Whittlesey, England News

Frozen snow ice at Whittlesey wash, Sutton Gault and Welney wash during the recent cold snap created perfect conditions for skating over the flooded marshlands.

A MAN has been given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order and a driving ban after being caught hare coursing in Fenland.

JUST 18 months after investing 150,000 into their Whittlesey store, Co-operative bosses have launched a bid to stop Sainsbury or Tesco muscling into their territory.

HAND balancing, aerial acrobats and juggling are antics you could see in a talent show on TV - but you can also see them live when Circus Ginnett returns to Fenland.

THE A605 will be closed in Whittlesey for the next two nights to complete repairs to a water main which burst yesterday.

FALLING house prices has prompted a developer to slash the number of affordable homes proposed for the 460 home estate.

Firefighters from Stanground were called after reports people were trapped and used a high volume pump to clear the water after Anglian Water isolated the source of the problems.

MORE than 300 people were on the lookout for a cheap break when a Fenland travel agency staged the Greater Peterborough Holiday Show.

LUXURY holidays, skiing, cruising, escorted tours and even UK breaks and coach tours - information on all these getaways and more will be available at the Greater Peterborough Holiday Show on January 28.

BUS passengers- particularly those who regularly use services under threat- are being urged to join a mass lobby of county councillors next week.

RESTRUCTURING of policing in Cambridgeshire forced by budget cuts could actually benefit Fenland according to the area's new commander.

A MAN had a lucky escape after a fire in a log burner spread to upstairs floorboards in a Whittlesey house.

DANCERS took to the streets, poets united in the library and a circus invaded the schools as Whittlesey came alive for the annual Straw Bear Festival.