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New town council tax precept set

New town council tax precept set

New town council tax precept set

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.


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