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Sunnica £600m solar farm approved despite objections

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The farm will power 172,000 homes and create 1,500 jobs during construction.

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New £3.9m household recycling centre approved

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Councillors agree the £3.9m facility should go ahead, with work due to start early next year.

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Cambridgeshire town to get £3.9million recycling facilities with improved parking

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The new site will include a shop where people can donate their unwanted but functioning items

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Loveheart winning name for new bin lorry

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Loveheart winning name for new bin lorry

Date:  Wed, 07/10/2024 Loveheart will be the new name for one of East Cambridgeshire’s Waste and Recycling vehicles after councillors were won over by the five-year-old boy who suggested it. Alex Hodson, aged 5,  from Sutton has had a love for bin lorries, recycling and the environment since he was just two-years-old.

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Large 77 hectare solar farm in Northamptonshire countryside set to be approved

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The plans will go to West Northamptonshire Council to decide on Tuesday, July 16

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Campaigners’ message to Ed Miliband: Say no to Sunnica solar farm

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A decision over the site in East Cambs and West Suffolk was delayed by the General Election.

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Waste recycling project over budget, says council

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Council officers say they now think the £3.4m project will cost about another £575,000.

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Kettering general election hustings: What your candidates had to say on cost of living, climate change and housing

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All eight candidates were invited to attend a hustings on Thursday, June 20, two weeks ahead of the general election on July 4

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Large solar farm near West Northamptonshire village gets green light

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The site will provide enough renewable energy to power more than 14,000 homes and would displace around 35,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

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Live Milton Cambridge fire updates as 20 firefighters battling blaze at recycling centre

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Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue warn smoke is billowing out over the A14 and other local roads

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