Chatteris grandmother wins the Great Wall of China marathon for her age group

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May 24, 2013

A GRANDMOTHER is celebrating after winning the gruelling Great Wall of China Marathon for her age group.
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Jobs go as Co-op says Iceland won’t be opening for a while

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May 24, 2013

JOBS are hanging in the balance for more than 30 people with the news that the March Co-op will remain empty before being taken over by Iceland.
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Man in hospital after Crowland crash

Friday, 12.40pm: A motorist has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash near Crowland, in Lincolnshire, this morning (May 24).
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Appeal for return of gypsy caravan

Thieves cut through a hedge and crossed farmers fields to steal an ornate gypsy caravan from outside a home in Gorefiled.
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Big fun for A Local Wish

This weekend sees a major fundraising event in aid of Fenland-based charity A Local Wish.
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Charity cheque

Staff and pupils at Wisbech Grammar School’s Magdalene House have raised an impressive £1,066 for a cancer charity as a thank-you for the care they have given to teaching assistant Linda Field.
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Wisbech men jailed for stealing thousands of pounds of cigarettes in shop raids

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May 24, 2013

A GANG responsible for stealing thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes in night time shop raids using a stolen car have been given jailed.
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Teen’s car seized in Spalding over suspected anti-social driving

Friday, 12.15pm: Police have seized a car from a 19-year-old suspected of driving in an anti-social manner in Spalding.
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Bringing stories to life

Stories came to life in the picturesque surroundings of St Peter’s Church Gardens, Wisbech, on Wednesday.
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Air ambulance night flights take off

The East Anglian Air Ambulance is given the all clear to fly to emergencies during the hours of darkness.
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Peterborough car fire ruled accidental

Friday, 11.55am: A car fire in Peterborough yesterday evening (May 23) has been ruled as accidental.
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Ferrari museum designers are picked to design a new visitor centre in the Fens

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May 24, 2013

A BLUE chip firm which designed the Ferrari Museum in Italy are among the winning team of a competition to design a new £5m visitor centre planned for the Fens.
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March and Chatteris students given valuable career advice at employability day

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May 24, 2013

MORE than 50 Neale-Wade Academy and Cromwell Community College Year 10 students learnt about how to give themselves the best chance of finding a job at an employability day at The Boathouse in Wisbech.
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Lord and Labour MP visit Coldham farm

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May 24, 2013

A COLDHAM farm welcomed a Lord and a Labour MP for a fact-finding visit.
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VIDEO: Books transformed into sculptures

A bookshop owner who turned books into works of art is set to have his work featured in an exhibition.
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Air ambulance gets green light to tackle night-time medical emergencies

The life-saving air ambulance service that covers Peterborough has been given the all clear to fly night-time operations.
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University in river pollution probe

The Environment Agency takes Cambridge University to court, accusing it of twice polluting a stretch of a city river.
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VIDEO: March printing company’s ‘It’s a Knockout’ van makeover

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May 24, 2013

A MARCH printing company has filmed a short video of it giving a plain white van a colourful makeover.
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Six geese eggs have gone missing from March riverbank

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May 24, 2013

SIX geese eggs, which were saved from being accidentally destroyed by a council grass cutting team, have disappeared from the riverbank in March.
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Nature of shoplifting changing in Cambridgeshire

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May 24, 2013

CAMBRIDGESHIRE’S shoplifters are more likely to steal cheese and bread than high value goods, a Fenland Police Chief said.
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Families follow the tracks to find the Gruffalo at the St Ives Book Jam

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May 24, 2013

A BLACK tongue, fiery eyes and purple prickles attracted children and their families to the St Ives Book Jam on Saturday where the Gruffalo made a guest appearance at the free book festival for youngsters.
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