The former Wimbledon and Bolton Wanderers striker - who has one season remaining on his County contract - was linked with the vacant Peterborough job when Mark Cooper was sacked.

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The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) said the county council's plans for Ely needed to be reconsidered.

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Suffolk County Council's cabinet meets next Tuesday, while the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority's next meeting is on 24 May.

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