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Hannah Brown, Local Democracy Reporter

Cost increases see ‘legacy projects’ delayed

20 June 2025
Cost increases see ‘legacy projects’ delayed

Cost increases see ‘legacy projects’ delayed

20 June 2025

A number of ‘legacy’ projects for the Fenland area have been put on the backburner after ‘significant’ cost increases.


Plans for nearly 40 homes approved despite flooding concerns

12 June 2025
Plans for nearly 40 homes approved despite flooding concerns

Plans for nearly 40 homes approved despite flooding concerns

12 June 2025

A developer has been told it can build 39 new homes on the edge of March - despite neighbours and councillors sharing flooding concerns.


‘Disastrous and incomplete’ plans to build more than 350 new homes are turned down

12 June 2025
‘Disastrous and incomplete’ plans to build more than 350 new homes are turned down

‘Disastrous and incomplete’ plans to build more than 350 new homes are turned down

12 June 2025

A developer has been told it cannot build 352 new homes on the edge of Wisbech after councillors said the plans were “disastrous and incomplete”.


Plans for new McDonald’s drive-thru

11 June 2025
Plans for new McDonald’s drive-thru

Plans for new McDonald’s drive-thru

11 June 2025

The location of a possible new McDonald’s drive-thru in Fenland has been revealed.


‘Shock’ shared at contract procurement breaches

11 June 2025
‘Shock’ shared at contract procurement breaches

‘Shock’ shared at contract procurement breaches

11 June 2025

Cambridgeshire County Council failed to follow proper processes when handling contracts worth millions of pounds.


‘Issuing parking tickets not efficient use of police time,’ says senior police officer

09 June 2025
‘Issuing parking tickets not efficient use of police time,’ says senior police officer

‘Issuing parking tickets not efficient use of police time,’ says senior police officer

09 June 2025

A police inspector has said issuing parking tickets all day every day is “not an efficient use of police time”.


New mayor to receive £93,000 salary

06 June 2025
New mayor to receive £93,000 salary

New mayor to receive £93,000 salary

06 June 2025

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) mayor Paul Bristow will have an annual salary of £93,000.


Housing developers to be given opportunity to build new schools

06 June 2025
Housing developers to be given opportunity to build new schools

Housing developers to be given opportunity to build new schools

06 June 2025

Housing developers could be given more control over building new schools under new plans.


Backlash after county councillor calls some children in care ‘evil’

05 June 2025
Backlash after county councillor calls some children in care ‘evil’

Backlash after county councillor calls some children in care ‘evil’

05 June 2025

A county councillor labelled some children in care as “evil” during a committee meeting.


County Council reaffirms ‘commitment to children in care’ after councillor says some are ‘evil’

05 June 2025
County Council reaffirms ‘commitment to children in care’ after councillor says some are ‘evil’

County Council reaffirms ‘commitment to children in care’ after councillor says some are ‘evil’

05 June 2025

Cambridgeshire County Council has reaffirmed its “commitment to children in care” after a councillor described some of them as “evil”.


Executive homes can be built despite concerns about overdevelopment

30 May 2025
Executive homes can be built despite concerns about overdevelopment

Executive homes can be built despite concerns about overdevelopment

30 May 2025

A developer has been told it can build new “executive” homes, despite some raising “overdevelopment” concerns.


Former mayor to convert old pub into flats

30 May 2025
Former mayor to convert old pub into flats

Former mayor to convert old pub into flats

30 May 2025

A pub is set to be converted into flats, despite concerns that one of the new homes would offer a “substandard level of accommodation”.


£220k needed for relief road project

20 May 2025
£220k needed for relief road project

£220k needed for relief road project

20 May 2025

More than £200,000 needs to be found in order to keep working on plans for an “essential” relief road.


Land in town to be redeveloped to house homeless families

20 May 2025
Land in town to be redeveloped to house homeless families

Land in town to be redeveloped to house homeless families

20 May 2025

Plans have taken a step forward to build new homes for people facing homelessness in Fenland.


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.


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