East Cambridgeshire District Council Archives - Page 4 of 4

Three major retailers coming to Ely – but only if bats and voles are protected

Three major retailers are coming to Ely – as long as developers can satisfy planners that water vole and bat populations will be protected, Spotted in Ely can reveal. Last week, East Cambridgeshire District Council gave the green light for the construction of budget supermarket chain Lidl, bargain store B&M and DIY chain Wickes, in …

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Littleport Community Hub offers free advice to residents

News / By Tali

Littleport residents can access free advice on topics such as homelessness, debt and benefits during new monthly drop in sessions. The Littleport Community Hub was launched on March 1, and will open its doors to residents no the first Thursday of every month at Littleport Village Hall. The hub will cover a range of topics, …

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The Hive due to open in May

Featured / By Tali

Fitness fans will be able to get their exercise buzz at The Hive in May, when Ely’s new sports centre opens, Spotted in Ely can reveal. Massive leisure company GLL, who’ll be running The Hive, are advertising for lifeguards and fitness instructors in readiness for the grand opening. Spotted in Ely has today gained exclusive …

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Council defends decision to seize tent of vulnerable man

Featured / By Tali

A controversial decision to confiscate the tent of a suspected rough sleeper in Ely has been defended by East Cambridgeshire District Council. At around noon today, the tent was seen being loaded onto two vans from a meadow on Lisle Lane, where it had been based for some months. The action has been slammed by …

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Businesses show that Apprenticeships Work

Business, News / By Alison Cooney

‘Apprenticeships work’ is the message coming from business and public sector leaders involved in Enterprise East Cambridgeshire’s newest event taking place during this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. Key speakers for the free to attend event, taking place on Friday 9th March at the Maltings, Ely, will include Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, James Palmer and …

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Fifty-four new homes to be built at Haddenham

Featured / By Tali

Fifty-four new houses have been given the green light in Haddenham, including 19 affordable homes. Last week the Haddenham Community Land Trust was given full backing by East Cambridgeshire planners to go ahead with its development. The houses will be built by Palace Green Homes, following two years of work by the Haddenham CLT and …

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Grovemere Property Showcases Business Growth at Lancaster Way.

Business, News / By Alison Cooney

On Friday 19th January 2018, Councillors from East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) visited Ely’s Lancaster Way Business Park and Enterprise Zone.Hosted by site developers Grovemere Property, Councillors saw first-hand how the rapidly developing area has flourished since the completion of substantial investment in infrastructure during the past year.Grovemere Property, founded in 1924, is a family-owned …

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Youth’s Campaign for new Ely Skatepark

News, Youth / By Alison Cooney

For a number of years Skaters/Scooter and BMX enthusiasts have raised their concerns for the need for a new Skate Park in Ely. A group of the enthusiasts have entered in discussion with East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) and the City of Ely Council in relation to this issue and a suggested site within the …

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Littleport Station car parking spaces to double from tomorrow

News / By Tali

Littleport commuters are in for a pre-Christmas treat, with 79 new car parking spaces opening at the station tomorrow (Friday, December 22). Parking facilities in the village will be doubled as a result, with residents able to use the new spaces from 8.30am. East Cambridgeshire District Councillor Bill Hunt, assisted by Littleport Councillors David and …

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No to Littleport being in No-rfolk, council says

News / By Tali

The council has said no to Littleport becoming part of Norfolk under a radical shake-up of Parliamentary boundaries. During a full council meeting last week, East Cambridgeshire District Council agreed to ask the Boundary Commission for England to review its controversial plans for new constituency boundaries which would see Littleport becoming part of a new Norfolk …

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Latest addition to Ely Police Station causes of-fence

Featured, News / By Tali

Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s previous campaign used the slogan “Get Closer, Support the Force” – but this may become harder in Ely with the construction of a fence surrounding its police station and adjoining land. The wooden structure has been causing of-fence amongst local residents – but police say it will prevent injury and preserve the area. …

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Witchford Rejoice as East Cambs Agree Five Year Deal

News / By Mark Cooney

Witchford residents are rejoicing as plans to include the Witchford North East development of 720 homes have been dropped from East Cambridgeshire District Council’s Five Year Plan. During the full council meeting, many councillors praised Cllr Coralie Green and the officers at East Cambs for their work on this document but many said they were …

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City to run its own Tourism and Oliver Cromwell House

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

At the Full Council meeting tonight, one of the final points of business was to discuss East Cambs handing tourism to the City Council. Despite objections of the speed of the handover from Liberal Democrat Lorna Dupre and Independent Derrick Beckett the motion to give control to City of Ely passed. Dupre asked the committee …

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Hive of activity at Ely’s leisure centre construction

