1514 Brampton Road to the roundabout and return eastbound for access to Huntingdon

• A428 eastbound Madingley to A14 eastbound Girton junction 31
All traffic will be diverted onto the A1303. Motorway traffic will then be diverted south on the M11, east on A505 and north on A11 to re-join the A14. Non motorway traffic will continue on the A1303 and be diverted on local roads through Cambridge.

• M11 northbound junction 14 exit slip

For more information about this scheme, visit https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a14-cambridge-to-huntingdon-improvement-scheme-

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13 Oct 2020 – Weekly Police Update – Fenstanton District

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

Very happily, there are no offences or incidents affecting your community to mention in our Policing Summary this week, covering the period 6th to 12th October.

However, here are details of a police appeal, and a link to the latest information on the Coronavirus situation that might be useful:

Police Appeal For Information:

Police are appealing for the public’s help in identifying three people who were involved in an attempted burglary at a shop on Market Hill in St Ives on Monday morning, 5th October.

Two men were seen getting out of a white Seat car that drew up outside the premises of ‘St Ives News’ at around 10:30 pm, and began trying to smash the doors and windows. However, they fled back to the car and drove off when passers-by shouted at them.

More information and pictures are on the police web-site at:

https://www.cambs.police.uk/news-and-appeals/cctv-appeal-following-attempted-burglary-2

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police using any of the methods listed at the end of this report, quoting Reference 35/67898/20

And Finally – Latest Coronavirus Information:

The Government’s new three-tier Covid Alert Structure comes into effect on Wednesday 14th October. At the time of writing (Tuesday afternoon), Huntingdonshire falls into the MEDIUM alert category.

Information on the new structure and the restrictions that apply to each level can be found on the Government web-site at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-covid-alert-levels-what-you-need-to-know

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6 Oct 2020 – Weekly Police Update

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 29th September to 5th October:

Fenstanton – Police are investigating an incident reported to have happened in Fenstanton on Wednesday morning, 30th September, in which a dog being walked by its owner was attacked by another dog, which picked it up by its scruff and shook it violently. Fortunately the dog did not require stitches but it was left scratched and whimpering, and its owner very shaken and shocked. (Ref 35/66521/20)

Park Close, Fenstanton – A thief entered the manager’s office at a construction site on Park Close at some time between Thursday morning, 1st, and Friday afternoon, 2nd October, and stole a laptop computer which had been left out on a desk. (Ref 35/67711/20)

Church Lane, Fenstanton – Police received a report of two males cold-calling at houses on Church Lane on Friday afternoon, 2nd October. The males had given an explanation that they were ex-offenders and had shown a scrappy piece of paper with red writing on it as identification. Although the two males had been polite, the resident rightly contacted the police as cold-callers may have ulterior motives and be planning criminal activity. (Ref CC-02102020-0296)

Fenstanton – Police received a report of a possible fraud from a Fenstanton resident on Monday 5th October. The victim had bought a car advertised on social media, but when it was delivered there was no log book and enquiries with DVLA showed that it had actually been declared scrapped in 2019. Investigations are continuing. (Ref 35/67816/20)

An Item Of Local News:

A man and a teenage boy who conspired to commit a string of burglaries across the County, including at St Ives, Chatteris, Ramsey, Haddenham, Longstanton, Willingham, Girton, Kimbolton and Stapleford, were sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday 2nd October. Luke Wall, aged 29, was jailed for four years and 105 days; the teenager, a fifteen-year-old from Essex, was given an 18-month Youth Rehabilitation Order.

More details are on the police news web-site at:

https://www.cambs.police.uk/news-and-appeals/luke-wall-burglary

And Finally

Reminder – Download the NHS Covid-19 Contact App:

The more people who use the new NHS Covid-19 app, the more we can keep each other safe and stop the infection from spreading. The app is a vital part of the NHS Test-and-Trace service in England, and is free to download for your smart-phone.

More information and download links are on the NHS website at:

https://www.covid19.nhs.uk/

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A14 C2H September update – Bar Hill & Swavesey junctions

Dear All

Please see below our end of month updates for both Bar Hill and Swavesey junctions.

Bar Hill
Work has progressed well at Bar Hill junction, however we have some final remedial and finishing works to complete in October.

In the week commencing 5 October, remedial works will be carried out on day shifts. In order for the work to be carried out safely, lane closures will be in place on the junction. At all times, there will be one lane open and operational around the junction.

