Sarah Cliss

1 week ago | wisbechstandard.co.uk | Sarah Cliss

Andy Osborn, who represents the Roman Bank and Peckover Division on Cambridgeshire County Council after winning the seat for Reform UK on May 1, has been reported to the police over social media posts he is said to have made on Facebook about long-serving Conservative Wisbech councillor Sam Hoy. Police have confirmed they are investigating Cllr Osborn and said: "We were contacted on May 1 with an allegation that a man had published false information online about a woman from Wisbech.

2 weeks ago | cambstimes.co.uk | Sarah Cliss

Alan Melton, who is the clerk at Manea, has written to all neighbouring parish councils inviting them to set up an action group to give them a stronger voice when it comes to Anglian Water's plans for the reservoir. Mr Melton explained the move follows a public meeting in Manea where representatives for the project outlined what was being proposed, but showed little or no local knowledge of the area.

2 weeks ago | cambstimes.co.uk | Sarah Cliss

A city is set to celebrate past, present, and future armed forces together with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two at an event later this month. Ely British Legion, together with Visit Ely, and the City of Ely Council are staging the city's annual Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 21, on the Palace Green. This year, the event has extra significance because it is the 80th anniversary of VE and VJ Days when World War Two finally ended.

2 weeks ago | cambstimes.co.uk | Sarah Cliss

Councillors discussed the future of the field at the Sportsman Club in Fairway at a recent meeting, when they agreed to call for its return from Fenland District Council. Town clerk Joanna Melton has now written to the district council asking for the land, which councillors believe rightly belongs to Chatteris, to be handed over. Joanna explained the site was once part of the Fairledes Club - which was the social club for the former engineering firm Fairbairn's.

2 weeks ago | cambstimes.co.uk | Sarah Cliss

However, while it might look as if Fenland's leader, Conservative Councillor Chris Boden, is earning around £2,000 per meeting, he says that is far from the reality of his position. Cllr Boden says his job as the district council's leader actually involves at least eight hours of work per day on Fenland issues on top of the 15 council meetings he is expected to attend per annum.