Featured, News / By Tali

Ely’s new leisure centre – which will be called The Hive to reflect the area’s Fen heritage – is causing a major buzz at East Cambridgeshire District Council. Councillor David Ambrose-Smith, who chairs the community services committee, announced today that The Hive is on track to open next year. “This is a really exciting project …

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Awards for Council Housing Department

News / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council has been recognised at this year’s National Practitioner Support Service’s (NPSS) annual conference for their continued work on prevention of homelessness in the area. The housing department at the Council came away with two awards from the conference held on Tuesday 4th July at The University of Warwick. The first of which …

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Work Begins on Additional Car Park for Ely Station

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Work has begun on the creation of more than 120 car parking spots in Ely, local councillors have announced. East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) gave planning permission for the scheme in February of this year, and the Asset Development Committee and local Councillors have worked hard to procure the work to begin this month. The …

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District Councillors Take Action To Prevent Anti-Social Behaviour

Featured, News / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Councillors have taken action in response to public concerns about reported anti-social behaviour at a council owned car park on Angel Drove. Members of the public had reported people driving modified cars around the car park in recent evenings. District Councillors Lis Every, Richard Hobbs and Anna Bailey raised the issue with …

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Superhero Flies Into Schools to Deliver Drama Workshop

Featured, instant_articles / By Mark Cooney

A SUPERHERO is flying around schools in East Cambridgeshire this week to teach children about recycling. Michael, the recycling champion for East Cambridgeshire District Council, forms the central role in an interactive performance workshop being delivered to primary school children. He was designed by nine-year-old Brooke Smith, a year four pupil at Littleport Community Primary …

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Three major retailers could be coming to Ely in new, out of town development

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

Three major retailers could be coming to Ely in a new, out of town development, Spotted in Ely can reveal. A planning application has been submitted to East Cambridgeshire District Council for budget supermarket chain Lidl, bargain store B&M and DIY chain Wickes to eventually be established on 10.69 hectares of land at Octagon Business …

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Waste not, want not: council says moves to bring waste collection in-house will save cash

News / By Tali

Cutting down on waste is a key priority for East Cambridgeshire District Council when it ends its household waste collections and street cleaning contract with Veolia in April, the local authority says. ECDC will be bringing its waste services in-house, with its trading arm, East Cambridgeshire Trading Company (ECTC), providing the services rather than through …

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Immigration Minister Pays Tribute To Cambridgeshire’s Efforts In Welcoming Refugees

Featured / By Mark Cooney

During Home Office Questions today, Monday 6th March, Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire, welcomed Cambridgeshire County Council’s participation in the unaccompanied asylum seekers dispersal scheme and the fact that Cambridge City Council, working with East Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire District Councils is offering homes to 100 refugees. Lucy asked the Immigration Minister if …

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Neutral Ground for those in need at Ely's New Community Hub

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Yesterday saw the launch of Ely’ new Community Hub at the Lighthouse Centre on Lynn Road. The aim of the venture is to bring together all of the local agencies who can help the young and vulnerable without a referral system and prejudice. On hand to assist were the creators of the idea, Sarah Burton …

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Commuting to Cambridge by rail about to get easier, councillors say

News / By Tali

A new car park due to be built near Ely Station will make travelling to the new Cambridge North railway station much easier for Ely commuters, councillors say. As reported in Spotted in Ely earlier this month, East Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning committee unanimously gave the green light for the new 128 space car park. …

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Schoolgirl Designs Superhero To Boost Recycling Efforts

Featured / By Mark Cooney

A NINE-year-old schoolgirl has won a design competition to create a recycling champion for the region. Brooke Smith, a year four pupil at Littleport Community Primary School put pen to paper to come up with a superhero called Michael. He will now form the central character in a recycling campaign for East Cambridgeshire District Council. …

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More Parking in Ely as Change of Use is Given Go Ahead

Featured / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council yesterday gave the go ahead to clear a piece of land they purchased last year behind Tesco to serve as more parking spaces in Ely and to commuters. The land on The Dock will park up to 128 cars including 8 disabled bays and 2 electrical charging points. It is thought a …

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Work Commences on New District Leisure Centre

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Work has begun on new leisure centre for East Cambridgeshire which is set to open to the public next year. The leisure centre, which is being built by contractor Pellikaan, will include an eight-lane 25m swimming pool, a learner pool with moveable floor, a 120-station gym floor, two activity studios and a four-court sports hall. …

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Parking on Market Street could change under new consultation

News / By Mark Cooney

Parking on Market Street in Ely could change and letters have been sent out to local businesses and taxi firms to explain why more taxi bays are needed in Ely. Under new proposals submitted by East Cambridgeshire District Council, a consultation process will be underway to change the 30 minute parking bays to an extended …

