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All the latest news, things to do and community information for Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Here’s what you can expect at Ely Folk Festival 2022

The 36th Ely Folk Festival is taking place from July 8-10 this year at Stuntney Estate.

Music | Gallery

Katie Woodcock

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There’s just one week to go until the opening of the 36th Ely Folk Festival.

Artist's impression of Mepal crematorium.

East Cambridgeshire District Council

New deadline for £6m crematorium decision

John Elworthy

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Property on Pound Lane, Isleham

Hot Properties

Take a look inside £600,000 period home with 'outstanding charm'

Daniel Mason

Forty Wanna-Be Santas have turned up for a training course

Christmas | Gallery

Santas learn how to put the Ho Ho Ho into Christmas

Katie Woodcock

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Danny Hardiman at Brandon Creek Boat Hire

Updated

Meet the boat hire firm aiming to become perfect 'stress-free' tonic

Daniel Mason

Start of the 2021 Census

Census 2021

Census figures reveal how many of us are living where

Robert Alexander, LDR

A round table meeting was held at Downham Market Town Hall to discuss the future of the Ely North Ra

Grant Shapps

Threat to cancel or 'indefinitely pause' £450m Ely rail upgrade

John Elworthy

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Ely railway station empty as train firms issue "do not travel" warnings due to strikes today (Tuesday, June 21)

Cambs Live News

Trains stabled and stations empty as RMT strike begins in Cambridgeshire

Will Durrant

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Land sale Witchford surprise

Housing News

£72,000 auction price for grassland- seven times more than expected

John Elworthy

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A perfect day for punting in Cambridge during hot weather on Thursday, June 16

Cambridgeshire Weather

Cambridgeshire temperatures soar above readings in Lanzarote

Will Durrant

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An RMT union strike - set to be the largest strike since 1989 - could lead to disruption on rail lines throughout Cambs

Cambs Live News

Cambridgeshire: Some rail lines to shut completely during June 2022 strike

Will Durrant

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The car stopped in New Barns, Ely, by police

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Driver in a load of trouble after cops pull him over

John Elworthy

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Melanie Wicklen of Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Cost of Living

Residents given cost of living lifeline thanks to support fund

Daniel Mason

Child on tractor at G's Open Farm Sunday

Farming | Gallery

Families flock in their thousands for G's Open Farm Sunday

Daniel Mason

Pride tweet pastor Keith Waters

LGBTQ+

Pride tweet pastor wins discrimination claim

John Elworthy

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High Flyer Ely regains 5 Star Rating.
High Flyer, Ely
Sunday 05 June 2022.
Picture by Terry Harris.

East Cambridgeshire District Council

Pub/restaurant again flying high with 5* food hygiene rating

John Elworthy

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Huge crowds turned out for Open Farm Sunday at G's at their Barway farm on Sunday.

Farming

9 questions answered about G's Open Farm Sunday

John Elworthy

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Cecilia De-Boer holding up a square cardboard frame.

WATCH: Ely's new town crier announced

Pearce Bates

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Angel of the Fens

The Queen | Video

Angel of the Fens – Jubilee alternative to Angel of the North

John Elworthy

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A bowl of dumplings and some chopsticks.

Food and Drink

7 great Chinese restaurants which deliver in Cambridgeshire

Pearce Bates

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Cambridgeshire is set to see patchy cloud and scattered showers at the start of the half-term week

Cambridgeshire Weather | Video

Met Office forecasts patchy cloud and rain for Cambs over half-term week

Will Durrant

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Steve Barclay MP at the refurbished March rail station

Stephen Barclay

PROFILE: Steve Barclay – MP for NE Cambs and front man for Boris Johnson

John Elworthy

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Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip open the new Sainsbury Laboratory for Plant Sciences in 2011

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Gallery

Platinum Jubilee: The Queen's visits to Cambridgeshire in pictures

Will Durrant

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Darryl Preston on working with Cambridgeshire Police to tackle knife crime

Knife Crime

Assaults and robbery up amid 'concerning rise' in Cambridgeshire knife...

Daniel Mason

Cllr Lis Every of East Cambridgeshire's Community Safety Partnership

Darryl Preston

Up to £5,000 available to help make our communities safer

Daniel Mason

House of Commons on Wednesday with MP Steve Barclay to the left of the prime minister

Stephen Barclay

My boss, the Prime Minister, is not a liar, says MP Steve Barclay

John Elworthy

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RMT members at Greater Anglia have voted to strike, which could impact trains between Cambridge and London Liverpool Street

Greater Anglia

RMT railway strike could hit trains through Cambridgeshire this summer

Will Durrant

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Mike Rouse and HM the Queen

Obituary

'A little talent very thinly spread' Mike Rouse, in his own words

John Elworthy

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Historian Mike Rouse

Books

Mike Rouse: A lifetime's passion for books and literature

John Elworthy

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Mike Rouse

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Mike Rouse, councillor, former mayor and historian, dies aged 82

John Elworthy

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