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Hannah Brown, Local Democracy Reporter

Solar farm plan blocked and branded a “blot on the landscape”

16 May 2025
Solar farm plan blocked and branded a “blot on the landscape”

Solar farm plan blocked and branded a “blot on the landscape”

16 May 2025

Plans to build a new solar farm have been blocked, after they were branded a “blot on the landscape”.


Developers given green light to build 300 new homes on edge of town

15 May 2025
Developers given green light to build 300 new homes on edge of town

Developers given green light to build 300 new homes on edge of town

15 May 2025

A developer has been told they can build 300 new homes as part of an “urban extension”.


SEND services need to improve as children face delays and ‘inconsistent experiences’

15 May 2025
SEND services need to improve as children face delays and ‘inconsistent experiences’

SEND services need to improve as children face delays and ‘inconsistent experiences’

15 May 2025

Services to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities need to be improved, according to a recent inspection.


Approval given to controversial 93-home plan

13 May 2025
Approval given to controversial 93-home plan

Approval given to controversial 93-home plan

13 May 2025

Formal approval has been given to controversial plans to build 93 new homes.


New children’s care home could come to village if plans are approved

12 May 2025
New children’s care home could come to village if plans are approved

New children’s care home could come to village if plans are approved

12 May 2025

Plans have been set out to convert a house into a new children’s care home.


Green light for former funeral director’s to become café

07 May 2025
Green light for former funeral director’s to become café

Green light for former funeral director’s to become café

07 May 2025

A former funeral director’s that has been empty for nearly a decade is set to be turned into a new café.


Warning issued after town centre fight saw police call for review of three bar licences

06 May 2025
Warning issued after town centre fight saw police call for review of three bar licences

Warning issued after town centre fight saw police call for review of three bar licences

06 May 2025

A warning has been issued to the designated premises supervisor (DPS) of three restaurants and bars.


Plans for housing development on edge of town approved

01 May 2025
Plans for housing development on edge of town approved

Plans for housing development on edge of town approved

01 May 2025

Plans have been approved for a new housing development on the edge of Chatteris, despite concerns that ‘no more houses are needed’ in the town.


Plans refused for 102 homes on former POW camp

01 May 2025
Plans refused for 102 homes on former POW camp

Plans refused for 102 homes on former POW camp

01 May 2025

Councillors have refused to grant permission for more than 100 new homes to be built on the site of a former prisoner of war camp.


Which priorities are shared by parties going into council elections?

29 April 2025
Which priorities are shared by parties going into council elections?

Which priorities are shared by parties going into council elections?

29 April 2025

Fixing Cambridgeshire’s roads and lobbying for better funding are some of the priorities shared by the main parties standing in the local elections.


Locations of polling stations named

28 April 2025
Locations of polling stations named

Locations of polling stations named

28 April 2025

Polling stations will open their doors in Fenland later this week for this year’s local elections.


Candidates standing for Fenland seats on Cambridgeshire County Council this week

28 April 2025
Candidates standing for Fenland seats on Cambridgeshire County Council this week

Candidates standing for Fenland seats on Cambridgeshire County Council this week

28 April 2025

Fenland is going to the polls on Thursday, with residents voting for the candidates to fill Cambridgeshire County Council seats in eight local wards.


Next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to be decided after voting on Thursday.

28 April 2025
Next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to be decided after voting on Thursday.

Next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to be decided after voting on Thursday.

28 April 2025

The next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be granted a range of powers after being elected, with people voting on Thursday.


What does a mayor do?: Responsibilities facing the next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

24 April 2025
What does a mayor do?: Responsibilities facing the next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

What does a mayor do?: Responsibilities facing the next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

24 April 2025

A new mayor will be elected next week, so what will be their responsibility?


Candidates vying for Fenland seats on Cambridgeshire County Council announced

03 April 2025
Candidates vying for Fenland seats on Cambridgeshire County Council announced

Candidates vying for Fenland seats on Cambridgeshire County Council announced

03 April 2025

All of the candidates standing in Fenland hoping to be elected to Cambridgeshire County Council have now been announced.


Reform UK campaign launch with Nigel Farage

02 April 2025
Reform UK campaign launch with Nigel Farage

Reform UK campaign launch with Nigel Farage

02 April 2025

Nigel Farage has said Reform UK would be “tougher” on spending if its candidates are elected to Cambridgeshire County Council.


Elections taking place in May 2025

02 April 2025
Elections taking place in May 2025

Elections taking place in May 2025

02 April 2025

This year people across Cambridgeshire will be asked to head to the polls to cast their vote in local elections scheduled to take place on May 1.


Town’s air quality management areas revoked

30 March 2025
Town’s air quality management areas revoked

Town’s air quality management areas revoked

30 March 2025

Councillors have agreed to revoke two air quality management areas in Wisbech, but have insisted the impact of the new incinerator will be monitored.


Everything known about local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire

27 March 2025
Everything known about local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire

Everything known about local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire

27 March 2025

In just three years time, the seven councils in Cambridgeshire may no longer exist, as the government looks to replace them.


Increasing NHS waiting lists concerns

27 March 2025
Increasing NHS waiting lists concerns

Increasing NHS waiting lists concerns

27 March 2025

Health bosses have shared concerns about the increasing number of people on waiting lists to access mental health services in Cambridgeshire.


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