East Cambridgeshire residents are likely to face steep Council Tax rises and their beautiful rural district become a building site, if the district council is absorbed into a new Greater Cambridge unitary authority, according to its leader.
Initial findings from a county-wide public engagement survey into the shake-up of local government show 70% of people are concerned that some areas might be overlooked if councils are reorganised.
Communities across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being given an opportunity to have their say on a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government.
Work has been completed at The Hive Leisure Centre in Ely to install 228 solar panels to reduce the site’s reliance on fossil fuels and lower its carbon emissions.