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A scheme for 87 new homes is expected to be rejected for the sixth time after “much local opposition” and concerns over environmental impact.

Highfield Ely Academy pupils worked with Ely sculptor Emma Taylor to create a piece of art inspired by eels and eel traps.

‘Take the hint, no means no’ was the response when a planning application was debated on its sixth submission.

More than 1,400 people have signed a petition opposing a potential 400-home development on the hillside above a Derbyshire town which is prone to significant flooding.

Local MP Steve Barclay is about to present every year 4 child in his constituency with a book to help kick start their summer reading.

Several events were held across the district to celebrate the King’s coronation in community.

Objections have been made to plans for 88 houses and removal of ten protected trees on a school site and fields.

An Easter competition has seen more than 40 youngsters' drawings displayed in salon windows.

A team of young chess players have leapt up the ranks in the second round of an inter-school chess tournament.

Schools received almost £300 million in Covid funding from the government during the pandemic, but underspent by £124 million on summer schools last year