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Hannah Brown, Local Democracy Reporter

Plans approved to build over 300 homes

07 August 2025
Plans approved to build over 300 homes

Plans approved to build over 300 homes

07 August 2025

Councillors have criticised plans to build over 300 homes with no affordable housing.


Taco Bell planning to open in town

01 August 2025
Taco Bell planning to open in town

Taco Bell planning to open in town

01 August 2025

A new Taco Bell appears to be on its way.


Decision next week over 300 new homes on the edge of town

31 July 2025
Decision next week over 300 new homes on the edge of town

Decision next week over 300 new homes on the edge of town

31 July 2025

More than 300 new homes could be built if plans are approved by councillors on Wednesday.


NHS Trust addresses ‘requires improvement’ rating

30 July 2025
NHS Trust addresses ‘requires improvement’ rating

NHS Trust addresses ‘requires improvement’ rating

30 July 2025

The chief executive of an NHS Trust that was rated as ‘requires improvement’ said the organisation has made changes to improve.


Plans approved for new secondary school

25 July 2025
Plans approved for new secondary school

Plans approved for new secondary school

25 July 2025

A new secondary school is set to be built which will have a focus on science, technology, engineering and maths.


Majority of councillors back motion supporting rights of transgender men, women, and non-binary individuals

17 July 2025
Majority of councillors back motion supporting rights of transgender men, women, and non-binary individuals

Majority of councillors back motion supporting rights of transgender men, women, and non-binary individuals

17 July 2025

A majority of councillors have agreed to back a motion sharing support for the rights of transgender men, women, and non-binary individuals.


Council leader says authority didn’t write off £60million loan to its development company

17 July 2025
Council leader says authority didn’t write off £60million loan to its development company

Council leader says authority didn’t write off £60million loan to its development company

17 July 2025

A council leader has insisted the authority did not write off a £60million loan to its development company.


Billions of pounds needed to prevent ‘catastrophic flooding’

16 July 2025
Billions of pounds needed to prevent ‘catastrophic flooding’

Billions of pounds needed to prevent ‘catastrophic flooding’

16 July 2025

Billions of pounds of investment are needed to prevent ‘catastrophic flooding’ of the Fens, councillors have said.


Bus passengers could face having to pay higher bus fares earlier than expected

09 July 2025
Bus passengers could face having to pay higher bus fares earlier than expected

Bus passengers could face having to pay higher bus fares earlier than expected

09 July 2025

People travelling on buses in Fenland could face having to pay higher bus fares earlier than expected.


Council leader says spending on climate change is ‘not optional’

04 July 2025
Council leader says spending on climate change is ‘not optional’

Council leader says spending on climate change is ‘not optional’

04 July 2025

Spending on things related to climate change is “not optional” for Cambridgeshire County Council, the leader of the authority has said.


Woman was heartbroken when councillor said some children in care are ‘downright evil’

30 June 2025
Woman was heartbroken when councillor said some children in care are ‘downright evil’

Woman was heartbroken when councillor said some children in care are ‘downright evil’

30 June 2025

A 26-year-old has said she felt “real heartbreak” when she heard a councillor’s comments describing some children in care as “downright evil”.


Shop told it can sell alcohol, despite anti-social behaviour concerns

23 June 2025
Shop told it can sell alcohol, despite anti-social behaviour concerns

Shop told it can sell alcohol, despite anti-social behaviour concerns

23 June 2025

A shop has been told it can sell alcohol, despite concerns this could “exacerbate” existing anti-social behaviour problems.


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.


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