Keep It Local Campaign
13:22 - 30 September 2008
SUTTON jeweller Fiona Dyer decided to take matters into her own hands when she found she could no longer buy crafts and gifts in the village. A chance meeting in the school playground with like-minded Sutton mum Amanda Veal led to the establishment of a... Full Story »
11:23 - 31 July 2008
TWO Soham men have been keeping it local by setting up a town allotment association. The Ely Standard went out to meet Martin Pooley on his allotment at the Weatheralls, and discover a whole new world of growing your own food, taking time out and sharing... Full Story »
15:15 - 14 July 2008
WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE By Catherine Atkinson LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg has thrown his weight behind the Ely Standard s Keep it Local campaign. Our plan to safeguard and support local traders, businesses and services has seen support from across the p... Full Story »
16:07 - 09 July 2008
BUSINESSES and individuals in and around East Cambridgeshire have pledged their support for the Ely Standard s Keep it Local campaign. We have now received hundreds of signatures on our petition to keep the magistrates court open as visitors to Ely Aquaf... Full Story »
11:45 - 07 July 2008
POST Offices in Soham, Ely and Little Downham are facing the axe. Documents obtained by the Ely Standard reveal that branches at St John s Road in Ely, Main Street in Little Downham and Hall Street in Soham have been recommended for closure. Public consu... Full Story »
12:10 - 26 June 2008
By CATHERINE ATKINSON IN the week where another independent shop has closed in Ely, traders, the mayor, and local dignitaries have rallied round to support our Keep it Local campaign. The Emporium gift shop on High Street Passage announced it is shutting... Full Story »
12:09 - 26 June 2008
ELY S only publicly-funded art gallery has been forced to close its doors, dealing yet another blow to the cultural life of the fast-growing city of Ely. Despite healthy visitor figures and a programme of cutting edge art exhibitions, the Babylon Galler... Full Story »
10:37 - 26 June 2008
If you don t use it you ll lose it. That s the message from local independent food retailer Elaine Griffin Singh, who has lent her support to the Ely Standard s Keep it Local campaign. A life-long Ely resident, Mrs Griffin Singh told the Ely Standard... Full Story »
17:33 - 24 June 2008
THIS week the Ely Standard launches its Keep It Local Campaign. We want to pledge our support for local businesses and services that are under threat of closure and where we can we will campaign to keep them open. According to latest figures from the Fed... Full Story »