Earlier this year, South Cambridgeshire was ranked by the Halifax Report as the top rural area to live in the entire country, while another study voted Cambridge as one of the top places to visit.

I am delighted that these reports have confirmed what we’ve always known: that South Cambridgeshire is a wonderful place to live, with a great quality of life.  Defending our area and the quality of life of its residents has been a key objective of mine – in my capacity as an elected representative of the people – for many years, and it is heartening to see this vindicated.

Despite the difficult economic climate Britain has found itself in over recent years, we can be proud of a great number of successes in our region.

Our schools are thriving – with Comberton and Swavesey Village Colleges recently being awarded ‘Academy’ status and Cottenham and Sawston Village Colleges also applying for the same recognition (and hopefully more on the way).

We have exceptional hospitals which care for our sick, and world-class universities who nurture our best and brightest young people.

We have a wonderful collection of thriving small businesses, and a wealth of research facilities which are amongst the very best in the world – something for us to be very proud of.

Yet in order to maintain this excellence, we must also focus on building, and rebuilding, our infrastructure to sustain our environment – this includes extended broadband coverage, redesigning the A14 and ensuring we build new and affordable homes in sustainable locations.

Just as importantly, I am also determined that we must support our young people by ensuring we create enough jobs, apprenticeships and opportunities for young families to live locally.

I am very proud of the remarkable community spirit we have here in South Cambridgeshire, where we can see the Big Society in action in a great number of ways.  This really is a great place to be a part of, and I look forward to a wonderful year ahead for our area.

Contact Andrew Lansley MP at his constituency office

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