Recently ECDC approved their own development on the former site of Paradise Pool in Ely, despite local opposition. There is always a problem when organisations become short of money as they reach for more and more desperate measures to fill that funding gap. ECDC have become the pure image of desperation as they seek to […]

The Local Restrictions Support Grant has been created to provide support to businesses where the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has required the closure of their business under regulations made in response to the threat posed by SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19). To be eligible for the grant, firstly organisations must be included within the […]

SARS-COV2 or COVID-19 or coronavirus, makes no difference what name you give it, it is killing people and leaving others with long term helath issues. It is easy to be complacent, after all, East Cambridgeshire has low levels of infection and low levels of death. The current active cases according to the Kings College App […]

Further development of the former MOD site near the Princess of Wales Hospital is proving to be a little unpopular. The development will see 53 properties built, primarily on the open green space and former children’s play park. The planning application shows 286 comments and when you read them, the majority are clearly opposed, with […]

The following planning applications in the Ely Parish have been published by East Cambridgeshire District Council. Reference: 19/00720/FUL Central Hall 54 Market Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4LS Change of use from disused store to [B1a] Office Reference: 19/00743/ADN Mydentist 26 St Marys Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4ES Proposal for non-illuminated advertisement sign Reference: 19/00751/CLP 25 […]

Apologies for Absence Apologies were received from Cllr Chris Phillips Councillor Requests for Dispensations No dispensations requested Declarations of Interests No declarations of interest were made Minutes of last meeting Accepted as a true record for both Annual Meeting – amended for duplication of Cllr Every and missing Cllr Downey Question Time A parishioner asked […]

This was my first Council meeting as a District Councillor and proved to be somewhat interesting with 4 absences from the Chamber. The effect of the European Parliament Elections was that this meeting had to be moved from the original planned date and this was given as reason for some of the apologies. The elected […]

May the 4th will see a change in local government. We hope that one change will be in the control of Cambridgeshire County Council. But one change that is certain is that there will be a Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. I am fighting to see that position fulfilled by Rod Cantrill for the Liberal […]

A new school and a new crossing to reach it. Sensible – but only if the crossing is in the right place. I welcome any measures that will improve road safety across the whole of Ely but particularly near schools and school routes. For months I have been campaigning for a crossing on Lynn Road  […]

Council services are all under pressure. Finances are tight and anyway to raise additional money is good. So charging for the use of the public conveniences will help ease the financial issues of the Council responsible for them. Right? Use of Conveniences after Charging There is no doubt that once a charge is imposed, there […]