Local News
Check out the latest news in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.
Former Wisbech mayor to be deported after rape conviction
The ex-mayor was convicted of rape after pleading not guilty
Go-ahead to build more new flats at historic flour mill with no affordable housing
No affordable housing is proposed as part of the scheme
Tributes paid to 'much-loved kayaker' presumed dead after capsize
Another man was rescued by the Coastguard after he managed to make his way to a buoy
Criminal caught on own dashcam dumping waste illegally behind former Cambridgeshire pub
At least 550 tonnes of waste were dumped at the Peterborough site
Cambridgeshire park bans BBQs amid 'high fire risk' caused by heatwaves
The ban will be in place 'until further notice'
New homes plan refused over fears of ‘additional pressure’ on services
The council said the plans would result in a 'harmful urbanising influence' on an open and rural area
Residents worried sewage works could be overwhelmed by thousands of planned homes
Plans for more than 24,000 homes near Huntingdon and St Ives have been branded a 'new town without the infrastructure'
1970s city centre pool to undergo £3.8m major refurbishment
The local council is seeking to approve nearly £800k in funding to support the multi-million pound refurbishment
Person left with 'broken nose' after 'disorder' at city pub boxing event
One person sustained a broken nose in a fight that broke out at one of the events
Delays in replacing eyesore gap on High Street branded 'embarrassing'
Fenland District Council's cabinet said it was 'not acceptable' the building was left 'rotting for 20 years'
More than 4,000 homes could be built on edge of Cambridgeshire town
The development would deliver local facilities including cafes and schools
Driver has ‘lucky escape’ after car becomes submerged in water
A road was closed while the vehicle was recovered from the water
