Politics

Wisbech Town Council has three new faces and is now 100 per cent Tory run following the Waterlees Village by-election.

The loss of two children’s centres in Fenland including one at Murrow is “definitely not about cutbacks” says Cambridgeshire County Council leader Steve Count.

Work on a £16 million scheme to improve traffic flow and safety at the Guyhirn roundabout on the A47 will begin within the next two or three and will take around two years to complete.

Polling cards dropping through letter boxes across March for a referendum that is set to cost around £15,000 have caused massive confusion for voters unsure what they are voting for when they go to the polls on September 7.

Work could start by the end of the year on installing traffic lights at an accident blackspot along the March by-pass says county councillor for March.

The public is being urged to say no to Cambridgeshire’s police and crime commissioner also taking control of the county’s Fire Authority.

Consultation is underway on the future of children’s centres across Cambridgeshire with proposals that will see provision change in Fenland including the loss of two centres.

Wisbech Park bandstand has been restored to its former Edwardian glory following a £62,000 refurbishment which included a new thief proof roof.

Around 42 miles (65.9km) of drought damaged fen roads are to be repaired thanks to £3.5million of government funding.

Councillors at Cambridgeshire County Council and East Cambridgeshire District Council have been accused of hypocrisy after awarding themselves an inflation busting pay rise.

Drivers should enjoy a smoother ride along large sections of the A47 later this year when Highways England East undertake resurfacing and safety improvement schemes.

Fenland has been awarded nearly £180,000 of government cash to help tackle migration issues including creating better community cohesion and migrant homelessness.

Fenland councillors have voted to postpone giving themselves a pay rise until November 2019 with deputy leader Will Sutton arguing ‘it’s absolutely the right thing to do’.

The immediate future of Wisbech’s Community House has been secured following a grant to Fenland Council from the Clarion Housing Group.

Heidi Allen, MP for South Cambridgeshire, has today announced she will be putting her name forward for the Conservative nomination for the election of the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in May 2017.

Peterborough City Council has voted for a devolution deal with authorities in Cambridgeshire which would include an elected mayor for the first time.

A Ukip leadership candidate has rejected comparisons with Donald Trump and suggestions she is attacking a single minority after calling for Muslim veils to be banned in public places.

Police are investigating suspected post-referendum racism after hateful notes were allegedly posted through letterboxes of Polish residents in Cambridgeshire.

Thousands attended a special service for Armed Forces Day in Wisbech Market Place at the weekend, before cadets led a parade to pay tribute to veterans. Organisers were thrilled to see the turnout was even greater than last year’s and hailed it their best event yet.

Conservative Jason Ablewhite is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire.