Cambridgeshire County Council

All Cambridgeshire Child and Family Centres have received a “My Smile” accreditation. Stock image supplied by PCC.

Children's centres and family hubs receive special accreditation

Peterborough Cathedral

Civic Pride: ​My Top Twenty Cs which sum up what Peterborough is all about

Plans for the new development.

Spa, hotel and restaurant set to replace closed down care home

The supermarket voucher scheme works by issuing two £37.50 vouchers to the family of each eligible child or young person (image: Getty)

Supermarket voucher scheme to continue throughout school holidays

Cllrs Alex Beckett and Neil Shailer, chair and vice-chair of the Highways and Transport Committee, pictured visiting Milton on Wednesday to see the weed treatment operatives in action.

Chemical weed killing scheme underway despite biodiversity pledge

Peterborough Town Hall

Council switches sexual health provider as demand rises

The westbound carriageway of the Ralph Butcher Causeway is set to be closed for at least a week

Lane closed between Whittlesey and Peterborough after cracks appear on road

An innovative scheme which aims to improve support for survivors of domestic abuse with learning difficulties is looking to recruit home-based carers in our region (Image: Adobe)

Carers sought to help support abuse survivors with learning disabilities

An artist's impression of the new school. Copyright: Brooke Weston Trust.

New free school set for opening

20mph zones have been introduced in some parts of Cambridgeshire

Support for 20mph zones questioned as calls made to review Cambs schemes

Tudor Place

Highways officials raise concerns about risk of crashes at proposed development

Shailesh Vara during Prime Minister's questions.

MP pushes Prime Minster over region's potholes

Peterborough City Council

Peterborough 'leading the way' in decarbonisation plans amid 'climate emergency'

Ofsted: Cambridgeshire's children's services require improvements

A proposal to introduce a 20mph zone in Huntingdon will be discussed at a council meeting in July

Huntingdon is latest Cambs town where 20mph zones could be introduced

The by-election was held yesterday

Lib Dem wins Yaxley by-election following death of 'father of the council'

Councillor Mac McGuire was Cambridgeshire County Council’s longest serving councillor when he died over the new year period.

By Stephen Briggs

Puddock Road

Safety on road that has seen four fatal crashes to be discussed by council

Losing cows to Bluetongue and Bovine tuberculosis testing causes 'stress' to farmers

Calls for ‘awareness’ of farmers’ mental health risks

This image shows how the £300 million energy from waste incinerator at Wisbech will appear once completed.

Incinerator boss pledges to be ‘good neighbour’

Peterborough City Centre

Care providers chosen to house older teenagers in Peterborough

Image shows feet on frosty ground

More support for rough sleepers through council’s extended cold weather provisio...

PCC Director of Childrens Services John Gregg

Ofsted rates children's services 'inadequate' at Peterborough City Council

E-Cargo bikes come in various styles and sizes - holding either children or heavy objects

'Try-before-you-buy' e-cargo bike scheme planned

Weeds in the road at Stilton

County Council admits weed policy was 'not right' after complaints

Peterborough First, which currently leads Peterborough City Council, will present the budget to fellow councillors before a vote to approve or reject it

How the council plans to balance its budget this year

Peterborough City Council

Peterborough to develop new strategy for disabled children

Cllr Mac McGuire

Tributes paid to Yaxley politician known as 'father of the council'

Cllr Mac McGuire was first elected in 1985, and had been a councillor continuously since 1997

By Stephen Briggs

Fenland District Council consultation

Council proposes no council tax increase, as draft Budget and Business Plan is p...

New housing development could replace disheveled storage containers in Chatteris

Housing development could replace disheveled storage containers

A lifeline service can be used to connect users to care they need

New lifeline service could cost council £1m

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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

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