Environment

As the clocks change and the colder nights draw in residents are being asked to remember hedgehogs this autumn.

Following the announcement by Secretary of State Ed Miliband to grant permission for the Sunnica solar farm, East Cambridgeshire District Council has taken independent legal advice to understand the chances of success of a Judicial Review of the decision-making process.

The Leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council has expressed her extreme disappointment following today’s news the Sunnica solar farm has received approval from the Secretary of State.

Members of the public are being asked for their thoughts on new planning guidelines aimed at helping increase hedgehog numbers across East Cambridgeshire.

As sleepy hedgehogs emerge from hibernation this spring, residents are being asked to record their sightings on an interactive map.

East Cambridgeshire’s first vegetable powered vehicle is now collecting recycling from homes across the district.

A grand total of 75 oak trees are in the process of being planted across 20 locations in East Cambridgeshire, thanks to support from parish councils, schools, nurseries and landowners.

Birds, butterflies bees and bats are among the wildlife set to benefit from more than £18,000 in funding from East Cambridgeshire District Council.

A competition is being launched to name a new fleet of 10 waste and recycling vehicles.

East Cambridgeshire District Council is trialling Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in one of its new recycling vehicles.