Posts Tagged ‘ Fenland ’

Wisbech dancers help England pick up historic gold at European Championships

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June 19, 2013

YOUNG street dancers from Fenland have helped England win gold in Amsterdam.
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Council delivers a restrained but emphatic denial of profligacy in the case of £205 golf spend

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June 18, 2013

COUNCIL chiefs believe a Channel 4 programme depicting Fenland as a perks driven local authority are well wide of the mark.
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Apprenticeships are up for grabs at a Wisbech firm.

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June 17, 2013

ENGINEERING apprenticeship opportunities are opening for young people in Fenland with the news that a food and drink group is creating 18 new roles in the next three years.
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Fenland artist Louise wins patchings competition at exhibition by The Artist and Leisure Painter

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June 17, 2013

FENLAND artist Louise Stebbing has won her fourth prize in a patchings competition run by The Artist and Leisure Painter magazines.
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Deputy chief constable, father of three from Fenland and cricketer from East Cambs honoured by The Queen

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June 15, 2013

THE deputy chief constable of Cambridgeshire, a father of three from March and a cricket stalwart from East Cambs are among those recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list today.
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More parts of Fenland in line for superfast broadband

Parts of Fenland are among the areas set to be first in line to benefit from the expansion of superfast broadband across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough over the next 18 months.
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Fenland’s karting stars enjoy stellar weekend

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June 4, 2013

FENLAND’S kart racing stars enjoyed an exceptional race meeting at Scott’s Field, Christchurch.
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From plate to gate – Open Farm Sunday teaches visitors about where our food comes from

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May 30, 2013

FARMS across Fenland are opening their gates to visitors as part of a national weekend of events to celebrate British farming.
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One motorcyclist dies and a second lucky to be alive after separate accidents within 24 hours on Fenland roads

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May 26, 2013

ONE motorcyclist died on a Fenland road last night and a second motorcyclist is lucky to be alive after crashing into a water filled ditch today.
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Firefighters confront three fires on same day

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May 23, 2013

FIREFIGHTERS tackled three Fenland fires on Tuesday.
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Fenland council leader Alan Melton has hit back at claims the authority is doing little or nothing to improve derelict and dilapidated buildings across the district.
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Two Fenland among those jailed for “cynical and violent” robbery which left elderly victims traumatised

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May 17, 2013

FOUR men – including two from Fenland- have been jailed for a total of 54 years for an armed robbery.
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Parents of truant students at two Fenland academies prosecuted

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May 15, 2013

FINES have been dished out to parents of truant students at two Fenland acadmies.
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GALLERY: Three Fenland boxers dominate their opponents at Peterborough Arena

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May 13, 2013

THREE Fenland fighters shone in Peterborough on Saturday night.
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Ditched school outfitter Dobson’s Work and Leisurewear in March announces its closure

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May 10, 2013

ONE of the oldest shops in March has announced its closure - blaming a decision of two Fenland schools to ditch them as uniform suppliers, in favour of internet companies.
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JAILED: Former school cook from Fenland who had 17,000 indecent images of children on computer

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May 10, 2013

A FORMER school cook who had nearly 22,000 indecent images of children on his computer has been jailed for 12 months.
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VIDEO: Lucky escape for pilot as paramotor crashes into power cables over Fenland in freak accident

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May 9, 2013

A PILOT escaped serious injury when his paramotor crashed into power lines in a freak accident over Fenland skies.
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The rag, tag and bobtail phenomenon that is UKIP demolishes much in its path swallowing up swathes of Fenland

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May 4, 2013

IF defeated candidates appeared shocked at losing their seats that was nothing compared to the disbelief of UKIP officials who barely knew the names never mind the faces of some newly elected councillors.
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VIDEO: Caught on camera Fen Blow at Chatteris whilst farmers across Fens forced to count the cost

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April 28, 2013

FEN blow has caused considerable loss and damage to crops across part of Fenland and west Norfolk.
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Fenland Tories suspend leading member

A leading Tory councillor has been suspended from the party’s group on Fenland Council after a meeting last night (Thursday).
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WISBECH: Council and police evict travellers from site

A four-year battle between travellers and Fenland council came to a dramatic end this morning (Wednesday) as contractors moved in to clear the site.
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