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Have your say on major expansion plans throughout East Cambs

Featured, News, Villages & Towns / By Tali

How do you feel about 11,400 new homes being built across East Cambridgeshire in the next 19 years? That’s one of the proposals set forward by East Cambridgeshire District Council, which yesterday launched its second public consultation to hear public views on its draft Local Plan. The plan also says Soham’s town centre is “under …

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Controversial construction on Barton Road to start next month

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

The controversial construction of 11 properties on Ely’s Barton Road is one step closer, with building due to start next month. Coaches visiting the city will no longer be able to use the long stay parking spaces near the city centre and will instead be urged to use a new coach parking facility near Witchford. …

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Petition launched to "restore gritting to Ely roads"

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

Plans to give major Ely roads the slip when it comes to winter gritting have been met with an icy response from the city’s Liberal Democrats, who have launched a petition to “restore gritting to Ely roads”. Ely Liberal Democrats plan to raise the issue during a meeting with Cambridgeshire County Council tomorrow (Tuesday). In …

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Recycling Hero Set To Be Brought To Life Thanks To Kids Competition

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Schoolchildren have been invited to unleash their imagination and creativity to design a recycling champion for the district. East Cambridgeshire District Council have launched an innovative competition aimed at primary school pupils who have been asked to draw or paint the hero – Michael. A winning design will be picked to front the “Be Like …

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Decision NOT to grit steep Ely street during predicted cold snap is met with a frosty response

Featured, News / By Tali

One of Ely’s steepest streets will NOT be gritted this winter, leading to major concerns about carnage on the roads. Spotted in Ely can reveal that Back Hill, one of Ely’s busiest routes in and out of the city and also one of its steepest, will NOT be gritted this year. While some weather forecasters …

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Winter gritters slashed by a THIRD – councillor warns lives could be put at risk

Featured, News / By Tali

“Savage” cuts to winter gritting routes across East Cambridgeshire could leave villages isolated and put lives at risk, Lib Dem councillor Lorna Dupre warns. Writing on her blog today, the district councillor for Sutton and county councillor for Coveney, Little Downham, Mepal, Pymoor, Sutton, Wardy Hill, Way Head, and Witcham attacked a decision to slash …

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Ghostly new tour of Cromwell’s House not for the faint-hearted

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

Prepare to be scared during a new tour with a twist: an alternative guided tour of Oliver Cromwell’s House this Halloween warns visitors to “be prepared for unexplained bumps and noises”. For the first time, ghost hunters will be treated to an evening look around the 12th Century building, which has “a variety of visitors …

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Elections today to choose North Ward councillor for Ely

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

Elections are taking place today to select a candidate for Ely’s North Ward. Polling stations are open until 10pm at three locations. The four candidates battling it out for the parish council role are Mark Cooney (Spotted in Ely), Richard Morgan (no description at time of standing), Edward Carlsson Browne (Labour Party), and John Yates …

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New business expected to create over 100 jobs in the area

Featured / By Tali

Plans for a large agricultural development in Chittering have been welcomed by councillors, saying it would bring up to 120 jobs to East Cambridgeshire. Earlier this month East Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning committee unanimously approved the proposal for four glass houses to be built off Ely Road. Councillor Lisa Stubbs wished applicants AGR Renewables Limited …

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Modified car meet called off, organisers promising a "bigger and better" legal event

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

The organisers of a local car enthusiast group has called off their End of Summer Meet at an Ely car park, following warnings from police to stay away. Last night East Cambs Modified posted on their Facebook page that the controversial event would be changed to a different day at a “legal location”, as police …

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Car park closed to deter boy racers, opinions divided

Featured, News / By Tali

An Ely car park will be closed tomorrow night in an unusual step to prevent boy (and girl) racers from congregating there, following complaints from local residents. Yesterday East Cambridgeshire District Council announced that Angel Drove Car Park would be closed from 7pm on Saturday, September 10, until 7am the following day, apologising for “any …

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Rose Barn owners may appeal after planning application rejected by council

Featured, News / By Tali

The owners of a popular Sutton events venue are disappointed that an application to operate as a mixed use premises has been rejected by East Cambridgeshire District Council. Speaking to Spotted in Ely afterwards, Sally Bibby said she and her husband Sid were “disappointed” that the Rose Barn off Ely Road had been refused the …

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126 new houses for Soham given the green light

Featured, News / By Tali

A large housing development in the south of Soham is one step closer to going ahead, after getting the green light during a planning meeting of East Cambridgeshire District Council this afternoon. Developers Hopkins Homes Limited were granted approval to build 126 houses on farmland to the west of the Cherry Tree Pub on Cherrytree …

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Council defends scaled down pool design, responding to accusations of it being “a sub-optimal, boring, out of town swimming box”

Featured, News / By Tali

Ely’s new swimming pool will not have water flumes due to costs – but it will have transferrable play equipment for children’s activities instead, the councillor responsible for the development has told Spotted in Ely. Councillor Richard Hobbs, of East Cambridgeshire District Council, was responding to criticisms about the scaled down design for the new …

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Why will the Paradise Centre stay but Paradise Pools close?

