Cllr Lucius Vellacott: A week is a long time in Local Government! Friday, 9 October, 2026 Cllr Lucius Vellacott, District Councillor for Soham South and Wicken, writes in the Ely Standard: "A week is a long time in Local Government! We learned this month that the Government will not (yet) reorganise local councils. This means elections to East Cambs District Council will take place on 6th May 2027. It is a shambles. We have invested thousands of hours into the process, which is now on... Local News
HELP STOP THE SWEDISH STATE WIND FARMS IN EAST CAMBS 2nd October 2026 The Swedish state is proposing to build 2 wind farms and battery storage compounds in East Cambridgeshire, extending into Norfolk and Suffolk. They are MASSIVE... Local News
Big Announcement! Our Roads! 1st October 2026 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - OUR ROADS 🛣️ East Cambs Conservatives are set to ask the Government to let East Cambs District Council take over maintenance of the East... Local News
Cllr Lucius Vellacott Reports to Soham Town Council 11th September 2026 Soham Town Council The Bus Situation - At my latest meeting of the CPCA Overview and Scrutiny Committee, I followed up on bus franchising. The alterations to... Local News
Cllr Anna Bailey Speech: Lake View Bereavement Centre Opening 11th September 2026 Lake View Bereavement Centre Opening - 10/9/2026 Cllr Anna Bailey's Speech On The Opening of Lake View Bereavement Centre Thank you all, so much, for joining us... Local News
PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT CHAOS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION, RESIDENTS WILL VOTE FOR ECDC COUNCILLORS IN MAY 2027 7th September 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – STATEMENT BY CLLR ANNA BAILEY, LEADER OF EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL GOVERNMENT CHAOS MEANS EAST CAMBS RESIDENTS WILL VOTE... Local News
Cllr Lucius Vellacott: Local Government is No Longer Local (Conservative Home) 28th August 2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS NO LONGER LOCAL In amongst the genuine hurt over plans to abolish East Cambs District Council - by some margin the UK’s best-run Council -... Local News
Cllr Lucius Vellacott - Ely Standard Column August 2026 12th August 2026 Following the unbelievable news that the Government has delayed its decision on the geography of the new, unitary councils which will govern Cambridgeshire, I... Local News
Cllr Anna Bailey: The People who Make East Cambridgeshire Special 31st July 2026 The People who Make East Cambridgeshire Special Every District Council leader probably thinks their district is the best, but East Cambridgeshire really is a... Local News
GOVERNMENT DELAYS DECISION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH 23rd July 2026 GOVERNMENT DELAYS DECISION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH I am disgusted the Government has chosen to delay this important... Local News
Policies Announced at CPC26 8th October 2026 See the full list of policies announced at this year's Party Conference. National News
Conservatives to Abolish Inheritance Tax on the Family Home 7th October 2026 We are the only party that takes the public finances seriously National News
The Leader's Speech 7th October 2026 Hear kemi's closing speech at this year's Party Conference National News
Restoring Consequences 7th October 2026 Hear from our team with a plan to secure our borders and crackdown on crime National News
From Party to movement 7th October 2026 Watch Party Chairman Kevin Hollinrake begin CPC26 day 4 National News
Defending Britain in a More Dangerous World 6th October 2026 Hear from our defence team as we set out our plan to defend Britain in a changing and more dangerous world National News
