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As the days get shorter and the weather cooler, I want to make sure I prepare the garden for next ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has announced it will develop a business case for a standalone unitary authority as part of ...

Huntingdon Town Council is inviting applications for a councillor vacancy in East Ward, which will be filled by co-option. Co-option ...

At a meeting on Tuesday 16 September, Huntingdonshire District Council’s Cabinet agreed to sign leases that will secure the extension ...

This month, St Neots Museum is celebrating its 30th birthday with an exhibition created from the favourite objects chosen by ...

Huntingdon has been awarded Gold at the 2025 Anglia in Bloom Awards marking the eighth consecutive year the town has ...

Back for 2025 season  is the Old Riverport Jazz & Blues Festival, thanks to the hard work of the St ...

Huntingdon’s Market Square is set to wrap up the summer in style with the final       Sunset Beats & Bites of 2025 on Friday 22nd August. After three fantastic evenings of live music, mouth-watering street food, and a buzzing community  atmosphere, this last event promises to be the perfect summer send-off. Jointly organised by Huntingdon Town Council and Huntingdon First, this ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has officially taken over responsibility for enforcing parking restrictions, with Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) now in ...

We have all seen the reduction in butterflies and birds in our gardens and heard about the impact of the climate ...

On Friday 25th July, RAF Wyton exercised their Freedom of the Town of Huntingdon in a ceremonial parade through the ...

Huntingdon was in full bloom on Tuesday 22nd July as judges from Anglia in Bloom visited the town to assess ...

BuckFest has been running in the recreation ground at the Buckden village hall for 16 years.  Started in 2009 by ...

On Friday 25th July 2025, Huntingdon will proudly commemorate the 70th anniversary of RAF Wyton being granted the Freedom of ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is set to gain new powers to enforce parking rules locally, following confirmation from the Minister ...

In August 1645 Royalist forces commanded by King Charles I took Huntingdon after a short skirmish on the north side ...

Huntingdonshire District Council is delighted to announce the rollout of eight new Digital Information Screens across the district’s four market ...

The celebrations for the 600 anniversary of the St Ives Bridge include concerts, talks and other events, as well as ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) and the Great Ouse Valley Trust are pleased to announce a new partnership to commission a ...

The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon is home to the world’s best collection of artefacts relating to one of British history’s ...

Huntingdon’s In Bloom campaign got off to a colourful start on Wednesday 11th June with the official unveiling of this ...

Hear all about this year's amazing Hemingford Abbots Flower Festival on our Over To You programme on Friday 13th June ...

Alconbury Weald’s secondary school has been given the green light, with planning approval received for the updated plans, which were ...

Huntingdon Town Council’s popular Coneygear Repair Café returns on Friday 18 July 2025, offering residents a free and environmentally friendly ...

St Ives Green Week is a collection of events organised by different local organisations in St Ives, Cambridgeshire - community ...

Huntingdon Town Council is inviting residents to take part in the 2025 Best Kept Front Garden Competition, as part of ...

I did not manage to complete all I had planned in May, but am determined to prepare for summer. There ...

The RHS has announced that a new rose is to be launched at the Chelsea Flower Show this year, ‘Catherine’s ...

Huntingdon Town Council, in collaboration with Huntingdonshire District Council, hosted a day of moving and memorable events on Thursday 8 ...

Victory in Europe (VE) Day marks the day in 1945 when Nazi Germany officially surrendered, bringing an end to the ...

On Thursday 1st May 2025, at the Annual Meeting of Huntingdon Town Council, Cllr Audrey McAdam was elected as Mayor ...

A national two-minute silence will be held to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the government has announced. UK Government ...

Have you discovered the hidden gems of Huntingdon? Inside the Commemoration Hall on Huntingdon High Street is a small Visitors ...

Huntingdonshire District Council today unveils its plans for The Huntingdonshire Small Electrical Recycling Initiative which will install 11 new pink ...

With the Spring Equinox behind us, Spring has officially started! If there are weed seedlings, the soil is warm enough ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is pleased to announce the return of community grants through the Huntingdonshire Futures Place Strategy. Starting Monday ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has awarded a total of £257,376.60 to rural community groups. The Net Zero Villages initiative encourages ...

