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Plans for new homes turned down after dozens of villagers object
Plans for eight new homes have been turned down after villagers objected. Fenland council has turned down plans to develop paddocks off Fridaybridge Road and The Stitch at Elm, near Wisbech. Some 68 letters of objection were received on grounds
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Plan to electrify A17 swing bridge at 'gateway to Norfolk'
A swing bridge could be operated by electric motors to avoid "significant risks" of disruption across the region's roads if it breaks down. Cross Keys Swing Bridge, close to the Norfolk - Lincolnshire border at Sutton Bridge, carries the main A17
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Wisbech students dress up to raise money for Children In Need
Sixth-formers at a Wisbech school celebrated Children In Need in style while raising money for the BBC charity. Students at Thomas Clarkson Academy arrived for school dressed as everything from Indiana Jones to the Teletubbies. The amount of
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Decision nears on controversial incinerator planned for town
A decision over whether a giant incinerator will be built on an industrial estate near schools and homes will be announced within three months. A recommendation has now been sent to the secretary of state who will decide if the plant proposed for
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Go-ahead to extend town's historic riverside hotel
Plans to extend a historic riverside hotel have been given the go-ahead. Fenland council has agreed planning permission for an eight-bed annex at the White Lion Hotel in Wisbech. It will be built on part of what is currently the car park of