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Princes warn of ‘very real risk’ to jobs if strikes continue

Princes warn of ‘very real risk’ to jobs if strikes continue

Princes warn of ‘very real risk’ to jobs if strikes continue

23 January 2025

A food manufacturer says jobs could be reduced at two factories if workers continue to strike over pay.


Leisure centres welcome £114,300 energy upgrade

Leisure centres welcome £114,300 energy upgrade

Leisure centres welcome £114,300 energy upgrade

23 January 2025

Fenland Council has invested £114,300 in energy efficiency improvements at three leisure centres, as part of an ongoing programme of upgrades.


Mayoral share of council tax frozen but concern raised at ‘failure to deliver all promised bus services’

Mayoral share of council tax frozen but concern raised at ‘failure to deliver all promised bus services’

Mayoral share of council tax frozen but concern raised at ‘failure to deliver all promised bus services’

22 January 2025

The Mayoral share of the council tax bill in Cambridgeshire will be frozen in the next financial year.


New town council tax precept set

New town council tax precept set

New town council tax precept set

22 January 2025

Town councillors have managed to not increase their share of council tax for the new financial year of 25/26.


Government figures show league tables for Fenland schools

Government figures show league tables for Fenland schools

Government figures show league tables for Fenland schools

18 January 2025

League tables published by the Government have highlighted the performances of Fenland primary schools in terms of their test results.


Mayoral precept freeze and £2 bus cap extension among combined authority budget proposals

Mayoral precept freeze and £2 bus cap extension among combined authority budget proposals

Mayoral precept freeze and £2 bus cap extension among combined authority budget proposals

16 January 2025

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has published its spending plans for 2025 with no plans to increase council tax.


Tributes paid to hardworking former town mayor

Tributes paid to hardworking former town mayor

Tributes paid to hardworking former town mayor

15 January 2025

Tributes have been paid to a former town mayor who has sadly died.


Council wants your say in sustainability consultation as part of Local Plan

Council wants your say in sustainability consultation as part of Local Plan

Council wants your say in sustainability consultation as part of Local Plan

14 January 2025

A consultation has been launched as part of the emerging Fenland Local Plan to help understand the area’s sustainability needs.


MVV Incinerator firm under attack for lack of publicity over community consultation

MVV Incinerator firm under attack for lack of publicity over community consultation

MVV Incinerator firm under attack for lack of publicity over community consultation

14 January 2025

A meeting held to build bridges between the proposed Wisbech incinerator and the community has been heavily criticised by campaigners.


‘Very minimal uplift’ in funding for schools as some considering redundancies

‘Very minimal uplift’ in funding for schools as some considering redundancies

‘Very minimal uplift’ in funding for schools as some considering redundancies

12 January 2025

Cambridgeshire will only get a “very minimal uplift” in funding for schools next year, initial funding allocations have suggested.


Council’s bid to improve junction safety

Council’s bid to improve junction safety

Council’s bid to improve junction safety

12 January 2025

New warning signs are hopefully to be installed at a major road junction where there have been multiple accidents.


Traveller site passed despite ‘red flags’ raised

Traveller site passed despite ‘red flags’ raised

Traveller site passed despite ‘red flags’ raised

12 January 2025

A Traveller plot has been approved for a village field - despite the plan raising a number of 'red flags'.


Rebuild of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn to kick off in 2026

Rebuild of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn to kick off in 2026

Rebuild of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn to kick off in 2026

11 January 2025

Work to construct the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital is expected to begin in the middle of next year.


Bus users must wait for new on-demand service

Bus users must wait for new on-demand service

Bus users must wait for new on-demand service

11 January 2025

Bus users in Fenland will have to wait until Spring before a new ‘on-demand’ service is launched.


Residents to pay more tax as council looks to fund town projects

Residents to pay more tax as council looks to fund town projects

Residents to pay more tax as council looks to fund town projects

11 January 2025

March residents will pay 2.87% more in council tax this year after a decision was ratified on Monday evening.


Community orchard hopes scuppered’ by skate park plan says councillor

Community orchard hopes scuppered’ by skate park plan says councillor

Community orchard hopes scuppered’ by skate park plan says councillor

10 January 2025

Hopes of a community orchard for March have been “scuppered” by Fenland Council’s decision to build a skate park on the chosen site.


‘Urgent and critical need’ to build 70 affordable homes on the edge of town

‘Urgent and critical need’ to build 70 affordable homes on the edge of town

‘Urgent and critical need’ to build 70 affordable homes on the edge of town

10 January 2025

A developer has been given the green light to build 70 affordable homes on the edge of Chatteris after saying there is a “critical and urgent” need.


Truss’s legal letter to PM urges him to stop saying she ‘crashed the economy’

Truss’s legal letter to PM urges him to stop saying she ‘crashed the economy’

Truss’s legal letter to PM urges him to stop saying she ‘crashed the economy’

09 January 2025

A former West Norfolk MP has sent a legal letter to the prime minister to demand he stops saying she “crashed the economy”.


By-elections called for two town councils, while parish council hopes to co-opt new member

By-elections called for two town councils, while parish council hopes to co-opt new member

By-elections called for two town councils, while parish council hopes to co-opt new member

09 January 2025

Three local councils are looking for new recruits to fill vacancies after resignations by councillors in the past couple of months.


Council will go in sweeping changes to local government being planned by the Government

Council will go in sweeping changes to local government being planned by the Government

Council will go in sweeping changes to local government being planned by the Government

09 January 2025

Councillors representing Fenland are facing serving an extra year in office amid planned changes to local government.


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