James Palmer Archives - Spotted in Ely

Lucy Frazer MP welcomes reopening of Soham Station after years of campaigning

Greater Anglia services to operate between Ipswich and Peterborough, benefitting the Soham community After 56 years, Soham Station will once again be open to passengers. From Monday 13th December, Soham residents will benefit from Greater Anglia services operating between Ipswich and Peterborough. Under the former Mayor, James Palmer, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) …

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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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Ely rail "bottleneck" key priority, Transport Secretary tells Spotted in Ely

Featured / By Tali

The Ely area rail “bottleneck” must be sorted before investigating reopening Soham Station or building a new train station in the North of Ely, Chris Grayling says. The Secretary of State for Transport visited Ely Station on Thursday (January 11) to talk about ways of “improving” track and train reliability in the area. He told …

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What will a New Mayor mean for Cambridgeshire? BBC Tour Bus comes to Ely to explain

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Are you like many and don’t understand why Cambridgeshire needs a mayor? Tomorrow the BBC Tour Bus comes to Market Square in Ely 11 am to help you understand. Onboard the bus will be lots of information for you to make an informed decision about the Mayoral Candidates, one of which will be put in …

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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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