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Commissioned by CAPCA and East Cambs council to undertake a public survey.  Horse riders and cycling groups wanted a Pegasus crossing to the western arm of the roundabout – which would have given horse riders some control over it. The type of crossing was named after Pegasus, the mythical winged horse.   But a special study undertaken by the county council following last November’s highways committee came down firmly in favour of a Toucan crossing on the eastern arm, towards the BP roundabout.   Council reports show the proposed works at Lancaster Way roundabout - Credit: CCC Cllr Bail...

Published: 10:34 AM January 27, 2021    Updated: 10:35 AM January 27, 2021 Leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council Anna Bailey has urged residents to “think very carefully” about their actions in lockdown. - Credit: Supplied/Council  The leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council is urging residents to “think very carefully about their actions” during the Covid-19 lockdown.   Councillor Anna Bailey has made a video statement encouraging residents to continue following Government guidelines to “make the biggest impact”.   “We must not be complacent,” she said....

Published: 4:01 PM January 26, 2021    Artist's impression of the proposed crematorium at Mepal that will cost £6.5m and owned by East Cambs Council - Credit: EAST CAMBS COUNCIL Residents have until February 1 to share their views on East Cambridgeshire District Council’s proposed plans for a £6.5m crematorium at the site of what was previously Mepal Outdoor Centre. The proposed plans include a main chapel and a small side chapel, an electric cremator, natural burial plots, a modular function building for natural burials. It also includes a pet cemetery located away from the other faci...

Naming of the estate turned out to be the least of the multifarious issues that faced HCLT.  Initially it was to be called West End Gardens but the district council felt it sounded too similar to the existing road West End which lies adjacent.  The trustees suggested an alternative, Ovins Rise, that was accepted. The name refers to Ovin, who is believed to have been the steward of Etheldreda, the East Anglian Queen who lived from 636-679AD.   A dash of luxury inside the first community land trust home at Haddenham - Credit: HCLT A stone plinth called Ovins Stone is in Ely Cathedral but wa...

“This will be a major application and include all the phased elements of development therefore a 13-week application period will apply,” she said.  In the absence of a legal challenge the council hopes for a decision to enable it to be put out to tender and with a contractor, hopefully, appointed by November 30.  If all goes well, work could start on January 1 next year and be completed by the end of the year.  Mepal Outdoor Centre. Aerial shots taken last July show the extent of the grounds. - Credit: Terry Harris “If you are going to have a crematorium, then this is a fantastic pl...