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East West Rail to be re-baselined by government
East West Rail to be re-baselined by government

A government infrastructure body will re-baseline delivery options and other aspects of East West Rail.

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Jean Prince11 September 2025
Annual General Meeting 2025
Annual General Meeting 2025

Please join us for this online event.

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Jean Prince22 August 2025
Defra to support development projects
Defra to support development projects

The government wants Defra to help ‘get spades in the ground’ more quickly for infrastructure projects and homebuilding.

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Jean Prince21 August 2025
Pause the Bedford-Cambridge rail link - petition
Pause the Bedford-Cambridge rail link - petition

The petition calls for an independent review of the plans for the rail link.

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Jean Prince6 February 2025
Chancellor announces support for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc
Chancellor announces support for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc

In a speech championing economic growth, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced new plans and funding for the OxCam Arc.

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Jean Prince30 January 2025
East West Rail Co’s green claims questioned
East West Rail Co’s green claims questioned

Campaigning groups want the East West Rail Co’s green claims investigated by the Environmental Audit Committee.

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Jean Prince17 November 2024
Government gives East West Rail the green light
Government gives East West Rail the green light

The Autumn Budget confirms the government’s commitment to delivering East West Rail.

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Jean Prince11 November 2024
Stop the Arc calls on chancellor to cancel final stages of East West Rail
Stop the Arc calls on chancellor to cancel final stages of East West Rail

Our letter to the chancellor asking her to cancel the remaining stages of East West Rail.

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Jean Prince14 September 2024
Reaction after South Cambs leader asks government for East West Rail plans
Reaction after South Cambs leader asks government for East West Rail plans

Bridget Smith’s request for more information about East West Rail has triggered criticism in light of her support for the project.

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Jean Prince13 September 2024
Accelerated funding for the Marston Vale Line
Accelerated funding for the Marston Vale Line

Work for the upgrade of the Marston Vale Line can be brought forward as a result of a government decision to accelerate funding.

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Jean Prince2 August 2024
Prioritise public services over an unproven railway line
Prioritise public services over an unproven railway line

We think there are better ways to spend billions of pounds, instead of on a railway line that will enrich housebuilders.

We join three other organisations in a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves asking her to take a look at the economic folly of East West Rail.

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Jean Prince25 July 2024
New information about the East West Rail Economic Growth Board made available
New information about the East West Rail Economic Growth Board made available

The terms of reference for the East West Rail Economic Growth Board have been published.

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Jean Prince1 May 2024
There’s a new kid on the block for the Ox-Cam Arc
There’s a new kid on the block for the Ox-Cam Arc

HM Treasury has set up a new government body to promote economic growth along the East West Rail route.

But will they share any information about their plans?

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Jean Prince19 April 2024
How many Cambridge jobs will East West Rail support?
How many Cambridge jobs will East West Rail support?

East West Rail claim that their railway will create 28,200 jobs in Cambridge.

William Harrold of Cambridge Approaches looks at the numbers in East West Rail’s own report and finds that they don’t add up.

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William Harrold15 August 2023
Our thoughts on the latest Arc developments
Our thoughts on the latest Arc developments

Stop the Arc Chairman, Charles Pither, looks at the latest Arc developments in our July 2023 newsletter.

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Jean Prince31 July 2023
MP criticises East West Rail preferred route between Bedford and Cambridge
MP criticises East West Rail preferred route between Bedford and Cambridge
Jean Prince7 June 2023
Local and central government using secrecy to circumvent planning laws
Local and central government using secrecy to circumvent planning laws

The lack of transparency over plans for the Ox-Cam Arc points to development by stealth.

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Jean Prince14 April 2023
Ox-Cam Arc: A bonanza for builders?
Ox-Cam Arc: A bonanza for builders?

Stop the Arc Group’s Nick Burton talks to Sky News as part of a report about economic growth in the UK.

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Jean Prince18 March 2023
New government support for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc

The government has given additional funding to the Oxford-to-Cambridge Pan-Regional Partnership (PRP).

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Jean Prince24 January 2023
Bidwells slams its own economic growth forecast for the Ox-Cam Arc

Bidwells reduces by up to 75% its economic growth forecast for the Ox-Cam Arc

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DJ R24 October 2022Stop the Arc
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