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Update – New Station Access Road, Huntingdon opening

Further to a meeting this morning with Govia Thameslink, there has been a slight change to the opening time for the new Huntingdon station access tomorrow morning (Friday 11 December). The new access from the A1307 will now open at approximately 11am. Please note, the existing access will now close shortly after, at approximately 12pm on Friday 11 December

New Date for Huntingdon Station access opening

As part of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme works in Huntingdon town centre, we are pleased to confirmed the new station access road for Huntingdon train station will now open from 8am on the morning of Friday 11 December.

Both the new access via the A1307 and the existing access via Brampton Road will remain open over the weekend, but from 10am Monday 14 December, the existing access will close.

We have attached a map to illustrate where the new access will be and also the area where we will be working.

From December 2020 to Spring 2021, work around the station will include:

  • Continuing work to remove the A14 viaduct
  • Starting station car park improvements
  • Working to divert utilities, such as gas, water, etc

Kind regards

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme
Highways England | Woodlands | Manton Lane | Bedford | MK41 7LW
Web: http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk

Improve Your Cyber Security By Taking Six Actions

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Dear Subscriber,


Due to coronavirus, more people will be doing their festive shopping online this year.

This means more opportunities for hackers to carry out cyber attacks. They often do this by targeting people and businesses using:

* email and website scams
* malware – software that can damage your device or let a hacker in
* If hackers get into your device or accounts, they could access your money, your personal information, or information about your business.


You can improve your cyber security by taking six actions:

1 – Use a strong and separate password for your email

If a hacker gets into your email, they could:

* reset your other account passwords
* access information you have saved about yourself or your business
* Your email password should be strong and different to all your other passwords. This will make it harder to crack or guess.


2 – Create strong passwords using 3 random words

When you use different passwords for your important accounts, it can be hard to remember them all.

A good way to create strong, memorable passwords is by using 3 random words.

Do not use words that can be guessed (like your pet’s name). You can include numbers and symbols if you need to. For example, “RedPantsTree4!”


3 – Save your passwords in your browser

Saving your password in your browser means letting your web browser (such as Chrome, Safari or Edge) remember your password for you.

This can help:
* make sure you do not lose or forget your passwords
* protect you against some cyber crime, such as fake websites

It is safer than using weak passwords, or using the same password in more than one place.


4 – Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA)

Two-factor authentication (2FA) helps to stop hackers from getting into your accounts, even if they have your password. 


5 – Update your devices

Out-of-date software, apps, and operating systems contain weaknesses. This makes them easier to hack.

Companies fix the weaknesses by releasing updates. When you update your devices and software, this helps to keep hackers out.


6 – Back up your data

Backing up means creating a copy of your information and saving it to another device or to cloud storage (online).

Backing up regularly means you will always have a recent version of your information saved. This will help you recover quicker if your data is lost or stolen.



For more information, and step-by-step instructions, please visit cyberaware.gov.uk



 

A14 C2H Road Closures week commencing 7th December 2020

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This Saturday’s (5 December) closure of the A14 has been changed and is no longer between Swavesey J24b and Godmanchester J23 – please see updated details below:

  • A14 eastbound New Ellington J21 to Brampton Interchange J22

Vehicles will be diverted onto A141 to Brampton Hut, and A1 southbound to re-join the A14 at Brampton Interchange J22

  • A14 westbound Brampton Interchange J22 to New Ellington J21

Vehicles will be diverted to exit the A14 onto the A1, exit at Brampton Hut and west on A141 to re-join the A14 at New Ellington J21

Please note, the closures of the A1307 aren’t being undertaken by the A14 project team but have been included in this report to ensure you’re all aware of the work.

Please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 if you wish to get in contact about these works.

To contact your A14 sections stakeholder manager, please use the email addresses below or our A14 helpline.

For all queries in relation to the main scheme Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line, Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey & Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton, please email: A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk

Section 6: Huntingdon town centre

SamanthaKedie – samantha.kedie@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 – This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am – 5pm and messages can be left at other times. Further updates as the scheme progresses can be found on our website.

Covid-19 and Crime Survey

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Dear Mandy

COVID-19 and crime survey

We are delighted to be working with University College London to understand how COVID-19 has impacted upon people’s routine and online activities, crime and their perceptions of it.

To help with this work, we are encouraging our supporters to participate in a short survey (surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9LGPHDL) which closes on 23rd December.

As well as understanding how the pandemic has affected things to date, the aim of the survey is to understand how it might do so in the future. Your participation will be really valuable and help us understand things that other data cannot.

We estimate that it will take about 15-20 minutes to complete. Your responses will be stored securely and you will not be asked for any information that would identify you as an individual.

If you are willing to take part, please complete this survey: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9LGPHDL

Please support this work – with your help I am sure we can gain real insight into the effects of COVID-19 on crime.
 
Yours faithfully,

Central Support Team, Neighbourhood Watch Network

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