Press releases

East Cambridgeshire District Council has announced that Matthew Downey, unaligned councillor for Ely East, has ceased to be a member of the council.

Residents are being invited to a special event at Ely Cathedral to showcase what local organisations are doing to help keep communities safe.

East Cambridgeshire District Council will be installing 24 electric vehicle charging points across its district car parks from Tuesday 28 February.

East Cambridgeshire District Council is urgently looking into the announced closure of the GP practice at Priors Field on 31 March 2023.

East Cambridgeshire District Council has announced it will be freezing its element of Council Tax again in 2023/2024 for the tenth year running.

Ely, Littleport and Soham are each to get a fully accessible changing places toilet after East Cambridgeshire District Council put in a successful bid for Government funds.

Landlords, property owners, businesses and community groups in Littleport and Soham are being given the opportunity to apply for up to £20,000 worth of funding to improve the front of buildings or the general appearance of the town centres.

For the first time, residents in East Cambridgeshire will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections.

Community groups are being urged to apply for grants of up to £1000 being offered by East Cambridgeshire District Council. The money can be spent on new or existing projects designed to improve the quality of life for residents.

East Cambridgeshire District Council has achieved bronze accreditation of the Investors in the Environment scheme within a year of signing up.