To mark five years since the first Covid lockdown, Huntingdon Town Council and Huntingdon All Saints Church are inviting residents ...

Huntingdonshire District Council’s (HDC) 2025/2026 budget was presented at a meeting of the Full Council on Wednesday 26 February and ...

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day is being celebrated on 4th March this year.  It marks the beginning of ...

The 2025 Huntingdon Eco Fair was held at the Coneygear Centre on 22nd Februrary. The huge success of the event ...

Plans for the redevelopment of The Old Falcon in St Neots were supported at a meeting of Huntingdonshire District Council’s ...

Huntingdon’s popular Eco Fair is back for 2025 with a fresh new venue and an earlier date in the year! ...

St Neots Museum is collaborating with local Scouting groups for an exhibition showcasing the long  history of Scouts in St ...

I am rethinking plans for the garden. This year I intend to use perennials rather than bedding plants in pots ...

 Following the success of last year’s inaugural talk, Huntingdon Town Council will be holding another event as part of International ...

On 30 January, a tree planting event at Priory Park, St Neots, marked progress in Huntingdonshire District Council’s (HDC) efforts ...

Are you, or have you ever been, a fan of Bridget Jones’s diary? Well did you know that HCR 104fm ...

Paul Fellows FRAS, a contributor to HCR104fm‘s Sky Tonight astronomy show, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in ...

As 2024 draws to a close, HCR104fm celebrates another successful year of connecting, entertaining, and informing our listeners. This year ...

From the pen of our Managing Director:- As 2024 draws to a close, HCR104fm celebrates another successful year of connecting, ...

The Christian churches in and around Huntingdon want to welcome you to their services over this Christmas period.   There's something ...

The days are shorter and colder now, but we can keep busy with gardening tasks, protecting tender plants from frost, by covering or ...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from HCR104fm!  As we wrap up another fantastic year at HCR104fm, we send our ...

The St Neots Town Council is so excited to announce the successful acquisition of the former Oast Lounge Building, and ...

Huntingdon Christmas Market and Christmas Lights Switch On was a huge success.  The Town was decked out with magical festive ...

Holt Island’s volunteers were praised by the judges when they visited as part of the town’s winning entry into this ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas  …… The Huntingdon Christmas Market and Lights Switch on is happening on ...

A Cambridgeshire-made web series that has just been honoured with an award in Spain will screen in St Ives later ...

Remembrance Sunday is the day traditionally put aside to remember all those who have given their lives for the freedom ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is excited to announce the next phase of the "Biodiversity for All" programme, which will see major ...

Did you chant this rhyme as a child? Remember, remember The fifth of November Gunpowder, Treason and Plot I see ...

Again this year from 4 to 6pm on October 31, a Halloween Town Trail will be organised through Huntingdon town ...

Did you catch the Over to You programme on 14th October?  Bill Hensley chatted with the Chairman and Secretary of ...

Huntingdonshire District Council is pleased to announce the successful delivery of three new information boards in Tilbrook, funded through the ...

Enjoying the warmth of September days, but aware of the nip in the air in the morning and evening, I ...

A rare opportunity to see one of only two provenanced pocket watches that belonged to Oliver Cromwell, a beautiful and ...

Huntingdon will pay tribute to its fallen officers during a special memorial service at All Saints’ Church on Sunday, 6th ...

Huntingdon District Council are seeking your views on some of the current issues which they, as our district council, are ...

Huntingdon in Bloom continued its winning streak on Friday 6th September 2024, when it was announced as the Anglia in ...

The National Garden Scheme will open applications for its Community Garden Grants programme for seven weeks from Monday 9th September ...

It was back in 2011 that the voluntary committee of Festival Events St Ives (FESt) first had the idea to ...

As part of the national Heritage Open Days Festival, Huntingdon Town Council is hosting a series of special events this ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is pleased to share updates on The Old Falcon redevelopment in St Neots. Residents are invited ...

On a wonderfully warm but not over hot day in August, the Huntingdon Carnival weekend took place again at the ...

