Politics

Wisbech has a new mayor following a ceremony that scored a double first and saw Aigars Balsevics take over the chain of office.

"We are in a great position to submit a strong bid for March thanks to the council’s recent work on the Growing Fenland project."

Concerns have been raised over the arrangements in place for care home residents who have or are suspected of having Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire.

Fenland Council is appealing to private landlords to help ensure homeless people continue to have a safe place to live once the lockdown ends.

Local people are being invited to step into an online virtual consultation room to take part in the March Area Transport Study (MATS).

A Government document has today given more details on the Government's 'road map' out of lockdown

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A total of 51 rough sleepers from across Fenland have been rehoused into emergency accommodation in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

A new building in Chatteris has been turned into emergency accommodation to help ease pressure on the NHS during the current pandemic crisis.

“I have had sight of some confidential information, but because it’s confidential I can’t share it.”

Plans are being drawn up to reopen Cambridgeshire tips, but the gates will only open when the government advice changes, the county council has said.

In a month the Cambridgeshire Countywide Hub has responded to more than 2,000 requests for help from people in the most vulnerable ‘shielded’ group.

“I have seen first-hand the dynamism of people and businesses alike and their determination to pick themselves up, and find new ways to succeed."

Virtual council meetings to begin - Members have agreed a protocol to allow virtual meetings to take place at Cambridgeshire County Council .

Cambridgeshire County Council has announced it will be spending an extra £1.4m a month on social care to help with the current Covid-19 crisis.

Fenland District Council leader thanked communities for joining together and providing “a real lifeline” to the elderly and vulnerable.

As households in Fenland face higher council tax bills this year its chief executive and three top officers are on the latest ‘Town Hall Rich List’.

Campaigners against a mega incinerator for Wisbech fear the firm behind the plans will use the coronavirus pandemic to further their cause.

A temporary mortuary is to be built in Cambridgeshire to increase capacity in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The location of a new training facility for the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has finally been decided after years of political wrangling.