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Grants on offer to help residents cut fuel costs and keep homes warm

Grants on offer to help residents cut fuel costs and keep homes warm

Grants on offer to help residents cut fuel costs and keep homes warm

13 February 2025

Fenland residents can now make their homes warmer and save on energy bills with grant funding.


Port looking for permission to store 75,000 tonnes of waste

Port looking for permission to store 75,000 tonnes of waste

Port looking for permission to store 75,000 tonnes of waste

08 February 2025

Consultation is currently running on an application by the Port of Wisbech for a bespoke permit to store up 75,000 tonnes of baled waste a year.


Council scores with new sporting facilities for village teams

Council scores with new sporting facilities for village teams

Council scores with new sporting facilities for village teams

03 February 2025

A Fenland village can look forward to having more space to play football following a decision to expand its playing field.


Wombles ‘gobsmacked’ after being asked not to litter pick laybys for two months after issue over bins

Wombles ‘gobsmacked’ after being asked not to litter pick laybys for two months after issue over bins

Wombles ‘gobsmacked’ after being asked not to litter pick laybys for two months after issue over bins

02 February 2025

Two volunteers who give up weekends to litter pick along the A17 say they are ‘gobsmacked’ after being told to stop looking after two major laybys.


Villagers welcome news that South Holland District Council has rejected asphalt plan

Villagers welcome news that South Holland District Council has rejected asphalt plan

Villagers welcome news that South Holland District Council has rejected asphalt plan

31 January 2025

Villagers have welcomed news that plans for an asphalt plant have been turned down.


Chancellor includes reservoir proposal in speech on ambitious plans for county

Chancellor includes reservoir proposal in speech on ambitious plans for county

Chancellor includes reservoir proposal in speech on ambitious plans for county

30 January 2025

The Fens Reservoir was mentioned as part of Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to deliver the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor announced yesterday.


Firm says no to incinerator site work

Firm says no to incinerator site work

Firm says no to incinerator site work

28 January 2025

A local contractor has called a halt to work on the proposed site for the Wisbech incinerator and has said they will do no more.


Increased charges for bulky rubbish collection could cause more countryside fly-tipping

Increased charges for bulky rubbish collection could cause more countryside fly-tipping

Increased charges for bulky rubbish collection could cause more countryside fly-tipping

21 January 2025

Plans to increase the cost of collecting bulky rubbish items could cause more countryside fly-tipping, councillors have said.


Asphalt plan refusal is a ‘victory for common sense’ say campaigners

Asphalt plan refusal is a ‘victory for common sense’ say campaigners

Asphalt plan refusal is a ‘victory for common sense’ say campaigners

19 January 2025

Villagers have welcomed news that plans for an asphalt plant have been turned down.


Plans for battery energy storage system at solar farm submitted

Plans for battery energy storage system at solar farm submitted

Plans for battery energy storage system at solar farm submitted

18 January 2025

Plans to site a battery energy storage system at a 118-hectare solar farm have been submitted.


Children gather for renewable energy conference

Children gather for renewable energy conference

Children gather for renewable energy conference

10 January 2025

Children from six schools in the Fenland area met for a conference focused on renewable energy and saving our planet.


Community orchard hopes scuppered’ by skate park plan says councillor

Community orchard hopes scuppered’ by skate park plan says councillor

Community orchard hopes scuppered’ by skate park plan says councillor

10 January 2025

Hopes of a community orchard for March have been “scuppered” by Fenland Council’s decision to build a skate park on the chosen site.


Environment Agency blasted for ‘inadequate and last minute response’ over pollution incident

Environment Agency blasted for ‘inadequate and last minute response’ over pollution incident

Environment Agency blasted for ‘inadequate and last minute response’ over pollution incident

01 January 2025

MP Steve Barclay has blasted the Environment Agency for its “inadequate, last-minute response” to his calls for answers over a pollution incident.


New incinerator rules could be good news for Fenland town says lead campaigner

New incinerator rules could be good news for Fenland town says lead campaigner

New incinerator rules could be good news for Fenland town says lead campaigner

30 December 2024

Campaigners fighting a mega-incinerator in Wisbech have tentatively welcomed new rules announced by the Government to limit new waste burners.


Water regulator responds to Anglian Water’s £11 billion proposed plan for East Anglia

Water regulator responds to Anglian Water’s £11 billion proposed plan for East Anglia

Water regulator responds to Anglian Water’s £11 billion proposed plan for East Anglia

26 December 2024

Anglian Water has received its Final Determination from the water industry regulator in response to its £11bn plan proposed for the next five years.


All swans belong to the king? Debunking common bird myths

All swans belong to the king? Debunking common bird myths

All swans belong to the king? Debunking common bird myths

25 December 2024

In the UK, we’re lucky to share our gardens and green spaces with a wide variety of birds. But how much do we really know about them?


Go cold turkey and bin the fat this Christmas

Go cold turkey and bin the fat this Christmas

Go cold turkey and bin the fat this Christmas

24 December 2024

Anglian Water is urging Christmas cooks not to let cooking waste escape down the plughole this festive season.


Over 40% of people in the East of England will set their goals for 2025 during a festive walk this Christmas

Over 40% of people in the East of England will set their goals for 2025 during a festive walk this Christmas

Over 40% of people in the East of England will set their goals for 2025 during a festive walk this Christmas

24 December 2024

It’s official: Boxing Day is still the most popular day for a walk during the festive period.


Path will be reopened despite fears it will trigger a wave of crime

Path will be reopened despite fears it will trigger a wave of crime

Path will be reopened despite fears it will trigger a wave of crime

23 December 2024

A landowner has failed to stop the reopening of a path, despite fears it will trigger a wave of crime caused by fly-tipping and trespassing bikers.


‘It’s still a huge application!’ Plans to convert 100 acres of agricultural land into a solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System

‘It’s still a huge application!’ Plans to convert 100 acres of agricultural land into a solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System

‘It’s still a huge application!’ Plans to convert 100 acres of agricultural land into a solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System

21 December 2024

A councillor is ready to listen to public concerns following an application to convert 100 acres of agricultural land into a solar farm .


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