August 18, 2016 - Spotted in Ely

East Cambridgeshire Leisure Centre boosted by £1.5M Sport England grant

Sport England’s Project Committee has approved a conditional lottery award of £1.5M towards the development of the East Cambridgeshire District Leisure Centre. At its full council meeting in June, East Cambridgeshire District Council agreed to proceed with the new District Leisure Centre project, subject to receiving £1.5M funding from Sport England. Confirmation of lottery award …

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Council leader throws support behind minor injury units

News / By Tali

The fight to save minor injuries units at Doddingham, Wisbech and Ely has won the support of the leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council, who expressed concerns that public consultations were just a “box ticking exercise”. Councillor James Palmer, who leads ECDC, has backed Northeast Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay, who was handed secret documents by …

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Summer street party celebrates local businesses

Business, News / By Tali

Ely’s High Street Passage took on a carnival atmosphere as local businesses gathered to celebrate its first ever street party. Organiser Annabel Reddick, of Burrows Bookshop, said about eight local businesses were involved in organising the High Street Passage Summer Party – a free event for the whole family to enjoy. “It’s just to bring …

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Lib Dem councillor slams CCG over handling of minor injury unit plans

Featured, News / By Tali

“Anodyne”, “bland” and “dreadful” are the words that Liberal Democrat councillor Lorna Dupré has used to describe the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group’s blueprint for health in our area. On her blog, written after the public meeting in Ely to address the future of minor injury units and outpatient services, the county councillor for …

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Day: 18 August 2016