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Town’s air quality management areas revoked

Town’s air quality management areas revoked

Town’s air quality management areas revoked

Councillors have agreed to revoke two air quality management areas in Wisbech, but have insisted the impact of the new incinerator will be monitored.


Food waste collection plans for Fenland set to cost £1million in government funding

Food waste collection plans for Fenland set to cost £1million in government funding

Food waste collection plans for Fenland set to cost £1million in government funding

Fenland District Council has agreed to spend at least £1,061,991 on implementing a new weekly food waste collection.


Lease with peppercorn rent best safeguard for park

Lease with peppercorn rent best safeguard for park

Lease with peppercorn rent best safeguard for park

Councillors are looking to safeguard the long-term future of a town recreation ground to prevent it from being sold-off for housing.


‘Selfish and inconsiderate’: Witnesses sought after asbestos sheets illegally dumped on village road

‘Selfish and inconsiderate’: Witnesses sought after asbestos sheets illegally dumped on village road

‘Selfish and inconsiderate’: Witnesses sought after asbestos sheets illegally dumped on village road

An investigation has been launched after a trailer of corrugated asbestos sheeting and other items were illegally dumped on a village road.


Fly-tipping hotspot cleared of lorry loads of waste

Fly-tipping hotspot cleared of lorry loads of waste

Fly-tipping hotspot cleared of lorry loads of waste

A fly-tipping hot spot has been cleared of the equivalent of around one-and-a-half bin lorries full of dumped waste including furniture.


Convicted waste offender fined nearly £300,000 after investigation found undeclared assets

Convicted waste offender fined nearly £300,000 after investigation found undeclared assets

Convicted waste offender fined nearly £300,000 after investigation found undeclared assets

A convicted waste offender has been ordered to pay nearly £300,000 on top of his fine after the Environment Agency found he had undeclared assets.


‘A potential pollution incident is the last thing these birds need in The Wash’

‘A potential pollution incident is the last thing these birds need in The Wash’

‘A potential pollution incident is the last thing these birds need in The Wash’

Experts are waiting to see if the collision of two tankers in the North Sea will affect an internationally important wetland.


Have your say on ambitious country park project

Have your say on ambitious country park project

Have your say on ambitious country park project

A town park is set for a major facelift and people can have their say on what facilities they would like added.


Maze, play tunnel, and bug hotel are all hopes for town pocket park

Maze, play tunnel, and bug hotel are all hopes for town pocket park

Maze, play tunnel, and bug hotel are all hopes for town pocket park

Exciting changes to the Little Acre Pocket Park were unveiled at Chatteris Town Council on Tuesday night.


MP urges “act now” amid fears an Environment Permit could aid incinerator

MP urges “act now” amid fears an Environment Permit could aid incinerator

MP urges “act now” amid fears an Environment Permit could aid incinerator

MP Steve Barclay has raised fears an Environmental Permit applied for by the Port of Wisbech could be used to feed waste to the town’s incinerator.


Planning applications lodged this week in Fenland

Planning applications lodged this week in Fenland

Planning applications lodged this week in Fenland

The following planning applications have been submitted to Fenland District, West Norfolk, and South Holland District Councils.


Firm commences preparatory construction works for incinerator project

Firm commences preparatory construction works for incinerator project

Firm commences preparatory construction works for incinerator project

Building of an incinerator in Fenland is underway with the German-based company behind the burner announcing a Swiss firm as the main contractor.


Work begins at Green Skills Academy at Fenland site

Work begins at Green Skills Academy at Fenland site

Work begins at Green Skills Academy at Fenland site

Construction has officially begun on the new Green Skills Academy at the College of West Anglia’s (CWA) Wisbech campus.


Teacher is doing his bit for the environment and raising awareness of the dangers of Nitrous Oxide

Teacher is doing his bit for the environment and raising awareness of the dangers of Nitrous Oxide

Teacher is doing his bit for the environment and raising awareness of the dangers of Nitrous Oxide

A retired teacher has been doing his bit for the environment and road safety collecting discarded nitrous oxide canisters littering our verges.


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