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Pay parking in Fenland towns would pay for traffic wardens and alleviate problems

Pay parking in Fenland towns would pay for traffic wardens and alleviate problems

A Fenland Citizen letter writer has called for the introduction of pay parking and traffic wardens in our towns.

My birth experience was far from our plan - but meeting our baby was incredible

My birth experience was far from our plan - but meeting our baby was incredible

My birth experience was far from our plan - but meeting our baby was incredible

In her first column, Rebekah Chilvers talks through her birth experience. There may be details that some people find upsetting.

Staff at RSPCA Centre looking to rehome guinea pig pair

Staff at RSPCA Centre looking to rehome guinea pig pair

Staff at RSPCA Centre looking to rehome guinea pig pair

RSPCA staff are looking to rehome a pair of bonded guinea pigs.

Road is now too narrow, says reader

Road is now too narrow, says reader

Road is now too narrow, says reader

A reader has vented his frustration about a major road redevelopment.

Can you rehome sweet Melody?

Can you rehome sweet Melody?

Can you rehome sweet Melody?

In our new Paws For Thought column we search for a home for sweet Melody.

What it’s like to stay the night at historic lighthouse

What it’s like to stay the night at historic lighthouse

What it’s like to stay the night at historic lighthouse

What is it like to stay the night at the historic Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse? Kate Chapman went along to find out…

Your letters on politics, remembrance and the NHS

Your letters on politics, remembrance and the NHS

Your letters on politics, remembrance and the NHS

Here are the letters from the June 19 edition of the Fenland Citizen.

Your letters on traffic, the General Election and immigration

Your letters on traffic, the General Election and immigration

Your letters on traffic, the General Election and immigration

Here are the latest Fenland Citizen letters.

The UK’s universities are in crisis – but does the degree still hold value?

The UK’s universities are in crisis – but does the degree still hold value?

The UK’s universities are in crisis – but does the degree still hold value?

In her monthly All About Eve column, Eve Tawfick discusses university education.

Your letters on ‘dead’ town centre and ‘taxing the rich’ the fund the NHS

Your letters on ‘dead’ town centre and ‘taxing the rich’ the fund the NHS

Your letters on ‘dead’ town centre and ‘taxing the rich’ the fund the NHS

Here are the latest Fenland Citizen reader letters…

Examining the fluidity of today’s language means I’ll never look at Pikachu the same

Examining the fluidity of today’s language means I’ll never look at Pikachu the same

Examining the fluidity of today’s language means I’ll never look at Pikachu the same

In her monthly All About Eve column, Eve Tawfick looks at the fluidity of today’s language.

Childhood classic resonates with real life

Childhood classic resonates with real life

Childhood classic resonates with real life

In her monthly column, journalist Eve Tawfick discusses how children's literature can reflect modern life.

Opinion: Special needs children are not naughty, and it is not “something in the water” that is causing numbers to rise

Opinion: Special needs children are not naughty, and it is not “something in the water” that is causing numbers to rise

Opinion: Special needs children are not naughty, and it is not “something in the water” that is causing numbers to rise

Three councillors have been forced to apologise after comments made about children with special needs during a meeting that was being streamed.

Opinion: Hospital parking charges are taxing the sick, and poor George

Opinion: Hospital parking charges are taxing the sick, and poor George

Opinion: Hospital parking charges are taxing the sick, and poor George

Paying to park at our hospitals is to my mind downright wrong – or at least paying the extortionate fees they want us to pay.

Opinion: Flytipping, buses and, an Oscar nomination too

Opinion: Flytipping, buses and, an Oscar nomination too

Opinion: Flytipping, buses and, an Oscar nomination too

Fly-tipping – it’s a blight on our countryside and is utterly unnecessary.

Opinion: How can we criticise GPs when we fail to do our part – and is the newly proposed weed-spraying policy really the best idea?

Opinion: How can we criticise GPs when we fail to do our part – and is the newly proposed weed-spraying policy really the best idea?

Opinion: How can we criticise GPs when we fail to do our part – and is the newly proposed weed-spraying policy really the best idea?

Shocking figures published by one local GP practice showed how many appointments were missed in December – 434 to be precise.

‘The decades under which home ownership grew won’t be repeated, so what now for our children?‘

‘The decades under which home ownership grew won’t be repeated, so what now for our children?‘

‘The decades under which home ownership grew won’t be repeated, so what now for our children?‘

The last time homes were this unaffordable was 1876, says our columnist, who asks ‘what now’ for the younger generations?

Opinion: Animal cruelty, the Post Office scandal and a Rose Queen dilemma

Opinion: Animal cruelty, the Post Office scandal and a Rose Queen dilemma

Opinion: Animal cruelty, the Post Office scandal and a Rose Queen dilemma

Once again animal cruelty has been making headlines.

Opinion: Let’s hope stormy start is not an omen for the year ahead...

Opinion: Let’s hope stormy start is not an omen for the year ahead...

Opinion: Let’s hope stormy start is not an omen for the year ahead...

Well Christmas is now an almost distant memory and 2024 has blustered its way in with heavy rain and stormy weather.

Opinion: Stop ignoring Welney’s warning signs and Fenland give solid no to ‘compulsory’ veganism

Opinion: Stop ignoring Welney’s warning signs and Fenland give solid no to ‘compulsory’ veganism

Opinion: Stop ignoring Welney’s warning signs and Fenland give solid no to ‘compulsory’ veganism

Drivers have been risking themselves and their vehicles by driving through the flood water across Welney Wash.

Opinion: Child cruelty figures are abhorrent, while news one in five men change their underwear just once a week is shocking

Opinion: Child cruelty figures are abhorrent, while news one in five men change their underwear just once a week is shocking

Opinion: Child cruelty figures are abhorrent, while news one in five men change their underwear just once a week is shocking

Shocking figures out this week from the children’s charity NSPCC showed a horrifying increase in the number of child cruelty offences in our county.

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