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Image shows swimming pool with seats to one side. Councillor Alex Miscandlon appears in an orange hi-vis jacket and white hard hat in the foreground of the picture.

Leisure centre futures to be considered by council

Options for the future of Fenland's leisure centres also include knocking down a sports hall.

People have gathered in a hall, there are tables with leaflets on them and banners.

Council hosts 'golden age' event for over-60s

The aim of the occasion is to give people a chance to get together and find out about services.

Sign saying "New Shire Hall" in black capital letters outside a modern glass building, surrounded by plants and shrubs.

Councils must submit unitary plans by end of March

The government tells councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough they need to submit plans quickly.

An empty six-lane, 25m (82ft) swimming pool with a sloped white lining, with black lines on the base to denote where the lanes are. There are builders' materials around it and plastic orange safety fencing. There are beige non-slip tiles around the walkways surrounding the pool.

Pool operator apologises for ongoing closure

A swimming pool is still shut a month on after routine maintenance uncovered a bigger problem.

A two-storey building with brown bricks and beige edging. A sign saying welcome to Fenland Hall. Private parking is in front.

Council with budget gap says tax rise on the cards

Fenland District Council says it has a budget shortfall of £2.6m.

Hazel Harwin, 61, has black hair over her shoulders with a fringe across her forehead, she is wearing a black leather type jacket with white jumper underneath. Behind her is 9m (30ft) tall horse chestnut tree she is planning to sit in on Christmas day to try and gain more signatures for a petition she started to save it and others along Barkers Lane, where she lives.

Mum says she will spend Christmas day up a tree

A woman says she will sit in a 9m (30ft) horse chestnut tree in a bid to save it.

A red brick two-storey Georgian-style municipal building. It has light-coloured corner capstones, a pitched roof and a tiny cupola in the middle of its roof. There is a car park with some cars in front and a low wall with a white sign saying "Welcome to Fenland Hall"

Council projects £4m shortfall 'if no action taken'

The leader of Fenland District Council says there are measures that can mitigate the shortfall.

Close-up view of the Fenland flag. The flag has two vertical strips of blue at each end of the flag, separated by a strip of white in the centre. On the white strip is an image of a tiger.

Bid for official recognition of Fenland flag

A motion to make the Fenland flag official is being put to a district council.

Illustration of what the reservoir could look like, there are boats on the water, and a boat house, there is a peninsula towards the middle of the water.

Step forward in plans to build new reservoir

Plans for a reservoir that would supply 250,000 homes are scrutinised in a new report.