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A district council has stepped up its proactive campaign to tackle environmental crime. The Let’s SCRAP fly-tipping event, organised by East Cambridgeshire District Council’s (ECDC) domestic environmental services team, was held at Ely Markets on Wednesday, 31st July. Several organisations, who form part of the Cambridgeshire SCRAP fly-tipping group, came together at the event, including …
9 volunteers from Ely have become an instant success with a new Speedwatch scheme supported by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. This morning, 6 of those volunteers set up on Witchford Road and even the local residents came out to thank them as there was an instant noticeable effect on speed and noise. While we were there, the board …
Excellent news for the East Cambs Youth Consultation Panel today. Suzy Kay, Grant Programme Manager for the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation has informed us that our application for £1753 to support the purchase of social media technology has been successful! The money will be invested in the provision of new technology for the group – including …
Daily commuters by car to Cambridge were faced with long delays as they woke to find the A10 closed between Stretham and Waterbeach. The articulated lorry was carrying a full load of potatoes in sacks along the major roadway between Cambridge and Ely at approximately 4:30 this morning and came off the highway at a …
Commuter misery after potato truck overturns on A10 Read More »
Three heroic Ely cops, praised by the victim of a vicious attack in Cherry Hill Park, have received special awards for their professionalism and dedication during a moving ceremony last night (Thursday). Detective Sergeant John Yore, Detective Constable Peter Ware and Police Constable Alistair McKenzie received a Judges Commendation during the awards ceremony held at …
Ely police heroes honoured during moving ceremony Read More »
An aspiring cop who recently spent a week at Ely Police Station got to help store seized drug equipment, accompany a PCSO on a school visit and show a blind visitor around the station – and almost as importantly, he learned how to make a “perfect cup of tea”! Ely College student William Andrews, 14, …
Week with Ely Police "the best experience of my life", says Ely College student Read More »
You’ve heard the old cliche about firefighters rescuing cats up tree – but a local cop took on the role of horse whisperer in Mepal yesterday. At 4am on Sunday police were called by their ambulance colleagues who had witnessed ponies wandering across the highway. PC Guy Spencer helped to return a horse which had …
Mane man PC Spencer harnesses his horse whispering skills Read More »
PC Guy Spencer deployed today at 11 a.m. on Cambridge Road, Ely, conducting speed checks. In a forty minute period he issued no fewer than four tickets to vehicles, clocking speeds of 43mph, 48mph, 49mph, and even 50mph in that 30mph zone. The officer has commented: “This stretch of road is 30 miles per hour …
A project to help provide essential items for children and young people who may not have access to basics, such as toothpaste and soap, has been set up in partnership with the Police and East Cambridgeshire District Council. The packs of basic toiletries, underwear and other essential care items will be made available through schools, …
Project to provide young people in need with daily essentials Read More »
At the A10 near Littleport at approximately 0910 am, officers had cause to attend this collision between a milk wagon and a (much larger) curtain sided lorry. The drivers of both vehicles are ok – the driver of the milk wagon suffered a slight injury. The driver of the milk wagon has been reported for …
Vehicle crime in Littleport spiked on the 9th February with a series of seven works vans attacked. The offender(s) are targeting tools – and they continue to find them in the backs of vans. This CCTV still has been taken from a private recording made in Fisher’s Bank, Littleport. While it is difficult to make …
We’ve released CCTV images of two men we’d like to speak to in connection with a theft from the Co-Op in Littleport. At about 1pm yesterday (February 1), two men entered the store and used scissors to detach the security tags from a number of bottles of spirits. They left with the alcohol which …
Littleport Co-Op Thefts. Police looking for 2 men connected Read More »
Cambridgeshire Police at Ely Station have been listening to the public over growing concern’s about parking in the area. Yesterday they posted a Facebook status showing vehicles parked near to corners of a road at Witchford Village College and members of the public took to many social media outlets to express their concern which has …
Police Listen to Public Concerns and Take Immediate Action about Parking Read More »
Cambridgeshire County Council have today issued a warning for everyone within the area to be on the alert for phone calls allegedly from an individual called Daniel. He is preying on residents over the phone saying he is working on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council. Unlike “Daniel”, the CCC say that they would give a …
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