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Grant programme planned to tidy up derelict Fenland sites

Grant programme planned to tidy up derelict Fenland sites

Grant programme planned to tidy up derelict Fenland sites

16 May 2019

Officials say they want more groups to come forward and apply for support


A Fenland grandmother is fighting plastic waste one bag at a time

A Fenland grandmother is fighting plastic waste one bag at a time

A Fenland grandmother is fighting plastic waste one bag at a time

24 April 2019

A Fenland grandmother is waging a one woman war on plastic use in local supermarkets.


Volunteers take pride in Newton in the Isle's streets with a clean-up

Volunteers take pride in Newton in the Isle's streets with a clean-up

Volunteers take pride in Newton in the Isle's streets with a clean-up

15 April 2019

Volunteers of the Newton Street Pride Group carried out their Spring Clean Litter Pick and collected a total of 28 full bags of rubbish on Thursday.


Government move to bring back free garden waste collection to area's like Fenland must be 'fully funded'

Government move to bring back free garden waste collection to area's like Fenland must be 'fully funded'

Government move to bring back free garden waste collection to area's like Fenland must be 'fully funded'

03 April 2019

Fenland District Council is among the two-thirds of councils who charge for garden waste collections, new analysis shows.


Dumped asbestos costs Fenland tax payers over £3,000 to be cleared from a river bank

Dumped asbestos costs Fenland tax payers over £3,000 to be cleared from a river bank

Dumped asbestos costs Fenland tax payers over £3,000 to be cleared from a river bank

28 March 2019

Specialist contractors were out first thing this today clearing more than dozen bags of building waste including asbestos dumped on a river bank.


Revealed: how many deaths air pollution causes in Cambridgeshire

Revealed: how many deaths air pollution causes in Cambridgeshire

Revealed: how many deaths air pollution causes in Cambridgeshire

19 March 2019

Air pollution causes five in every 100 deaths of people aged 30 and over in Cambridgeshire, data reveals.


Wisbech couple left shaken after 40 bags of rubbish are dumped on their driveway

Wisbech couple left shaken after 40 bags of rubbish are dumped on their driveway

Wisbech couple left shaken after 40 bags of rubbish are dumped on their driveway

11 March 2019

A pensioner couple who had over 40 bags of rubbish dumped on their driveway are threatening to sell their dream retirement home after years of hassle.


The end of ‘Dry January' but no top-up in sight for region's water supplie

The end of ‘Dry January' but no top-up in sight for region's water supplie

The end of ‘Dry January' but no top-up in sight for region's water supplie

24 January 2019

It's not just the region's wine glasses that have been dry this January; as the East of England receives below average rainfall so far this winter.


Fenland District Council produces new guide to help owners of older buildings

Fenland District Council produces new guide to help owners of older buildings

Fenland District Council produces new guide to help owners of older buildings

21 January 2019

A free and practical guide has been launched to help owners of historic properties to maintain their buildings and preserve them for years to come.


Students join Fenland’s litter heroes

Students join Fenland’s litter heroes

Students join Fenland’s litter heroes

27 December 2018

Students from Wisbech’s College of West Anglia are putting pride in their community after becoming Fenland’s latest volunteer recruits.


Uniformed services students from College of West Anglia go green for Norfolk beach clean

Uniformed services students from College of West Anglia go green for Norfolk beach clean

Uniformed services students from College of West Anglia go green for Norfolk beach clean

27 December 2018

Wisbech and King’s Lynn Uniformed Services students braved the cold in a mission to clean two of Norfolk’s beaches.


College of West Anglia students go green for Norfolk beach clean

College of West Anglia students go green for Norfolk beach clean

College of West Anglia students go green for Norfolk beach clean

20 December 2018

Wisbech and King's Lynn Uniformed Services students braved the cold in a mission to clean two of Norfolk’s beaches.


Gutters in shops along Wisbech High Street set for annual clear out

Gutters in shops along Wisbech High Street set for annual clear out

Gutters in shops along Wisbech High Street set for annual clear out

19 November 2018

Work to help maintain historic buildings in Wisbech High Street gets under-way this week when the second annual Gutter Clean event is held.


Fenland campaigner welcomes training plan on knotweed problem

Fenland campaigner welcomes training plan on knotweed problem

Fenland campaigner welcomes training plan on knotweed problem

30 October 2018

At last! That was the conclusion of ardent campaigner Alan Lay who has spent the past three years battling to get action on Japanese Knotweed.


Developer Canon Kirk have submitted a renewed application to change 'scrub land' north of Gaul Road into a riverside walk at West End Park in March

Developer Canon Kirk have submitted a renewed application to change 'scrub land' north of Gaul Road into a riverside walk at West End Park in March

Developer Canon Kirk have submitted a renewed application to change 'scrub land' north of Gaul Road into a riverside walk at West End Park in March

03 August 2018

Plans for an extension to West End Park in March have been submitted by developer Canon Kirk Ltd.


Fenland school pupils get recycling competition properly sorted

Fenland school pupils get recycling competition properly sorted

Fenland school pupils get recycling competition properly sorted

27 July 2018

More than 5,600 pupils have learned how to recycle as part of a district-wide initiative to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.


Workshop will talk about how to look after your old or listed property in the Wisbech area

Workshop will talk about how to look after your old or listed property in the Wisbech area

Workshop will talk about how to look after your old or listed property in the Wisbech area

26 July 2018

Do you own live in or work with an old or listed property in Wisbech or the surrounding area?


Chance to have your say on changes to Wisbech Market Place enhancement scheme suggested by Highways which will see the area pedestrianised

Chance to have your say on changes to Wisbech Market Place enhancement scheme suggested by Highways which will see the area pedestrianised

Chance to have your say on changes to Wisbech Market Place enhancement scheme suggested by Highways which will see the area pedestrianised

19 July 2018

Residents are being asked what they think of changes to Wisbech Market Place/town centre scheme which would see it largely pedestrianised.


Wisbech goes for gold as BBC film projects for the town's Anglia in Bloom bid

Wisbech goes for gold as BBC film projects for the town's Anglia in Bloom bid

Wisbech goes for gold as BBC film projects for the town's Anglia in Bloom bid

14 July 2018

Volunteers across Wisbech have been busy preparing for this year’s Anglia in Bloom judging - and all their hardwork has been captured on camera.


Fenland residents told: 'No hosepipe ban, but please save water where you can'

Fenland residents told: 'No hosepipe ban, but please save water where you can'

Fenland residents told: 'No hosepipe ban, but please save water where you can'

01 July 2018

Supplies are 'healthy', despite heatwave, says Anglian Water


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