Our ‘wonderful ‘Whittlesey Festival’ Group, will be having a Coffee morning @ Sadie’s tomorrow Saturday – raising funds for the event itself – I ‘hear’ there are ‘3’ Star prizes in the raffle – maybe a cruise you never know – ?
Do you have a concern you would like to talk to your neighbourhood officers about? Or perhaps you would like to hear about the work we have been doing?
If you answered yes to the above, then come along to our community meeting!
The details are:
đ Whittlesey Library
â° From 2pm until 3pm
đď¸ Friday, 12 June
If you are unable to make it, you can keep an eye out on here or our website for upcoming events.
Boy did it kick off last night, with the signage being spotted at the ‘Ivy Leaf’ about car parking and ANPR….I received several e-mails…and replied to all by 07:00 this morning.
Yes the place is becoming an eyesore.
It mistakenly is not in my council ward, but as always like to know what’s happening.
I am aware of at least 3 local builders who have shown interest in the site but have walked away because of the financial ownership.
Both I and Cllr. Singh are not your ward councillors if you live on Gracious Street.
Whitmoor Street is in our division.
The Ivy Leaf is located on Orchard Street is this also is not our division either at Whittlesey Town or Fenland District Council.
Your councillors are :-
Cllr Dee Laws
Cllr Alec Branton
Cllr Alex Miscandlon
I have copied them in on this e-mail and am quite sure one of the will respond maybe with more information than I have.
I will go today and take photographs, I regularly litter pick both Gracious Street and Orchard Street and will work with my fellow councillors on these concerns.
A landowner can install whatever they want in respect of parking controls – they may need planning permission or consent.
I could see NO ANPR (automatic number place recognition) in place.
Today (05th June Ivy Leaf)
Make you own mind up with H&S…..
The official opening this morning – ribbon cut by ex mayor/councillor Kay Mayor.
Nice light shop on Queen Street – well done…….
Many congratulations to Nicola and her team on the official opening of The Newheart Learning Centre – Station Road.
Lot of attendee’s including myself and several other councillors.
Official photo’s and press release will follow.
3 weeks the illegal non compliant scaffolding at Barr Street, no one ran into it or knocked it down?
Today the new scaffolding was put up at around 09:00 and by 09:40 an unfortunate lady, was trying to negotiate the lorry parked on the corner of Barr Street/Market Street, when she encountered another car coming at speed at her.
In order to get out of the way, she collided with said truck and damage 3 panels on the near side…..7 year old car – sorry not worth the repair.
She spoke with the scaffolding guys who were quite civil, but denied any responsibility.
The new fully compliant scaffolding erected today Thursday 04th June.
Yesterday the ‘Caravan’ had been removed after yet another enforcement notice had been placed on it – I understand that last night there was ‘someone’ there, attempting to start the car – I’ll have a look later today –
Having been chairman of Whittlesey NHW for 14 years and stepping back to be vice chair now, 15 years of helping and supporting our community and a wonderful small team of co-ordinators. there are some 400 or so registered members registered on the NHW OurWatch Website in our area.
Last saw our small team of 8 hold their bi-monthly meeting.
NHW is nearing so here are some news of their focus.
Loneliness Awareness Week is coming soon
Hosted by Marmalade Trust, Loneliness Awareness Week runs from 15-21 June. It is the world’s largest campaign to inspire conversations about loneliness and promote connection activities happening across the world.  Loneliness can also makes people more vulnerable to crime, so the more we can do to reach out to our neighbours the safer they will be.  Find out more and sign up on their website.
Report Fraud is urging online shoppers to stay alert for unusual activity on their accounts following a rise in criminals gaining access to buy expensive goods.
Recent reporting highlights Argos as a key trend in this activity. Report Fraud has seen a significant increase in cases mentioning the retailer, reflecting how criminals are targeting well-known brands. Argos is actively working with authorities and its customers to identify suspicious activity and strengthen safeguards.
Criminals are using login details obtained from data breaches to gain unauthorised access to retailer accounts. This is possible due to the practice of reusing the same password across multiple online accounts. Once they have control of the account, criminals will place online orders and then collect the good in-person at a physical store. In some instances, the goods are paid for using payment details not connected to the victim of the compromised account.
These fraudulent orders are frequently fulfilled through âclick and collectâ, allowing offenders to retrieve goods in person.
In May, Report Fraud received 652 reports which mention Argos, a 323 per cent increase compared to April, when 154 reports mentioning the retailer were made. Since the start of 2026, there have been 1,175 reports mentioning the retailer, with May seeing the highest number to date.
Argos has been contacting customers who may have been affected and continues to work closely with partners and shoppers to help protect accounts and prevent further incidents.
Detective Chief Inspector Steven Kettle, Head of Crime Services at Report Fraud, said:
âReport Fraud urges anyone with online retail accounts to remain vigilant and be alert to any unusual or suspicious activity.
âIt is essential to take appropriate steps to protect your accounts by following Report Fraudâs guidance. If you believe you have been a victim of fraud, please report it to Report Fraud via reportfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040.â
How can you protect yourself?
All shoppers with any retailer should take measures to protect their online account. Here is what you can do:
If you have been a victim of fraud, you should tell Report Fraud by reporting it on the website at reportfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. Or if you live in Scotland, call 101.
 
