After several complaints and the ‘Social Media Keyboard Warriors’ complaining of the poor state of the flooring of the ‘Buttercross’ I ahain contacted the Manager of Cleaning Team, and within 2 days the area had been cleaned and pressure washed.
I have done this on dozens of occasions.
This time, I was made aware that within an hour, some Low Life had deposited their drinks carton and gooy liquid on the newly cleaned flooring….
What to do….
Please find below summaries of the latest news from our courts over the last week – click on each headline to be taken to our website to read the full story.
Fenland
Phone data linked man to Wisbech drug dealing
Rapist who abused wife for 40 years is jailed
Dangerous driver banned after half-hour pursuit
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S
omwhat of a ‘surprise’ last night (I gave my apologies),
Cllr Barry Wainwright (Ind) was elected as Chair of the Projects Committee.
From the Fenland Community Radio Newsroom
Its was awards galore at the Wisbech St Mary Community Hall last night at the Fenland District Council Pride in Fenland Awards
There were winners and runners up for each section and two special awards which were the presented at the end of the evening.
Youth Volunteer Award Winner Kai Stoner Junior Park Run
Ru Cody Lenton Whittlesey
Fundraiser Award Winner Gary & Jay Dorman Fen Diggers Metal Detecting Club.
Community Group Award Winner – Wisbech Youth Cafe
Ru Damson’s Community Group Wisbech
Community Volunteer – Spike Bailey, Chatteris in Bloom
Ru Graham Chappell The Fenland Road Safety Campaign
Community Champion Award Winner – Sarah Perkins , Yarn bombing
Ru Anna Foster Helping Whittlesey
Sports & Recreation Award Winner – Bob Fitzjohn March Fishing
Ru Whittlesey Small Fry Youth Fishing Club
Special Judges Award – Steff Webb
Lifetime Volunteer Award – Jane Melloy Volunteer Fundraiser Tydd St Giles
Photos courtesy RWT Photography
©Allison Homes
Spades are finally in the ground on a new environmentally friendly 175-home development on the outskirts of a Fenland town.
Violet Meadows is being built by Allison Homes on a 20-acre plot off Drybread Road in Whittlesey and will feature a selection of one-to four-bedroom houses and bungalows.
Each home will be electrically heated, have solar panels on its roof, and electric vehicle charging points as standard.
George Wilkinson, senior planner at Peterborough-based Allison Homes East, said: “We are incredibly proud to have received reserved matters approval for our Violet Meadows development, and are now ready to commence construction work and continue our commitment to Whittlesey.
“This development will provide much needed, sustainable new homes built to the highest standards, and bring a host of environmental and economic benefits to the area.
“We’d like to thank Fenland District Council and Whittlesey Town Council for their positive engagement throughout the outline and reserved matters planning applications, leading to this high-quality extension of Whittlesey.”
Part of the build’s agreement will see the developers increase the site’s biodiversity by 13%, including a new community orchard and three-and-a-half hectares of open space.
A spokesperson for the company also confirmed there would be a minimum of 35 ‘affordable’ homes on the estate.
Dear Member
We are emailing to inform you that we will be temporarily closing the nature reserve for the next phase of the land stabilisation works at the end of today, Thursday 26th June 2025.
No access will be possible into the reserve from Friday 27th June until further notice.
The gate code will be changed, and access is strictly prohibited for health and safety reasons.
We hope to re-open the reserve at the end of September 2025, but we will keep everyone updated with progress, as we did during the first phase of works.
Best Wishes,
The KDNR Team
Congratulations to our local winners Steph Webb and Anna Foster.
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