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Next phase of £27m Ouse Washes work set to start

Two public information days will update residents on the work that is to be carried out.

Anglian Water to share resources with the local farmers

Water company to share millions of litres of water with local farmers to protect crop yields.

Drop in visitors and cash constraints blamed for cut to number of RSPB hides at local beauty spot

The number of bird watching hides along the Middle Level barrier bank at Welches Dam in Manea is to be cut.

Overflowing skips, discarded toilets and burnt plastic found in one-day sting

The largest one-day sting ever carried out by the Environment Agency and HM Revenue & Customs found illegal activity on 27 sites across four counties.

Grant programme planned to tidy up derelict Fenland sites

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 waging a one woman war on plastic use in local supermarkets.

Outwell litter pickers in real-life Game of Thrones

Villagers cleared rubbish from land around the canal

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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Bugs have a comfortable life in Wisbech thanks to Peter Freeman

Next phase of £27m Ouse Washes work set to start

Next phase of £27m Ouse Washes work set to start

Anglian Water to share resources with the local farmers

Anglian Water to share resources with the local farmers

Drop in visitors and cash constraints blamed for cut to number of RSPB hides at local beauty spot

Drop in visitors and cash constraints blamed for cut to number of RSPB hides at local beauty spot

Overflowing skips, discarded toilets and burnt plastic found in one-day sting

Overflowing skips, discarded toilets and burnt plastic found in one-day sting

Grant programme planned to tidy up derelict Fenland sites

Grant programme planned to tidy up derelict Fenland sites

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

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

Outwell litter pickers in real-life Game of Thrones

Outwell litter pickers in real-life Game of Thrones

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

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'

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

Revealed: how many deaths air pollution causes in Cambridgeshire

Revealed: how many deaths air pollution causes in Cambridgeshire

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

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

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

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

Students join Fenland’s litter heroes

Students join Fenland’s litter heroes

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

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