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Pretoria Energy Company (Arable) Limited, based in Ely, which produces feedstock for a sister company's anaerobic digestion plants, admitted causing the pollution incidents at Little Racy Drain (a tributary of the Forty Foot Drain) in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk (left), and the New Cut Drain (West) at Aldreth in Cambridgeshire (right). Picture; ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Company that polluted two watercourses at Emneth near Wisbech and Aldreth near Ely hit with £45,000 in fines, costs and compensation
A small stretch of the the Ouse Washes. Picture: Environment Agency

Plan to double the amount of natural space in Cambridgeshire announced
The launch of this year's Huntingdon in Bloom, celebrating 50 years since the moon landings. Picture: ARCHANT

A bloomin’ marvellous turnout for Huntingdon in Bloom judging morning
Highways England have warned drivers about driving in the heat.

Highways England issues driver advice for heatwave
Council leader Steve Count engages with Extinction Rebellion protesters outside Shire Hall. Pictture; LDR

Climate change protestors block entrance to Cambridgeshire County Council’s Shire Hall, Cambridge, claiming it symbolised ‘stepping over their futures’
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Water safety warning as the mercury rises and schools break up for the summer holidays
A nature reserve that was set up in memory of a well loved Madeline Parnwell

Volunteers needed for harvest event at Warboys nature reserve
Where Cambridgeshire County Council has its household recycling centres

New permit scheme will stop residents from neighbouring counties using OUR household recycling centres as dumping ground for commercial waste
Godmanchester Community Academy Junior Travel Ambassadors

Godmanchester school encourage people to ditch cars for Clean Air Day
Aldi will be removing plastic from some fresh vegetables in Huntingdon as part of its campaign to cut waste packaging

Huntingdon Aldi launches trial of plastic-free packaging for vegetables
The town council have now put fencing around the tree

Decision to fell tree defended by town council amid outcry from group of campaigners

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Ellice Wilson with some of the rubbish she managed to collect from the roadside in Ramsey. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Selfless teenager in call for help to clean up district
The previous Ouse Washes work

Work to protect thousands of homes from flood risk enters next phase
Allison Lewis, Adam Wright, from Energise, Cllr Paul Davies, Cllr Christine Green, Simon Alsbury and Sarah Penn also from Energise. Left to right: Allison Lewis and Adam Wright from Energise, Cllr Paul Davies, Cllr Christine Green, Simon Alsbury and Sarah Penn from Energise.

St Neots is taking first steps taken in effort to reduce carbon footprint
Mayor James Palmer - with no election due for two years - shrugs off the criticism of recent appointments to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Mayor says ban on shooting of pest birds is “assault” on farming