As we approach August, usually one of the hottest months of the year, will watering remain essential? Certainly for pots and containers ...

We are so priviledged to live beside one of the most beautiful waterways in Britain - The Ouse. Therefore we ...

Four Huntingdonshire Parks have been award Green Flag status  Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is proud to announce that St Neots ...

Huntingdon Community Radio's Isabel Cooke, pictured here with Shakepeare at the George's 'Hamlet' director, Lynne Livingstone, was at the first ...

Challenge 2024 theme is Marvellous Makers. Developed by The Reading Agency and Create, a leading charity bringing the creative arts to ...

Huntingdon Town Council, in collaboration with BID Huntingdon First, are proud to present a new speaker system in the town ...

The Huntingdonshire History Festival has unveiled its programme for 2023, with all sorts of exciting  events taking place across the ...

At ll o'clock, in Huntingdon's Market Square a silence fell over the assembled company of council members and residents as ...

Huntingdon In Bloom, in collaboration with local community groups, proudly presented the town's captivating 3D floral displays during its highly ...

We are coming to the hottest months of the year, when we can sit out and enjoy the garden, with ...

Huntingdon Town Council will be marking the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings with a series of events across the ...

Godmanchester Community Plant Nursery is taking part the National Great Big Green Week which is a national festival of fun, ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is proud to announce that His Majesty King Charles III is to become the ...

Huntingdonshire District Council is pleased to announce that local organisations can now apply for grants of up to £2,500 for ...

Huntingdon’s Visitors Centre – Discover Huntingdon. Have you discovered this “hidden gem” within the Commemoration Hall in Huntingdon’s High Street ...

Huntingdonshire District Council recently asked for ideas from residents on how to redevelop a couple of children’s play areas with ...

On Thursday 2nd May 2024, at the Annual Meeting of Huntingdon Town Council, Cllr Karl Brockett was elected as Mayor ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has teamed up with Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire Fire to conduct a trial using hydrotreated vegetable ...

The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon is home to the world’s best collection of artefacts relating to one of British history’s ...

April and May garden notes. A friend asked recently if I do everything I list in these notes. They cover ...

The Wild About Huntingdon Festival is set for September 2024, and if you're wondering how to get involved, here's everything ...

Huntingdon Community Radio (HCR104fm) is launching a marathon broadcast on Friday, 29th March with a one-off special in a bid ...

On Thursday 29th February 2024, Huntingdon Town Council held an Extra Ordinary meeting of the Town Council, where the financial ...

Huntingdon Town Council are excited to welcome you to an inspiring event celebrating women in local government, as part of ...

Huntingdonshire District Council’s (HDC) 2024/2025 budget was presented at a meeting of the Full Council on Wednesday 21 February and ...

Win a front row family ticket for 4 people to see the Melodramatics pantomime, “Pinocchio” at the Buckden Village Hall ...

The Coneygear Community Garden is welcoming residents to celebrate friendship as 2000 snowdrop bulbs are planted across Coneygear Park by ...

Huntingdon Market Square was filled with cheers as local schools, community groups and town centre businesses braved the rain to ...

The Annual Meeting of the town of Huntingdon will take place in the Town Hall, Market Hill, Huntingdon, on Thursday ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is pleased to announce that the Shop Front Grant Scheme is being extended to St Neots ...

After a cold start to the year, which I spent ‘gardening’ from indoors, looking through the window and not walking ...

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. We promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day ...

The Riverport Café has been closed for some months while roof repairs were completed on the Corn Exchange, St Ives ...

Huntingdon Town Council are pleased to invite residents to the unveiling of a new interpretation board in Priory Road Cemetery ...

Every year, Huntingdon Town Council celebrates Pancake Day traditions with a morning full of free pancake fun! We will be ...

Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is pleased to announce the selection of Huntingdon Town Council as the first-ever recipient of a ...

The Corn Exchange’s new roof is almost complete and the management team now face the serious challenge to fully re-open ...

The Godmanchester Town Council is delighted to announce the return of a lightshow which many of you may remember from ...

December and January are a time for reflection and planning. What worked well in the last year, what failed, what ...