Fixing Cambridgeshire’s roads and lobbying for better funding are some of the priorities shared by the main parties standing in the local elections.
Polling stations will open their doors in Fenland later this week for this year’s local elections.
Fenland is going to the polls on Thursday, with residents voting for the candidates to fill Cambridgeshire County Council seats in eight local wards.
The next mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be granted a range of powers after being elected, with people voting on Thursday.
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All of the candidates standing in Fenland hoping to be elected to Cambridgeshire County Council have now been announced.
Nigel Farage has said Reform UK would be “tougher” on spending if its candidates are elected to Cambridgeshire County Council.
This year people across Cambridgeshire will be asked to head to the polls to cast their vote in local elections scheduled to take place on May 1.
Councillors have agreed to revoke two air quality management areas in Wisbech, but have insisted the impact of the new incinerator will be monitored.
In just three years time, the seven councils in Cambridgeshire may no longer exist, as the government looks to replace them.
Health bosses have shared concerns about the increasing number of people on waiting lists to access mental health services in Cambridgeshire.
A popular splashpad will see £60,000 spent on upgrades to make it more ‘attractive and accessible’ for people to use.
Councillors have slammed the government’s plans to change council structures, with one describing it as a “Friday afternoon bodged job”.
Fears have been shared that villages will lose out if all the councils in Cambridgeshire are replaced by one ‘huge’ authority.
People across Cambridgeshire will see their council tax bills increase next month as a new financial year begins.
Councils in Cambridgeshire could have to pay more than £18million to reorganise under a government push for unitary councils.
A developer has been given the green light to build new homes in Manea, despite objections from the parish council.
Over £59million is due to be spent on Cambridgeshire’s roads, pathways, bridges and rights of way this year including nearly £9million in Fenland.
The government has been accused of “moving the deck chairs of local government”, rather than tackling issues such as the “crisis in social care”.
An out-of-date support plan was used for a whole academic year for a boy with “significant educational needs”.
