Politics

Fenland District Council looks set to spend almost £30,000 to develop a cycling, walking and mobility strategy so it can cash in on available funding.

Work is due to begin next week on the first set of a £900,000 package of improvements for roads in a Fenland town.

Improvement works at March station are expected to begin in January while building of a new station car park in Manea is due to start a month later.

Preparations are well underway to keep the spirit of Christmas alive in Wisbech this year.

Cambridgeshire Mayor James Palmer will push for the go-ahead for 'quick win' road schemes for March at meeting on Wednesday.

Plans to breathe new life into ‘The Gap’ in Wisbech High Street with an ambitious, permanent development have taken a step forward.

A film highlighting the positive work of Wisbech Town Council in response to the pandemic has been shown to parish councils across Cambridgeshire.

Nearly 800 more children are claiming free school meals in Fenland than before the pandemic struck.

The kindness of strangers has seen dozens of businesses and even more individuals step up to the plate to help ensure children are fed this half-term.

Consultation on proposals to make minor changes to the way social housing is allocated across the area is now underway.

Cambridgeshire's mayor wants more developers to work with his combined authority to build more £100K Homes across the county including in Fenland.

An order aimed at reducing anti-social drinking in Wisbech has been extended for a further three years.

Fenland District Council looks set to spend £10,000 on a consultant to look at ways of clamping down on poor parking across the area.

Wisbech's historic Angles Theatre is among the first to receive cash support from the Government to help it face the challenges posed by the pandemic.

A multi-million pound bid to dramatically transform March town centre has been backed by Cambridgeshire's Mayor James Palmer.

Fenland District Council looks to cut its Council Tax Support scheme due to increased need caused by Covid-19.

Changes to national planning policy would demand 16,880 new homes in Fenland - that's three and half times the number of houses in Chatteris.

Developers say many of the properties envisaged in the new scheme have already been given the go-ahead.

A Fenland family has launched a petition asking the Government to change the end of life care system and allow people to choose to die with dignity.

A Wisbech councillor has resigned after a post he made on Facebook about the government's advice on measures to control covid-19 was shared.