There was an article in the Cambridge News last week about the guided bus. A county council officer was quoted in the article implying that the community had lost interest in the station building.

This is not true. As residents will be aware the station building and the adjacent plot are a key part of the input which the Parish Council made to South Cambs in connection with South Cambs’ Local Plan. This area is now ‘zoned’ for mixed commercial/residential development.

The Parish Council is maintaining close contacts with the owners of both plots and relationships with them are good. We will not be surprised by an unwelcome development proposal as we were by Mitre with its plans for the Bishop’s site.

The officer who was quoted has apologised. In a longish email to me he said ‘I was aware of your ongoing interest in the building’s future and your work with the parish council both through our direct contacts and through updates I received from our property section.  I’m happy to acknowledge that and also to make it clear that my reference to Save our Station was not a reference to either you or the parish council.’