In the week commencing 12 October, the team will move to night closures. For 3 nights, Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 between 9pm & 6am, the A14 eastbound entry slip will be closed. Part of this work is to replace barrier that was damaged in a road traffic collision. The westbound entry slip will then be closed for 2 nights, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 between 9pm & 6am.

Following final inspection, which is scheduled for late October, and all being well, we will finally be able to remove our permanent traffic management throughout the junction. If the opportunity arises to remove the traffic management sooner, then we will do. Please note that depending on the results of the inspection we may need daytime traffic management to undertake corrective works.

Please may we take this opportunity to reiterate our appreciation for your patience while we work to complete Bar Hill junction. Bar Hill junction has been one of the most complex sections of the project so we hope this update is a light at the end of what has been a rather long tunnel!
We will issue a final update before the end of October to give you confirmation of when the permanent traffic management at the junction will be removed.

Swavesey
The overnight work on the overbridge is due to be completed as scheduled this weekend. The traffic management on the A1307 approach to Swavesey roundabout will stay in place for one week longer, until the weekend of 10th October. This is following a recent inspection identifying some snags that need fixing before we can remove the traffic management. Once this is complete, our works will be finished at Swavesey junction.

Bar Hill junction roundabout (over the A14)
The lane drop around the gyratory is scheduled to be in place for another few weeks. The electrical items we’re awaiting to be delivered are scheduled to arrive early September. Once fitted, these electrical items will be tested to ensure compliance and safety. Once completed, the cones here can be removed.

Bar Hill junction roundabout to Saxon Way/ Crafts Way roundabout – downhill
The lane drop here will be in place until we have been able to install fencing. The closure of suppliers during the pandemic has meant the original fence type as per the design is not available and we are reviewing alternatives. As a consequence, unfortunately we’re unable to confirm when these cones will be removed. We are actively chasing suppliers to resolve this as quickly as possible.

Saxon Way/Crafts Way roundabout to Bar Hill junction roundabout – uphill
The lane drop here is in place for access to ongoing drainage works, followed by completion of the landscaping. The recent storms has meant this work has taken slightly longer than originally planned and currently we anticipate this work will be completed early October.

All works are currently due for completion at Bar Hill early October and we will provide you with a further update at the end of September.

Bar Hill junction 25
You may have seen our recent updates sharing the new website and the legacy information for the A14 scheme.

However, we are aware that our work still continues at the Bar Hill junction and this may raise some questions for you. We’re sure you will appreciate that the Bar Hill junction has been one of the most complex sections of the scheme and as always, we really do appreciate your patience while we continue to work.

We can confirm that the majority of the works at the Bar Hill junction are now complete, however there has been some elements that need remedial work undertaking before we’re happy and can remove the temporary traffic management around the junction.

Some of the materials required to complete this work have long lead-in times, which have been delayed as a result of factories closing due to the impact of COVID -19. We’re in regular contact with the manufacturers and have had confirmation that some of these items are still a few weeks away from being delivered. Due to this, we expect works to continue at this location until September. We will update you again at the end of August.

Following the reopening of the A1307 between Buckingway Roundabout and Robins Lane, Lolworth this weekend, we can confirm that there’s no further full closures of the local road planned. Any remaining work required will be undertaken using temporary traffic lights.

Finally, the Bar Hill non-motorised user bridge is due to be opened for public use very soon, and we will let you know as soon as this is confirmed by the team on site.

Kind regards

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme
Highways England | Woodlands | Manton Lane | Bedford | MK41 7LW
http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk

 

 

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Weekly Police Report – 28 Sept 2020

Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –

There is one item to mention in our summary of offences and incidents affecting your community this week, covering the period 22nd to 28th September:

Chequer’s Court, Fenstanton – Intruders entered the back garden of a house on Chequer’s Court, Fenstanton, at some time overnight on Friday 25th / Saturday 26th September, and stole a mobility scooter which had been left outside the back door. It is also thought that the thief entered the house through the unlocked back door to take the keys to the scooter and whilst inside, stole a sum of money from a handbag. (Ref 35/65401/20)

And Finally – Coronavirus Latest Instructions and Guidance:

On Tuesday 22nd September, the Government announced new regulations to combat the increasing number of infections being reported across England, in addition to the ‘Rule of Six’ restricting the number of people from different households who can gather together announced last week.

