Wisbech, England News

MOTORISTS have been warned of possible disruption when the latest phase of the Wisbech flood wall reconstruction work starts on February 24.

THE county council says claims they are not investing in the future of Wisbech could not be further from the truth.

A MAN wanted for questioning by police following a series of incidents in Skegness could be in the Wisbech area.

THERE is only one port in the whole of Cambridgeshire, located in Wisbech. Historically this unique selling point was at the heart of Wisbech's prosperity.

RUMOURS that Wisbech's Cromwell Retail Park are not going ahead have been scotched by both Tesco and Light Cinemas.

A 20 STRONG pool of police officers- supported by a dozen PCSOs including two of Eastern European origin- are set to change the face of policing in Wisbech.

THIEVES used hammers and axes to smash their way into a Wisbech pharmacy and got away with thousands of pounds worth of toiletries.

THIS untidy scrawl, complete with corrections and alterations, is from the original manuscript of a literary masterpiece - and it is normally on show in Wisbech.

If you are finding it hard to stick to the New Year's Resolutions you made, read this inspiring story about a woman from near Wisbech who lost over 5 stone! Vanessa 27 of Tydd St Giles has been given a fresh start in life after losing over 5 1/2 stones and dropping four dress sizes so far with Slimming World and is singing from the roof tops about ... (more)

SNOW from this weekend's big freeze meant hours of fun for Fenland families - but not everyone is happy after a school controversially decided to close.

The weekend's snowfall has caused the closure of more than 30 schools in Norfolk this morning, and there are delays on the trains.

Jessica White and Aunt Colleen Nurse enjoying the sledging at The Walks in King's Lynn, after heavy snow.

FENLAND District Councillor Peter Murphy joined members of several environmental and heritage groups in Wisbech to plant a new cherry tree in Tillery Field this week .

A GOLD chain was recovered by police today in a dawn raid at the home of a man being held on remand on five counts of attempted murder.

MORE than 300 people have been arrested or fined over the past year thanks to the 24-hour surveillance provided by CCTV.

LARGE tugs that service the offshore wind farm currently being built in the Wash are bringing new business into Wisbech.

The 29-year-old was walking along Scrimshires Passage, Wisbech, at about 2am on Saturday when he was approached by two men.

Charles Dickens's bicentenary-he was born on February 7, 1812-is the occasion for the release of a feast of books relating to the writer whom so many consider the emblem of Victorian England.

The town has found itself on the receiving end of yet more bad press, with an article in Saturday's Daily Mail painting a picture of Wisbech which MP Steve Barclay branded as "disappointing". The article comes in the wake of investigations into the murder of 17-year-old Latvian Alisa Dmitrijeva who lived in Wisbech for a short time.

An armed siege in Sutton St James near Wisbech ended at about 10.30pm last night when police entered a property in Chapelgate and found the dead body of a man upstairs.