Press releases

Following a confirmed case of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) near Ely, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have now put in place a 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance Zone to try to stop the further spread of the disease.

Three Cambridgeshire councils have now backed the creation of a new unitary Council for Greater Cambridge and another for North Cambridgeshire and Peterborough - with local leaders saying they offer financial security, deliver up to £43 million savings a year and respect local identities.

An official decision on which business plan East Cambridgeshire District Council will back for Local Government Reorganisation will be made by councillors on Thursday 20 November.

East Cambridgeshire District Council advisors will be out in the district talking to residents about new upgrades to the bin service this November.

East Cambridgeshire District Council has strengthened its support for members of the Armed Forces by achieving the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Bronze award.

Community groups are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £1,000, offered by East Cambridgeshire District Council.

As the clocks change and the colder nights draw in residents are being asked to remember hedgehogs this autumn. Numbers of hedgehogs in rural areas have declined between 30 and 75 per cent since 2000. To help halt this decline we’re asking residents to do what they can to help our prickly friends.

As the darker nights draw in, East Cambridgeshire District Council is advising residents to avoid being a bonfire bandit this autumn.

East Cambs residents keen to find affordable homes in Ely have been given a boost with the announcement that all 27 new properties at Arbour Square in Ely will be affordable.

Growing and innovative businesses in East Cambs are being encouraged to apply for a capital grant of up to £15,000.