On 10th November several of your local councillors attended the appeal on the refusal of a planning application for “Erection of 120 Bed Hotel and Restaurant together with Associated Parking and Infrastructure” on the field opposite Tesco which they describe as the “teardrop site”. We heard today that the applicants have lost their appeal so […]
Steam through Milton this Weekend
This Saturday (12/12) the A4 60007 “Sir Nigel Gresley” will be coming through Milton twice hauling “The Christmas White Rose” service from Cambridge to York and back. You can find more details here and as you’ll see you need to get up early to catch it heading north as it will pass Milton at about […]
Milton Photographic Club
The December meeting of the club will be on Wednesday (16/12) at 7:45 pm in the church hall. This month’s meeting is a show and tell on the subject of “low light and long exposure”. Please bring along a maximum of three images in electronic form or as prints or slides. As usual all are […]
Swine Flu Vaccination Clinics
Milton Surgery is still vaccinating high risk patients against Swine Flu. The first group of patients to be vaccinated are those 64 years or younger who usually have the seasonal flu vaccination because they have a chronic illness and pregnant women. If you are in this group please phone the surgery on 420511 and book […]
Tree O’Clock
You are invited to this Saturday (5/12) between 11am and noon to take part in “Tree O’Clock”, as part of a Guinness World Record™ attempt by BBC’s Breathing Places to to plant the most trees in one hour. For more information see the park’s poster but note that you need to be at the Visitor […]
Police Surgery
PCSO Claire Whiteman and her colleagues are holding a surgery at Tescos in Costa Coffee this Wednesday (9/12) between 3pm and 7pm. They will be giving out advice on security around Christmas time on the day. Please feel free to pop down if you can.
Evening Caretaker/Security Officer for Farm College
The Farm College is looking to recruit a part time evening caretaker/security officer to undertake caretaking, housekeeping, maintenance and security mainly at the Milton, but with the potential to support other sites which form part of the College of West Anglia. More details can be found here.
Volunteer with the Prisoners’ Families Helpline
The Ormiston Children & Families Trust is a charity working across East Anglia. One of the services they offer is the Prisoners’ Families Helpline which is a free and confidential service for anyone who is affected by the imprisonment of a family member or friend. The helpline is based at their office in Milton and […]
A14 Eastbound Closed Overnight
Repairs to the eastbound carriageway of the A14 between Girton (junction 31) and Milton (33) are scheduled from this Monday evening (7/12) to the morning of a week on Thursday (17/12). These works are a continuation of the works carried out recently to replace sections of the worn out road surface, road markings and bridge […]
The Milton Chronicle
The Cambridge Chronicle and University Journal was a weekly newspaper published in Cambridge from 1762 to 1934. Its village news was mainly supplied by a local correspondent from each village, in Milton’s case usually a farmer or landowner, so these news items represent eye witness accounts of what was going on in each village. This […]

