Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

We are appealing for information and sightings after a digger was stolen in Whittlesey. 

The yellow vehicle was taken from a building site in Sorrell Avenue at about 11.45pm yesterday (5 July). 

Sometimes these vehicle thefts can be a pre-cursor to ATM ram raids, and we therefore urge residents to be vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour to us immediately on 999. 

Anyone with information can contact the force online or via 101 quoting 35/50735/26: https://www.cambs.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/.

PeterboroughMatters…..

Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay has raised fresh questions over drainage, restoration and regulation at Saxon Pit in Whittlesey, calling for clearer controls and greater transparency around the latest planning application for the controversial site.

Saxon Residents Group                                        Steve Barclay MP

In a letter to Cambridgeshire County Council’s place and sustainability team, the North East Cambridgeshire MP asks for clarification on planning application CCC/26/058/VAR, which relates to works on the Eastern Buttress at Saxon Pit.

The variation application seeks further time to complete stabilisation and restoration of the former mineral extraction face, following the end of waste importation to the site.

PeterbotoughMatters…..

(141 pages – of interest Item 8 on pages 41/42
Local Government Reform & Changes to Planning)

Photographs Courtesy of RWT Photography & Taleyna Fletcher

Cambridgeshire County Council
Public Health Inclusion Health Seed Funding Opportunity

Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health has launched a Health for All Inclusion Health Seed Funding programme for local charities and community organisations working with inclusion health groups with the greatest health inequalities (for example people experiencing homelessness, migrants in vulnerable situations, or those facing multiple disadvantages).
 
Grants of £5,000–£25,000 are available for new ideas, early-stage initiatives, or existing work that can be enhanced, that can make a positive difference.
 
To find out more and apply, visit:
Health for All inclusion health seed funding | Cambridgeshire County Council.

Deadline: 5pm, Friday 14 August 2026.