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SOHAM-based fundraiser Liam Fairhust has been crowned Britain s Kindest Kid. Following a trip to Downing Street in the company of Five newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky, TV viewers were encouraged to vote from a shortlist of five charitable under-16s – and 13... Full Story »
11:34 - 06 August 2008
A WOMAN S life was saved after the helicopter crew successfully pulled off a daring rescue against the clock. The force control room was contacted at 8.25pm yesterday by the family of a woman who had entered the river somewhere near Crab Marsh in Wisbech.... Read More »
15:00 - 16 May 2008
THIS week our sister paper, The Welwyn and Hatfield Times, discovered the singing prowess of canine crooner Blue Tulip Edelweiss Warby after she appeared on the hit ITV show. Booed off the stage by the audience, the 52-year-old from Welwyn Garden City has... Read More »
EXCLUSIVE By TOM JACKSON Photos: BRIAN PURDY TWELVE years ago Leana Rose was paralysed from the waist down in a car crash – but last week she celebrated the birth of her first child. The former Wimblington woman and her husband Sean – a Paralympic skier... Full Story »
11:11 - 04 September 2008
By ELAINE KING THE prestigious new Boathouse business centre alongside the River Nene in Wisbech is preparing to welcome its first occupants. The £4m landmark development includes impressive state-of the art office accommodation in a cedar-clad block, and... Read More »
12:33 - 02 September 2008
TALENTED singers, musicians, dancers and a lone comedian battled it out for this year s Wisbech Has Talent competition. Thirteen acts took part and offered a packed audience at the Oasis Centre in Wisbech a glimpse of their skill and dedication. The commu... Read More »
STUDENTS across Fenland were celebrating after a record number achieved higher than expected GSCE exam results. Schools across the district reported that exam results were higher than previous years with Neale-Wade Community College reporting its best res... Full Story »
16:08 - 06 August 2008
EXCLUSIVE By TOM JACKSON MOBILE CCTV cameras will be introduced to Fenland by the end of the year making is possible to monitor more than 90 per cent of the district. The investment comes after a Fenland police inspector managed to acquire a £135,000 gra... Read More »
09:18 - 31 July 2008
THERE was a surprise for sprightly Ruth Lake when she celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on Wednesday. Not only did she receive a congratulatory telegram for the Queen but she was one of the first centenarians to be presented with a tel... Read More »
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