Ideas wanted for court building
Ideas about how the Magistrates' Court in Ely could be used are being considered by the local council. The building was closed last year.
East to share in £9 billion rail investment
The Government is to spend hundreds of millions of pounds improving rail transport in the East.
Ely's ducks can only be fed on the water
People caught feeding the ducks outside a designated area in Ely could be fined up to £2,500.
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RAIL: GREATER ANGLIA / EAST MIDLANDS TRAINS
Replacement bus service running on East Midlands Trains between Ely and Norwich and between Ely and Brandon due to engineering works. Buses replace trains until Sunday 12th May.
Serious assault at Ely petrol station
A man has been left with a serious head injury after being assaulted on a filling station forecourt near Ely.
The 46 year old, from Ely, was attacked at the Jet station, Witcham Toll, at about 9am on Monday. He was treated in hospital and has since been released.
The 46 year old, from Ely, was attacked at the Jet station, Witcham Toll, at about 9am on Monday
– Detective Sergeant John Yore, Cambridgeshire Police"This was a serious assault but we are treating it as an isolated incident.
"I would like to speak to anyone who saw what happened. There were a number of witnesses in the area who could help my investigation and I would appeal for them to come forward."
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Brains behind The Matrix come to Cambs
Ely Cathedral will be the location for a new Hollywood sci-fi movie.
The movie Jupiter Ascending is being made by Andy and Lana Wachowski, the brains behind The Matrix movies.
The film is about a young woman targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe.
Hollywood blockbuster coming to Ely Cathedral
Preparations are underway at Ely Cathedral for the filming of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Fans are hoping to catch sight of stars Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum when shooting gets underway next week.
Warner Bros has chosen the cathedral as a location for their new sci-fi movie Jupiter Ascending.
Ely Cathedral is no stranger to blockbuster films. The King's Speech and The Other Boleyn Girl were also filmed there.
Have you spotted the film's stars? Let us know at anglianews@itv.com
Man sought after antiques raid
POLICE in Ely have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the theft of antique jewellery.
A display cabinet was broken into at Waterside Antiques shortly after 10am, on Friday, March 29.
Now police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with the theft.
Body lay in pub car park for four months
The body of a man lay inside his van parked at a pub in Cambridgeshire for four months.
The landlady of the Lazy Otter at Stretham near Ely said police ignored her attempts to tell them the van was there.
The death of Paul O'Brien from Cambridge is not being treated as suspicious but the police say they are reviewing their response.
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New Cambridge boathouse falls foul of conservationists
It's the eve of the historic boat race between Cambridge and Oxford Universities, but instead of all focus being on the event, Cambridge has been caught up in a row over plans for a new boathouse.
Conservationists are fighting the boat club's proposals, saying the development near Ely would have a devastating effect on wildlife. Elodie Harper reports.
Uni boathouse plans under review over wildlife fears
The Cambridge University Women's Boat Club is to review plans for a new boathouse on the River Great Ouse at Ely after objections from The Wildlife Trust.
There are concerns about birds, otters and water voles in the area.
– Anna-Marie Phelps, Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club"We fully recognise that there are concerns over the environmental impact of this planned development, which is why we have worked closely with ecologists and the local authority to introduce mitigation measures.
We met with the three main local conservation groups last November to discuss the plans and hear their concerns and have significantly modified the plans subsequently to address these."
Wildlife fears over new university boathouse
The Wildlife Trust is fighting plans for a new Cambridge University boathouse on the river at Ely in Cambridgeshire.
It says the site is is part of a corridor between the breeding and the feeding grounds of the bitterns, marsh harriers and other birds and is used by otters and water voles.
– Martin Baker, Wildlife Trust Conservation Manager“The new Cambridge University boathouse could hardly have been proposed in a more sensitive location for wildlife along the Ely stretch of the River Great Ouse. We advised the University boat club last year that it was the wrong location for their new development, but unfortunately they have ignored us as well as other local opinion, and seem intent on putting the interests of one boat race a year ahead of valuing the local environment.”
Wildlife Trust objects to new Cambridge boathouse
The Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire is objecting to plans for a new university boathouse on the River Great Ouse at Ely.
The Cambridge University Boat Club wants to build a boathouse along with a gym, caretaker's flat and dormitories at Fore Mill Wash.
The Wildlife Trust says it's the wrong development in the wrong place being next to habitat for otters and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
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