Politics

Pledges that this is just the beginning for new political force

A list of lunch options across Cambridgeshire free from single-use plastics will be available in September as part of plans to reduce plastic waste.

Cambridgeshire Mayor James Palmer told the Combined Authority he will defer a £5k rise in his pay and the possibility of a pension, until May 2021.

More than 1,000 took part in survey on Wisbech – now residents can hear the results and learn how they will be used to develop services and project.

Councillor Chris Boden has been elected as the new leader of Fenland District Council.

Plans have been drawn up to expand the Hinchingbrooke Country Park car park by 250 spaces to alleviate parking pressures at Hinchingbrooke hospital.

Rogue landlords who break the law by running Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) without a licence face big fines from Fenland District Council.

Fen voters send a clear message over Brexit in Thursday's European Elections voting overwhelmingly for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party.

Long serving town councillor Linda Ashley was unanimously elected as the new mayor of Chatteris at the recent annual council meeting.

Five centres offering support for Cambridgeshire’s most vulnerable have had their funding reduced by the county council.

The campaign to save the Empress Swimming Pool for the people of Chatteris is gathers momentum with a Gofundme page and support from the local MP.

The public is set to have a say in shaping a strategy to tackle transport issues and support growth in Cambridgeshire over the next 30 years.

A campaigning Fenland taxi driver has won £30,000 worth of compensation from Cambridgeshire County Council.

Officials say they want more groups to come forward and apply for support

Wisbech has a new mayor following the annual ceremony at the council chambers today (Friday).

MP and Brexit Minister Steve Barclay has blamed an "oversight" for his name being on a list of MPs whose parliamentary credit cards were suspended.

Neglected and abused children in Cambridgeshire are more likely to be in crisis and at risk of serious harm by the time social services reach them.

Only March saw an election for each of its town council wards and as with the district results its electorate served up one or two surprises.

The newly formed independents have taken the first seat of the day at the local elections count at the Hudson Leisure Centre in Wisbech.

Fenland Tories have already seen success in tomorrow’s (Thursday) local elections without a vote being cast.