Politics

Over £59million is due to be spent on Cambridgeshire’s roads, pathways, bridges and rights of way this year including nearly £9million in Fenland.

A new scheme that supports people in Fenland who are struggling to get or remain in work due to ill health, is already supporting 150 people.

A town is set to have 10 extra parking spaces later this month.

Complaints over new street lights being installed across the county were discussed by councillors on Tuesday night.

A pre-school with a pigeon problem has been told to provide more information after applying for a grant to help deal with the issue.

Councillors stood for two minutes’ silence at their meeting last night to remember former March mayor Bernard Keane who sadly died on Sunday.

The cost of last year’s Christmas lights switch-on in March is heading towards a budget-busting cost of £25,000.

Trees were a leading topic of conversation at March Town Council’s meeting last night.

A Community Interest Company (CIC) is calling on townspeople to get behind a major sporting project to help create a sports hub.

Closure of the sixth form at March Neale-Wade Academy has been criticised by local MP Steve Barclay who fears it will impact students’ futures.

Two Fenland town councils each have a new councillor following by-elections held yesterday.

Outraged village councillors are calling for a bus service to have its original final stop reinstated to make it accessible to all.

Fenland councillors have agreed to take the next step in a long-held plan to build on a site in Wisbech High Street.

A council is seeking people’s views on new measures to tackle the high numbers of Homes of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) that are littering one town.

MP Steve Barclay has raised fears an Environmental Permit applied for by the Port of Wisbech could be used to feed waste to the town’s incinerator.

A trial to investigate new and innovative ways to repair soil-affected roads will be considered by the Highways and Transport Committee next week.

Fenland District Council has approved a huge investment in arts, leisure, and heritage over the next two years.

The government has been accused of “moving the deck chairs of local government”, rather than tackling issues such as the “crisis in social care”.

Thirteen groups across South Holland including in Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge will be getting a share of more than £140,000.

Cambridgeshire County Council has been shortlisted as a finalist in four categories of the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards.