Farmer and presenter Adam Henson wowed the audience of 275 when he was the guest speaker at the invitation of the Isle of Ely Federation Board of Trustees of the WI.

MP Steve Barclay has welcomed the announcement of a major funding package worth £345,162 to boost frontline welfare advice services for Fenland residents.

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March sisters Gladys and Freda Harwin have been honoured with a prestigious Girlguiding Cambridgeshire East Lily Award for their dedication to Girlguiding since they joined the Brownies aged seven.

The 52,200 tax credits claimants in Cambridgeshire are being warned by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the run-up to the renewal deadline about scam or “phishing” emails sent out by fraudsters.

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Residents in the Walpoles have been reassured there is provision for them to get to Wisbech after a Norfolk Green bus service was cancelled.

A snail race night held at Leverington Sports and Social Club raised £600 for the Macmillan and Hudson Palliative Care Unit in Wisbech.

Fenland MP Steve Barclay held high level ministerial discussions with Housing Minister Mark Prisk to discuss how the Government can support his campaign for a clampdown on overcrowded housing and unscrupulous landlords.

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An Upwell couple are due to set off tomorrow (Thursday) on a 1,000 mile car challenge to Barcelona and hope to raise over £3,000 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.

Children are being moved too many times between foster families because of the need for more foster carers across the UK, the Fostering Network has warned with the publication of new survey results.

Wisbech Round Table have chosen their six budding Rose Queens from all the entries submitted to the Citizen.

The organisers of this year’s Wisbech Rose Fair parade are hoping to make the 50th year of the event the noisiest.

The county sports partnership for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, LIVING SPORT, has over £100,000 available to provide funding support for organisations to help capture young people and adults who were inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games one year on.

Fenland MP Steve Barclay is backing a campaign by residents calling for a late train service from Cambridge to March and an improved service to Stansted airport at weekends.

Fenland District Council is backing this year’s “Love Your Local Market” campaign, taking place across the country over the next two weeks (May 15-29).

Five teams pitted their wits against each other in the Age UK Cambridgeshire annual Fenland Trophy Quiz on Wednesday at March Library.

Tribute has been paid to local businesswoman, Wendy Ward, who died on April 22 after a courageous battle against cancer.

Michelle Mansfield, a highly motivated self advocate with learning disabilities, has set up a ‘drop-in’ session for other adults with learning disabilities in the Fens.

Cambridgeshire Trading Standards team is promoting Scam Awareness this month, in partnership with the Citizens Advice Bureau and Think Jessica, to encourage people to think twice when opening their post, door or e-mails to potential scammers.

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Community Navigators is being launched at Wisbech next month.

Residents in Chatteris and Manea can help police crackdown on speeding drivers.

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