Metro Mayor James Palmer clashed with members of the combined authority when the question of funding for projects such as the University of Peterborough was raised.
"He was the greatest carrot grower the UK has ever known," was one of many hundreds of fulsome tributes to Clem Tompsett, whose death was announced at the weekend.
The A10 between Ely and Cambridge copes with 18,000 vehicles daily and is bursting at the seams but a decision to spend £500,000 could be a vital part in unlocking anywhere between £285-£500m to get it fully dualled.
Greater Anglia is offering rail enthusiasts the chance to ride in a Class 37 before they are withdrawn from passenger service in East Anglia - all while raising money for a good cause.
Concerns have been raised about Cambridgeshire County Council's decision to back Route A in the East West Rail link consultation - with councillors claiming a new town of up to 30,000 houses in the Bassingbourn area is being supported "almost on a whim".
Thousands of children across the eastern region are admitted to hospital for drink and drug abuse, as warnings come from experts there is a "frightening" rise in young addicts checking into rehab..
A Chatteris dad is in training for a 50K charity trek to say thank you to a brain tumour centre in Cambridge which supports his nine year old daughter Grace.
A heroic shop worker confronted a robber brandishing, removed a knife from his assailant and pulled the scarf off his face before fleeing with just a bottle of beer, a court heard.
The actual figure for how many rough sleepers there are in Wisbech varies between the official record (an annual count that is used for Government statistics) and the reality of what many homeless people tell those who ask.
Police in Cambridgeshire are calling for more people to take advantage of the force's knife amnesty week after six were convicted of stabbing people to death.
RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) has announced some of the East of England's most loved built environment projects, with the publication of the RICS Awards 2019, East of England shortlist.