Cambridgeshire County, England News

Social media coverage from the Queen's visit to Rosie Hospital including tweets from our reporters Raymond Brown , Chris Elliott and Gareth McPherson .

At a meeting yesterday, Forest Heath District councillors followed officers' recommendations by granting approval for a replacement Tesco supermarket at its current location in Fordham Road as well as a Morrisons in Exning Road.

At 10.55am, one crew from March and one crew from Chatteris were called to a bedroom fire in Russell Avenue, March.

A COUPLE whose son's life was saved by medics at two hospitals are once again taking steps to raise funds for their neo-natal units.

Little Downham Feoffees after school activities. Little Downham youth club and Community Carts youth team with Treetops after school club members.

MP Steve Barclay MP met with Housing Minister Mark Prisk to discuss his campaign for a clampdown on overcrowded housing and unscrupulous landlords.

Representatives from Fenland District Council, the NHS's Camquit service and Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health team have offered advise to workers about diet, exercise, alcohol and smoking.

Stephanie Knight, right, best friend Lily Fish, centre, and Lilys mum Nikki with a box of goodies supplied for her fake hen party by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.

Winnie Sevier's family joked that Her Majesty could have hand-delivered the telegram sent out by Buckingham Palace to all those who reach such a milestone.

Conservative member for Barnston and High Easter - took the reigns from Cllr Christina Cant at a meeting of full council on Tuesday, in London Road, Saffron Walden.

Dozens of Save Stansted Village campaigners attended Tuesday's full council meeting in Saffron Walden with placards stating, 'your village needs you' and 'urgent help needed'. He said the petition had been fuelled by the latest development proposal by Taylor Wimpey, for 140 homes on fields to the north-west of Bentfield Causeway.

A man found on fire wedged between two bins in an alleyway had earlier warned his former partner she would see him "burn in hell's flames", an inquest was told.

Stepping off the Royal Train at St Erth, they visited St Ives lifeboat station before moving on to Marazion and St Michael's Mount.

MP Sir Jim Paice spoke up in Parliament this week about his frustration at the higher prices East Cambridgeshire residents have to pay for petrol which, in some cases, was as much as 6p per litre more expensive than garages just 20 miles away.

Staff at Hinchingbrooke School's sixth form have been voted the best school teaching team in the East of England by a panel of expert judges.

MPs from as far as Colchester and Saffron Walden and across to Romford in metropolitan Essex have backed the bid for Southend to win the sought-after accolade.

FENLAND councillors will make up one third of Cambridgeshire County Council's cabinet for the next 12 months before the committee system comes into force.

New Mayor Samantha Hoy watches on as St Peters school pupils perform Fenland Molly Dancing at the New Octavia Centenary Green, Picture: Roger Rawson.

A DISPUTE over a pot of peppercorn sauce costing just 1.02 has landed a 42 year old man with a life ban from The Hippodrome in March.

Mr Barclay says the courts can order repairs and if landlords refuse they can be paid up to A 1,000 a day.