The new instructions include the following:

• Face Coverings – when and where they must be worn, and by whom, together with exceptions;

• Working from Home –office workers are encouraged to do so wherever possible;

• Businesses – new regulations affecting the hospitality industry and stricter rules on making businesses premises COVID-secure;

• Gatherings – new regulations on how many people are allowed to gather together, in various settings and for various purposes.

A full explanation of the regulations is on the Government web-site at:

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Download the NHS Covid-19 Contact App:

The more people who use the new NHS Covid-19 app, the more we can keep each other safe and stop the infection from spreading. The app is a vital part of the NHS Test-and-Trace service in England, and is free to download for your smart-phone.

More information and download links are on the NHS website at:

https://www.covid19.nhs.uk/

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To see details of Policing Summaries for neighbouring areas, please click on the following link and scroll down the page to select areas of interest:

https://www.ecops.org.uk/alert_archive

Please be aware that these reports do not contain all details of all reported crime. We do not publish details of domestic related offences or anything which may put a person at risk if information regarding the crime was made public.

As always, if you have information relating to any offence, or are concerned about any suspicious activities, please contact police by using any of these methods:

• the ‘101’ non-emergency telephone number;

• the on-line web-chat tool on the new Cambridgeshire Constabulary web-site – click on the green icon;

• Alternatively, you can use ‘Crimestoppers’ to make a report anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or by using their on-line contact form.

In an emergency, or if you witness a crime in progress, always use ‘999’.

Best Wishes,

Chris Shaw, PSV

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Police Report – Four County Lines Dismantled During Week of Action

Officers across Cambridgeshire have made nine arrests, seized drugs, cash and mobile phones as part of a week of action on county lines crime.

Throughout the national week of action (14-21 September), police also visited vulnerable people across the county to check they were not being exploited by county lines drug dealers and to build up a better picture of the crime in the area.

Working alongside other forces and partners, officers executed warrants in Cambridge, Peterborough, Wisbech and London where the arrests were made. They seized 88 wraps of heroin, more than £1,000 cash and multiple mobile phones.

Five potential cuckooed addresses, where drug dealers take over the home of a vulnerable person in order to use it as a base for dealing, were visited and five people safeguarded.

County lines is a priority in Cambridgeshire and during this targeted week we successfully dismantled four drug lines.
Our work will continue beyond this week of action to tackle drug networks, which bring a whole host of criminality to our county as well as harm to the most vulnerable people in our communities.

Throughout the week the force was also urging the people of Cambridgeshire to look closer in order to spot children and young people who are being exploited by county lines criminals.
Public spaces like bus and train stations, fast food outlets, hotels and roadside services can be where young victims of exploitation are most visible.

We often hear that victims of county lines criminality don’t know they are being exploited or don’t have the confidence to report it because they fear there may be consequences.
Children and young people who are being exploited may not always appear vulnerable or act the way we may expect victims should. If something doesn’t feel right, it may not be.

If you suspect someone is at risk of child exploitation, you can report it to us here. You don’t have to tell us your name, just what you have seen.

Detective Chief Inspector Chris O’Brien

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A14 C2H – Swavesey overbridge works

Dear All

Over the next 2 weeks, we have planned closures of the southbound approach on the Swavesey junction overbridge, between the A14 eastbound entry slip and the A14 westbound J24b exit slip.

These closures are to allow us to safely undertake remedial work on the overbridge, which includes replacing damaged kerbing. Once complete, the temporary traffic management at the junction and on the A1307 eastbound approach to the roundabout will be removed.

The works are scheduled to take place over 10 nights, 6 nights this week (Monday – Saturday) and 4 nights next week (Monday – Thursday) between 9pm and 6am.

Monday 21 to Friday 25 (5 nights)

  • Swavesey junction overbridge southbound (between A14 eastbound J24 entry slip and A14 westbound J24b exit slip)

Wednesday 23 to Friday 25 (3 nights)

  • A14 westbound Swavesey J24b exit slip

Monday 28 to Friday 2 (5 nights)

  • Swavesey junction overbridge southbound, including A14 westbound J24b exit slip and A14 westbound J24 entry slip

Signed diversions will be in place and special signs placed on the A14 eastbound for those exiting the main carriageway wishing to access Cambridge Services.

Kind regards

 Maxine Wraith
 Customer Lead
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon

http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk/

Highways England Customer Contact Centre: 0300 123 5000