Flower festival at Ely Cathedral
There are only a few days left before one of the biggest flower festivals in the East of England gets underway at Ely Cathedral.
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.
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Flowers could be a health and safety risk
It's been described as 'health and safety gone mad' by people in the City of Ely in Cambridgeshire - after it emerged their hanging baskets may be banned.
It's claimed that the lamp posts may not be strong enough to support extra weight as Russell Hookey reports.
Ideas sought for use of Magistrates' court
Ideas about how a prominent building in Ely in Cambridgeshire could be used are being considered by the local council. Ely Magistrates' Court was closed last year as part of Government cuts.
But people in the cathedral city are keen it doesn't stand unused for too much longer. Among the ideas put forward so far are to turn it tinto a cafe or art gallery.
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Ideas wanted for court building
by Andrea Johnston
Ideas about how the Magistrates' Court in Ely could be used are being considered by the local council. The building was closed last year.
Read the full storyCharity cycle ride through Ely
A group of charity cyclists has passed through the Anglia region - as part of their ride from Edinbugh to London. The 40 riders were raising money for the armed forces charity SSAFA.
Churchill's motor to go under the hammer
A landrover owned by Winston Churchill is to be sold at auction in Cambridgeshire.
The custom-made vehicle was given to the former Prime Minister as an 80th birthday present.
Fifty-eight years on, it's only got 12,000 miles on the clock, and could fetch £60,000 when it's auctioned in Ely in October
Residents to have their say on site for cinema
A public consultation is underway in Ely to find the location for a new cinema for the city.
Cambridgeshire County Council has outlined four sites which could be suitable for the complex.
The sites being consideration are:
- Land at Downham Road/A10 - the proposed site of a new leisure village
- Ely Station gateway area
- Land near Cambridgeshire Business Park
- North Ely
The consultation closes on August 6 and ill form part of developing the concepts of the Ely Masterplan which looks at the delivering a prosperous future for the city.
Residents can have access the consultation online here
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TRAINS: CrossCountry - Ely
Delays of up to 40 minutes on CrossCountry between Ely and Leicester due to fallen tree on the line between Stamford and Peterborough. Also affecting East Midlands Trains services.
East to share in £9 billion rail investment
The Government is to spend hundreds of millions of pounds improving rail transport in the East.
Read the full storyEly'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.
Read the full storySearch for owners of stolen property
Police are hoping to reunite a hoard of stolen property with its owners after a spate of burglaries in Cambridgeshire.
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