News / By Tali

Why will the Paradise Centre stay but Paradise Pools close? The clue is in East Cambridgeshire’s Local Plan. Last week, Spotted in Ely reported that the Paradise Pools will close once Ely’s new leisure centre off the A10 is completed. This has led to numerous questions from followers, asking why the existing gym is remaining …

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Paradise (Pools) lost when new leisure centre opens but existing gym to remain

Featured, News / By Tali

The opening of Ely’s state of the art leisure centre will signal Paradise lost for lovers of the existing swimming pools – but pool staff employed by the council will get to keep their jobs, enquiries by Spotted in Ely reveal. This week Councillor Richard Hobbs, chair of East Cambridgeshire District Council’s commercial services committee …

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Local businesses celebrate Independents' Day

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

A cake maker, magician and secondary school were some of the 28 businesses taking part in a special celebration of local organisations and retailers in Ely today. Handcrafted Cupcakes, entertainer Sammy Magic Magic, of Razamatazz Magic Emporium, Ely College and East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices were some of the businesses, charities and organisations represented at Ely …

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East Cambs purchases land for a commuter car park

instant_articles, News / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council has purchased land close to Ely railway station with the aim of providing additional car parking spaces for commuters. The land is close to the Tesco ‘Click and Collect’ depot at The Dock. Subject to obtaining planning approval, the Council is aiming to provide at least 100 new car parking spaces …

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Farmers' Market celebrates 16 years in Ely

Featured, instant_articles, News / By Tali

Happy birthday, Ely Farmers’ Market! Yesterday the iconic market celebrated 16 years of selling fresh, local produce in the city. East Cambridgeshire District Council celebrated the big day by providing vegan cupcakes and other treats to passers-by. There was also a prize draw, with £25 of goodies from the Farmers’ Market up for grabs. The …

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E4Ely – Issue 13 – Friday the 13th Edition

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Quite frankly there are no horrors in our magazine this week, which is the biggest edition to date. MORE CONTENT – LESS ADVERTS = MORE ENJOYMENT from a community publication Over 20 articles and 100 events its time to start reading E4Ely every Friday afternoon Pages this week:

Council warns against deadly food supplement

News / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council is warning consumers against purchasing any supplements which may contain the chemical commonly known as DNP. This extremely dangerous and toxic compound is marketed over the internet as a weight loss or body building supplement but, if taken, it can quickly cause kidney failure and even death. Furthermore, taking this product …

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Council dog warden reminds owners of new rules

News / By Mark Cooney

New East Cambridgeshire District Council dog warden Jenessa Springhall is reminding dog owners of the changes to microchipping laws that come into force this month. Now, owners of dogs found by the police or local authorities not to have a microchip will have the benefits explained to them and be given a short period to …

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New district leisure centre planning application submitted

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Further progress on delivering the new district leisure centre was made this week with the submission of the reserved matters planning application. The scheme has been granted outline planning permission under the hybrid planning application for the cinema, but the plans have to go through the Reserved Matters process to agree the design and layout …

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Council-owned land at The Vineyards in Ely to remain as open space

News / By Mark Cooney

The triangular piece of land at The Vineyards, closest to Ely market square, and solely owned by East Cambridgeshire District Council (see map), is to remain as open space. The decision for the land not to be developed was reached after a review by Councillors at the Asset Development Committee meeting on Wednesday 23rd March …

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One stop shop for free business support a hit with local companies

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Local companies took to the Maltings this Tuesday [8th March] for what was a very successful first pop up business surgery. The free event in Ely, which took place from 8.30am until midday, was organised by Signpost to Grow of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in conjunction with East Cambridgeshire District …

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East Cambridgeshire District Council forms new communications partnership

News / By Mark Cooney

East Cambridgeshire District Council has formed a new partnership with Spirus to deliver its PR and communications over the next six months. With the new four year Corporate Plan for East Cambridgeshire at the heart of the council’s strategic vision, and with the contract for PR and communications coming to an end and once again …

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No charge for toilets to be introduced in East Cambs

News / By Mark Cooney

No charge for toilets to be introduced in East Cambs Following a consultation with residents and visitors in East Cambridgeshire, the District Council is no longer intending to take forward the option of introducing a charge to use public conveniences. The consultation was part of a review of the service which has assessed the current …

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