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Three councils have set out why their plan to reorganise Cambridgeshire’s seven councils into two new unitary councils – known as option B, which would create one for North Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and another for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire – is the most beneficial plan for the whole region.

Heritage experts at East Cambridgeshire District Council have been working with Historic England to help ensure the former Lloyd’s Bank in Littleport has been granted Grade II listed status.

Motorists who use the car park extension at the back of Littleport Railway Station are being advised that much of it will be temporarily out of action from 13 March for up to 12 weeks.

The council is launching a campaign to remind the public not to discard batteries in recycling or black bags, after a bin lorry caught fire.

Villages and towns which have yet to embark on a neighbourhood plan are being given a £5000 boost from East Cambridgeshire District Council.

East Cambs residents are being urged to keep nappies, vapes and un-rinsed food containers out of their blue recycling bins.

Three Cambridgeshire councils have now backed the creation of a new unitary Council for Greater Cambridge and another for North Cambridgeshire and Peterborough - with local leaders saying they offer financial security, deliver up to £43 million savings a year and respect local identities.

An official decision on which business plan East Cambridgeshire District Council will back for Local Government Reorganisation will be made by councillors on Thursday 20 November.

East Cambridgeshire District Council advisors will be out in the district talking to residents about new upgrades to the bin service this November.

A new community campaign entitled #OptionBforMe is gathering momentum across East Cambridgeshire.