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Emergency cold weather support available to rough sleepers

Pictured outside the progressing Wisbech Park community pavilion are, from left, Cllr Sidney Imafido

New Wisbech Park community pavilion nears completion

The specialist courses will be delivered by health and wellbeing experts, Maximus, and focus on helping children and young people to become healthier and happier.

Young people across our region offered free healthy lifestyle services

Snow arrived overnight in the city. Photo: Cambs Police

Snow arrives in Peterborough as Met Office issues ice warning

Wenny Road in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

More homes to be built on Wenny Road in Chatteris

More foster carers are needed in Cambridgeshire.

Over 400 12-18 year olds in need to a home

Councillors will discuss the budget gap at a meeting next week

County Council budget gap increases from £16 million to more than £23 million

Councillors hit out at 'a war on motorists'

Councillors hit out at 'war on motorists'

Weeds in the road at Stilton

Fenland Council backs calls for re-introduction of weed spraying on roads

Weeds in the road at Stilton

Call for council to restart weed killing over flooding concerns

John Gregg, Peterborough City Council's executive director of children's services, began the role in April and says resourcing is the biggest challenge facing his sector

Council exec says austerity 'stretching children's services'

The Gables in Whittlesey will close despite being rated 'Good' by regulators

Whittlesey care home among three to permanently close

Cambridgeshire County Council's New Shire Hall

Ombudsman upholds complaint over sedative drug prescriptions

The new school is planned to open in 2026.

New free special school to open

Peterborough City Council

Council will make below average savings this year

Peterborough City Council will continue to fund a 'floating support service' helping prevent people being evicted from their homes with Cambridgeshire County Council overseeing the contract for both councils

Peterborough to pay Cambridgeshire for homelessness service
Peterborough City Council has ‘decoupled’ many of its services from Cambridgeshire County Council in recent years – but some remain

Auriol Grey.

Shared cycle path and pavement changes planned following death of cyclist

Image of money.

Grants up to £25,000 available to help bring empty shops back into use in March

Councillors labelled the cost of school uniform as 'unacceptable'

Councillors label uniform costs 'unacceptable' as one school sells branded socks

There have been calls to improve safety at the A605 Elton junction

Call for safety improvements at accident blackspot on A605 near Peterborough

Illustrative image of what new Wisbech youth facility in Waterlees Road could look like.

Builder sought for new £900,000 'cutting edge’ youth centre in Wisbech

Pictured at the site of the new pavilion in Wisbech Park are, from left, Adam Garford, Think Communities Place Coordinator at Cambridgeshire County Council; Steve Ellis, Managing Director of Probus Construction; and Fenland District councillors Sidney Imafidon, Steve Tierney, Susan Wallwork, and Samantha Hoy.

Wisbech Park breaks ground on new £851,000 events pavilion hoped to open by 2024

Frank Jordan, the executive director of place and sustainability, said he will focus his attention on potholes across the county (image: CCC/Getty stock).

Cambridgeshire roads boss can’t say if Peterborough will ever be pothole-free

Initial plans for the new development show a C-shaped block of flats

New pictures show 'vibrant' riverside neighbourhood

The development would have been built south of Upwell Road in March

Controversial planning application in Cambs town refused

Nick Meekins (right) is Fenland District Council's chair, while Chris Boden (left) is its leader

New chair of Fenland District Council 'pleased to tell Mum' of the honour

The building was vacated by Barclays in summer 2021

Former Barclays bank headed for demolition
Fenland District Council says the building will be replaced with new homes and businesses

Peterborough City Council underspent on PrEP last year

Council underspends on HIV drug delivery

Great Gidding Primary School

Father of girl says school closure conformation is 'final insult'

Great Gidding Primary School will close at the end of the academic year.

'Regrettable but inevitable decision' made to close Great Gidding Primary School

Primary school offer places have risen year-on-year (image: Adobe).

Number of children in Peterborough bagging first choice primary school rises

The proposed closure of Great Gidding CoE Primary School is currently under review and is being challenged by MP Shailesh Vara (inset).

MP's plea not to shut school over business - instead consider local need

The Ralph Butcher Causeway.

Months of roadworks planned on causeway

Peterborough City Council will fund the service alongside Cambridgeshire County Council

Children to be encouraged to eat meat 'in moderation'

A five day inquest has taken place this week into the deaths of three former residents of The Elms Care Home in Whittlesey.

Inquest halts as Cambridgeshire County Council strips provider of care for year

George Lowlett, David Poole and Margaret Canham.

Landscape for Cambridgeshire care changed after families’ fight for justice

George Lowlett was a "big personality" but unhappy at The Elms Care Home, his daughter has said

'Inaction' at Whittlesey care home 'resulted in my Dad's death', inquest told

George Lowlett (left), David Poole (middle) and Margaret Canham (right) were all residents at The Elms Care Home

Whittlesey care resident subject to 'catalogue of failings'

Julia Lopez, Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure, chats to Gregg Mesch, founder and chief executive of CityFibre.

Households to be connected to high fast broadband under £69 million project

Anglian Water is looking into new measures to save on water usage (image: Adobe)

Anglian Water proposes to implement compulsory metering by 2030

The contracts were awarded at a Peterborough City Council meeting this week

£16m road scheme contracts awarded to council's highways partner

Willow Court, in Whittlesey

Whittlesey retirement complex receives funding to continue its services

Great Gidding Primary School

Dad's devastation as Great Gidding primary school moves closer to closure

Great Gidding Primary School

Councillors agree next stage in closing Great Gidding primary school

Cambridgeshire County Council wants to encourage more cycling and walking in the county

Walking and cycling to become 'go-to' for short journeys

Gosmoor Lane as it stands

Controverisal housing development given go ahead

Great Gidding Primary School

Great Gidding Primary School closure - how future of school could be decided

Great Gidding Primary School

Parents say school closure consultation is 'death nail'

Great Gidding Primary School

Consultation launched on future of primary school

The Stibbington Education Centre.

Hope that investor can save Stibbington Centre

The Stibbington Education Centre.

Stibbington Centre to close as council say site is 'not financially viable'

Great Gidding C of E Primary School.

Councillor says closure of under threat school is 'foregone conclusion'

The Stibbington Centre

Plea to save Stibbington Centre as council set to close site

Great Gidding C of E primary school.

Petition to save school from closure

Great Gidding C of E Primary School.

Dwindling pupil numbers could close historic school