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Herbicide-Free Approach to Tackling Weeds in Cambridge Welcomed - and schools and university urged to follow suit, Cambridge Independent
Paul Brackley, 2025. “Herbicide-free approach to tackling weeds in Cambridge welcomed - and schools and university urged to follow suit”,...
Apr 141 min read


PFC at Cambridge Zero Making Connections Workshop
Representatives from Pesticide-Free Cambridge were happy to participate at the Cambridge Zero Making Connections Workshops, Cambridge...
Oct 19, 20241 min read


Chemical weed-killing back (Cambridgeshire County Council), Cambridge Independent
Article incorporating our response to Cambridgeshire County Council's reversal of their short-lived herbicide-free policy (...
Jul 30, 20241 min read


Interview with PAN-UK as part of their Pesticide-Free Towns Campaigners Profile
https://www.pan-uk.org/campaigner-voices-cambridge/
Jul 25, 20241 min read


Herbicide use to end on Cambridge City Council’s Parks and Housing Areas, Cambridge Independent
Paul Brackley, 2024. “Herbicide use to end on Cambridge City Council’s parks and housing areas”, Cambridge Independent, 29 March 2024....
Mar 29, 20241 min read


County should learn from City's Herbicide-Free Trials (PFC opinion piece in Cambridge Independent)
31 Jan 2024 Many thanks to Cambridge Independent for printing our opinion piece alongside their article on Cambridgeshire County...
Feb 1, 20241 min read


Press Release following Cambridgeshire County Council's return to use of herbicides
26 January 2024 Pesticide-Free Cambridge made the following statement: “We are very disappointed by Cambridgeshire County Council’s...
Jan 31, 20245 min read


Pesticide-Free Cambridge, Newsletter #2, June-July 2023
3 July 2023 In our second Newsletter, we update you with what we’ve been doing over the last month (for the previous newsletter, see...
Jul 3, 20237 min read


Pesticide-Free Cambridge Newsletter#1: May/June 2023
6 June 2023 - Here's a quick summary of what we've been up to so far this spring / summer. 1. City Council Herbicide Reduction Plan (HRP)...
Jun 6, 20233 min read


Herbicide spraying again during school commute
Herbicide spraying in Cambridge at 8.17 am this morning, in the middle of the busiest school commute time, despite commitments...
May 18, 20222 min read


Freedom of Information request & response, 4/6/21: Cambridge City Council policy on herbicide use
Many thanks to the fellow campaigner who submitted the following Freedom of Information request about the City Council's policy on...
Jun 17, 202110 min read


Herbicide spraying on verges in Newnham, Cambridge
Today we're focusing on recent glyphosate herbicide spraying in the #Newnham area, one of the most beautiful parts of #Cambridge, close...
May 14, 20212 min read


Herbicide spraying season has began in Cambridge
Prominent yellow strips like these ones on Perne/Mowbray road are appearing all over #Cambridge. Such signs of #glyphosate-based...
May 13, 20211 min read
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