Environment

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.

People who have skips in their gardens or at business premises are warned to be extra vigilant after thieves stole a skip and fly-tipped the contents.

Plans to attract wildlife and increase biodiversity have led to East Cambridgeshire District Council recording its first-ever pyramidal orchid.

Two of Ely’s biggest parks have been awarded Green Flag status.

Residents in Witchford are being given the opportunity to quite literally see their home in a new light as part of a new energy and cost-saving initiative launched by East Cambridgeshire District Council.

Peacocks Meadow in Littleport is about to start building it's eagerly awaited eco-pond thanks to a Pride of Place grant from East Cambridgeshire District Council.

Residents and businesses across East Cambridgeshire are being asked to help out with hibernating hedgehogs.

East Cambridgeshire District Council has joined a new initiative designed to help reduce the five million disposable menstrual products which it estimates go to landfill from across the district every year.

Residents thinking of buying a new fridge or freezer are being asked to think twice about the disposal of their current models.

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