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Barton Annual Parish Meeting

This will take place at the Village Hall on Thursday 23rd April 2026 7pm for a 7:30 pm Start.

An open forum will conclude the meeting  which anyone present can ask questions or make comments (with priority given to questions tabled in advance with the Clerk of the Parish Council by 10.00am on 23rd April 2026 on gro.e1777297696galli1777297696vnotr1777297696ab@kr1777297696elc1777297696).

Refreshments will be available after the meeting.

Ian Minto

Barton Parish Clerk

A man from Cambridgeshire has lost more than £60,000, including his entire pension pot, after being targeted by an investment scam.

The fraudsters contacted the victim over the phone purporting to be from an investment management company and spoke to him about investments in crypto.

They encouraged the vulnerable man to download a banking app as part of the investments, and from there were able to take complete control of his finances.

They moved thousands of pounds out of his accounts and even managed to get access to his pension.

Officers are in touch with the victim and safeguarding measures are now in place.

Investment scams are on the rise. Don’t let your investment dreams turn into a nightmare…

💸 Do your research – criminals create fake platforms to imitate genuine investment sites. Search the company on the FCA Firm Checker and beware of poor design, spelling and grammar.

💸 Beware unsolicited approaches over the phone or on social media or dating platforms about day trading or crypto investment schemes.

💸 Beware of ‘early exit’ attempts to move communication from the original platform onto an encrypted platform, such as WhatsApp or Telegram.

💸 Beware of continuous pressure to make additional investments, and of messages being sent outside business hours.

💸 Be suspicious if you are advised to ignore warning messages from banks & crypto exchanges or being instructed not to tell anyone about a ‘special deal.’

If you think you’ve been a victim, report it to Report Fraud and to us immediately:

East West Rail – Spring Consultation 2026

EWR Co. has confirmed it will hold an eight-week public consultation from Tuesday 14 April to Tuesday 9 June 2026. This is expected to be the final route-wide consultation before a Development Consent Order is submitted in 2027.

This consultation will present the latest designs and information on East West Rail, offering communities along the route an opportunity to have their say on the latest plans and help shape the final design. More information regarding the consultation, including details of the consultation events, can be found on the EWR website: eastwestrail.co.uk/pr-east-west-rail-announces-details-of-last-route-wide-public-consultation

EWR Co. has also advised that correspondence will be sent to all newly affected landowners this week to inform them of the potential for compulsory acquisition, and to notify all landowners of the consultation launch date. If you know anyone who may be concerned or has questions about this process, please encourage them to contact the EWR Land & Property team by emailing ku.oc1777297696.liar1777297696tsewt1777297696sae@d1777297696nal1777297696 or calling 0330 838 7583.

Following officers’ review of the consultation material, the GCSP NSIP team will provide a briefing for parish councils and residents’ associations – the date is to be confirmed, and further details will follow. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact the NSIP team if you have any queries regarding the consultation or the EWR DCO more generally via gro.g1777297696ninna1777297696lpegd1777297696irbma1777297696creta1777297696erg@s1777297696pisn1777297696.

New law strengthens protection for livestock

From today a new legislation will come into force to better protect livestock and support farmers across the countryside.

The Dogs Protection of Livestock Amendment Act 2025 has now received Royal Assent, giving police stronger powers to deal with livestock worrying.

What is livestock worrying?
A dog does not need to bite or injure livestock for an offence to occur. Chasing, attacking, or even being loose among livestock can cause severe stress, injury, abortion in pregnant animals, or even death.

What’s changing?

The new law will:

• Increase the maximum penalty from £1,000 to an unlimited fine
• Extend offences to incidents on roads and public paths as well as fields
• Include llamas and alpacas within the definition of livestock
• Allow police to seize and detain dogs where there is a risk of further incidents
• Give officers powers to take forensic samples from dogs or livestock to support investigations
• Allow courts to order offenders to pay costs for seizing and keeping a dog

Our Rural Crime Action Team remain committed to protecting livestock, animal welfare, farmers’ livelihoods.

If livestock are worried or attacked, please report it to us. 

Read more about the law changes here.