News

Cambridgeshire County Council plans to start looking for a new company to redevelop its former headquarters in Cambridge after the previous developer pulled out.

New agreement for Shire Hall hoped to be reached by next summer

Crews from Burwell and Soham were called to a fire on Ness Road at 7:45pm.

Cause of chimney fire in village confirmed

Some of the High School Musical cast

Witchford Amateur Dramatic Society to perform High School Musical

TRAIN DISRUPTION

Trains are running at a reduced speed into Ely Station today (Thursday, November 30).

TRAIN DISRUPTION Trains running at reduced speed into Ely Station today

Martin Cooper from The Refill Shop of Ikigai

Support your local this Small Business Saturday

RAIL STRIKES

On the day, there will be no Great Northern or Thameslink services from Cambridge due to industrial action.

RAIL STRIKES Plan ahead as major disruption to rail services on Sunday (Dec 3)

TRAFFIC ALERTS

See our round-up of traffic and travel updates for Cambridgeshire today (November 30).

TRAFFIC ALERTS Latest traffic and travel updates for Cambs (Nov 30)

A decision on whether to approve the plan was originally deferred at the request of the Mayor Dr Nik Johnson back in May.

Mayor’s plan for ‘modern transport system’ finally gets green light

The Stronger Together staff and volunteers.

Campaign Support our Christmas campaign and help parents of children with additional needs

Mandy Watkins, Premier Travel Ely branch manager, and Lauren Raper travel consultant, with some of the new toys donated for Ely Toy Bank by customers.

CHRISTMAS Ely community supporting church toy bank

Cllr Bill Hunt believes the changes should support a right first-time approach.

Government changes support first-time approach to planning

Sue Smith pictured with singer-songwriter Gary Barlow.

Gary Barlow superfan reveals her fundraising total

Cambridgeshire Police were called at 11:26am with reports of the crash.

Person taken to hospital after crash between car and lorry

Tom Jones has been announced for Forest Live 2024 at Thetford Forest

Music legend announces Thetford Forest concert

A woman has died following a collision on the A10 between Downham Market and Littleport yesterday (November 28).

Woman dies following crash on A10 yesterday

A Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing held at Peterborough Crown Court earlier this month (November 17) ordered 31-year-old Jayden Ryan to pay back £45,353.16 within three months or face a further 21 months in prison.

Drug dealer ordered to pay back more than £45k

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited Metalcraft in Chatteris in 2019

Updated HRH Princess Anne to open new training centres in Cambridgeshire today

Avoid delays caused by roadworks.

Traffic Alerts Avoid delays on Cambridgeshire's roads by checking here for roadworks

The UK has a one-in-two chance of seeing snowflakes this Christmas, according to the latest betting odds.

Will it snow on Christmas Day this year? Latest odds and long forecast verdict

Things to do

Some of the High School Musical cast

Witchford Amateur Dramatic Society to perform High School Musical

CHRISTMAS

Mandy Watkins, Premier Travel Ely branch manager, and Lauren Raper travel consultant, with some of the new toys donated for Ely Toy Bank by customers.

CHRISTMAS Ely community supporting church toy bank

Tom Jones has been announced for Forest Live 2024 at Thetford Forest

Music legend announces Thetford Forest concert

Adams Heritage Centre Christmas window display.

How advent will be spent in Littleport this year

Ely Museum has received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop collections, events and new exhibitions for the community.

Museum receives grant to develop collections, events and exhibitions

CHRISTMAS

The Rotary Club of Ely’s Father Christmas and sleigh will be touring the streets of Ely again this year.

CHRISTMAS Father Christmas is back touring Ely streets again this year

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Sport

Running

James Arran competing on Sunday.

Results for the Knowles Transport Hereward Relay and Ultra

Horseracing

Jockey Gavin Sheehan’s performance in the saddle as ‘phenomenal’ at Huntingdon.

Horseracing Bailey heaps praise on Sheehan after Parc D'Amour keeps his head in front

Barracudas bring home the medals at championships.

Barracudas bring home the medals at championships

Football

Ely City and Walsham Le Willows in action on Saturday.

Football Ely City and Walsham Le Willows in stalemate after weekend fixture

Rugby

Two try scorer Jim Storey in the match against Diss.

Rugby Home win for Ely Tigers against Diss at the weekend

Ely Tigers

Matt McCarthy in action on Saturday at Walsham.

Ely Tigers Tigers chalk up win away at North Walsham

Ely led 1-0 at half time but were punished after the break by some ruthless finishing.

Ely City punished by ruthless finishing to crash out of cup

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Lifestyle

CHRISTMAS

Mandy Watkins, Premier Travel Ely branch manager, and Lauren Raper travel consultant, with some of the new toys donated for Ely Toy Bank by customers.

CHRISTMAS Ely community supporting church toy bank

Adams Heritage Centre Christmas window display.

How advent will be spent in Littleport this year

Ely Museum has received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop collections, events and new exhibitions for the community.

Museum receives grant to develop collections, events and exhibitions

CHRISTMAS

The Rotary Club of Ely’s Father Christmas and sleigh will be touring the streets of Ely again this year.

CHRISTMAS Father Christmas is back touring Ely streets again this year

Mrs Morbey is lining the driveway of The Old Hall with ‘beautiful’ London Plane Trees.

Owner of The Old Hall Ely plants 36 trees in honour of her birthday

A pop-up café in St Andrew’s Church Witchford on Saturday, November 25 was a huge success.

Village’s pop-up café in church was a huge success

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FIND LOCAL EVENTS

National News

Rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Thursday (National Police of Ukraine via AP)

Russian missile strikes in Ukraine bury families in rubble

Rail passengers were hit by disruption on Thursday as several major routes were affected by infrastructure faults and low temperatures (Alamy/PA)

Cold snap and track faults lead to rail chaos

Metro Bank is cutting a fifth of its workforce and reviewing whether to stay open seven days a week under plans to slash costs (Mike Egerton/PA)

Metro Bank axing fifth of workers and reviewing seven-day opening

Europeans again saw some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November – the lowest in more than two years – as plummeting energy costs have eased a cost-of-living crisis but higher interest rates squeeze the economy’s ability to grow (Michael

Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4%

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The Alba Party plans to bring forward legislation at Holyrood for a referendum on extending Holyrood’s powers (PA)

Salmond unveils Alba Party’s plans for referendum Bill at Holyrood

Drivers need to be extra careful in icy conditions (Alamy/PA)

How to stay safe on the road this winter as drivers warned of icy conditions

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Henry Kissinger arrives for a service of thanksgiving for the life of Lord Carrington in 2019 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Henry Kissinger hailed as an ‘artist among diplomats’ following death at 100

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