Here are the latest planning applications submitted to East Cambridgeshire District Council, featuring proposals for home extensions and tree works.

A drink driver has been jailed after he crashed his former partner’s car into a barn while more than three times the legal limit. Shaun Eldridge, 34, had been drinking at a pub in Ely before he left ...

Paul ran an energetic campaign and was the only Mayoral candidate to publish a manifesto: https://www.paulbristow.org.uk/my-manifesto. It contains interesting structural changes as well as Paul’s ...

A flower festival raised more than £900 for charity. The event was held at St Andrew's Church, Witchford, and was organised by Caroline Hammill and her team. The festival, which ran under the theme ...

Soham Town Rangers Football Club has been awarded £180,177 from The National Lottery Community Fund to launch Rangers in the Community. The project, which is being funded for the next three years, ...

Plans to convert a residential garage into a hair salon have been approved. A planning application submitted to East Cambridgeshire District Council by Matthew and Laura Dunling sought approval for ...

Cambridgeshire Police have been tackling antisocial behaviour and car-related issues. In Cambridge, officers on evening patrols moved on an intoxicated man causing a disturbance in Market Hill.

Three people were injured after a crash involving two vehicles on Sutton Road, close to the A142 at Mepal, on May 2.

Scout groups across Cambridgeshire stepped in to help keep Ely's Eel Day afloat this year by carrying the crown-adorned Eel float.

More than 7,000 people attended the 2025 Ely Eel Festival and celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day over the bank holiday weekend.

Ely is home to many wonderful shops, but one hidden treasure you absolutely can’t miss is Cow On The Ice, say the owners of FRESH.

Following the Cambridgeshire County Council election on May 1, the make up of Cambridgeshire County Council has changed significantly.