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Opinion: It seems that the diaphanous film of charisma has been peeled away to reveal the man beneath

Opinion: It seems that the diaphanous film of charisma has been peeled away to reveal the man beneath

Opinion: It seems that the diaphanous film of charisma has been peeled away to reveal the man beneath

The early 2000s are oft characterised along the arch of a pencil-thin eyebrow, pop starlets in low-rise jeans, and risqué reality shows.


‘The phone ban is a distraction...the government has no idea how to fix the issues in schools today’

‘The phone ban is a distraction...the government has no idea how to fix the issues in schools today’

‘The phone ban is a distraction...the government has no idea how to fix the issues in schools today’

If the best schools policy Conservatives want to crow about is a phone ban that already exists, then education is in trouble, fears our columnist.


‘E-scooters are the answer to soaring car costs for young drivers’

‘E-scooters are the answer to soaring car costs for young drivers’

‘E-scooters are the answer to soaring car costs for young drivers’

With the cost to run a car now out of reach for many young people, our columnist argues now might be the time to fully embrace the e-scooter.


Opinion: Mayoral duty is an honour and should not be given on party lines

Opinion: Mayoral duty is an honour and should not be given on party lines

Opinion: Mayoral duty is an honour and should not be given on party lines

Being the mayor of your home town is an honour – that is a fact.


Opinion: Our health service is in dire straits and staff are on their knees

Opinion: Our health service is in dire straits and staff are on their knees

Opinion: Our health service is in dire straits and staff are on their knees

An incident this week involving my mother has highlighted the dire straits our local health service is in.


Opinion: Special school is great news, but let’s hope they have planned ahead – and then there was that kiss, surely Rubiales should be setting an example

Opinion: Special school is great news, but let’s hope they have planned ahead – and then there was that kiss, surely Rubiales should be setting an example

Opinion: Special school is great news, but let’s hope they have planned ahead – and then there was that kiss, surely Rubiales should be setting an example

Fenland, and in particular March, is finally going to get a much-needed special needs school.


Opinion: From Barbie to Buffy: The Evolution of the strong female lead

Opinion: From Barbie to Buffy: The Evolution of the strong female lead

Opinion: From Barbie to Buffy: The Evolution of the strong female lead

In her monthly Baffling Britain column, Eve Tawfick talks about women role models on the big screen...


Opinion: Exam results are not the be all and end all – it just seems that way right now

Opinion: Exam results are not the be all and end all – it just seems that way right now

Opinion: Exam results are not the be all and end all – it just seems that way right now

Teenagers across the district have been collecting their exam results – last week it was A-levels and this Thursday it is GCSEs.


Opinion: Animal cruelty, the kindness of strangers and Fenland remains ‘complaint free’ we’ve seen it all this week

Opinion: Animal cruelty, the kindness of strangers and Fenland remains ‘complaint free’ we’ve seen it all this week

Opinion: Animal cruelty, the kindness of strangers and Fenland remains ‘complaint free’ we’ve seen it all this week

There’s barely a week goes by without an email landing in the inbox about animal cruelty of some kind or another.


August marks National Immunisation Month

August marks National Immunisation Month

August marks National Immunisation Month

In her monthly Pet Subject column, Laura Dickens of Amical Veterinary Centre, discusses immunisation of our pets.


Opinion: GPs really need to up their game

Opinion: GPs really need to up their game

Opinion: GPs really need to up their game

Patients across Fenland have rated their GP surgeries, and whilst the results are not completely damning, they are not exactly glowing either.


‘Are we now so mean Happy Meals and hobbies are luxuries we begrudge others?’

‘Are we now so mean Happy Meals and hobbies are luxuries we begrudge others?’

‘Are we now so mean Happy Meals and hobbies are luxuries we begrudge others?’

Hobbies and Happy Meals, says our columnist, are not big luxuries and living standards won’t improve if that’s where we’re content to set the bar.


Opinion: Pavement parking, buses and a boost to the Royal purse

Opinion: Pavement parking, buses and a boost to the Royal purse

Opinion: Pavement parking, buses and a boost to the Royal purse

The chair of Cambridgeshire’s highways committee is calling for the government to act over pavement parking.


‘If self-checkouts are a temptation to shoplift, get rid, but paying customers shouldn’t be met with distrust’.

‘If self-checkouts are a temptation to shoplift, get rid, but paying customers shouldn’t be met with distrust’.

‘If self-checkouts are a temptation to shoplift, get rid, but paying customers shouldn’t be met with distrust’.

More and more self-service tills are requiring shoppers to show proof of purchase before leaving but it’s a policy our columnist disagrees with.


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