The Viking King Canute (1016-1035) was given hospitality here, and it was the royal purse that paid for proper brick-built cottages for his host family and the 30 or so other residents in gratitude.

The family of famous popstar Tom Grennan, from Bedford, visited Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge to thank staff who saved Tom’s grandad's life last year.

Enjoy the traditions of our carol singing and all that Christmas brings and I wish you a happy, healthy, and peaceful new year.

A rescue dog who spent 1,000 days in kennels at RSPCA Block Fen Centre in Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, has been rehomed.

The chair of East Cambs District Council, Cllr Mark Goldsack, writes his Christmas Message for the Ely Standard.

Police have shared a list of car parks in March after a spate of people using the town's new bus laybys as parking bays. Over the last couple of weeks, officers have been focusing on targeting illegal ...

In one of the services that we have at Christmas there’s a beautiful phrase used – “When peaceful silence lay over all, and night was in the midst of her swift course: from your royal throne, O God, ...

The cost of a TV licence is to rise by £5 to £174.50 in April 2025. Here's who needs to have a licence, and the discounts available to ...

The MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire has promised to stand up for Waspi women in the district who have been denied compensation.

Cambridgeshire singer-songwriter Ellie Walker and her band The Folly have released their latest song, 'This Christmas Morning'. This comes after the success of their debut album 'Sink Or Swim', which ...

Finally, I wish everyone in Cambridgeshire a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Deborah Steel, known as Debbie, from Ely, didn't come home from a shift at The Royal Standard pub in December 1997.