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14:28

River users in Fenland will have to get their boats registered, insured and safety checked under new powers in a bid to control moorings.

It's been another successful year at Anglia in Bloom for Waterlees after they scooped a top prize in one of the categories.

The day has finally come for nature-loving volunteers in East Anglia. Here's a full list of winners from Anglia in Bloom 2019.

A quality controller died from multiple injuries after a crash on the A47.

The number of serious attacks on officers resulting in injury rose in Cambridgeshire last year, new figures have shown.

Sport

Yesterday, 13:36

It was a sensational start to the new swimming season for March Marlins Swimming Club at the Senior Fenland League gala.

Winners were commended at the Alexandra Road Bowls Club in Wisbech as play took place on a sunny day.

Wisbech Town were left rueing missed opportunities and unfortunate decisions in their FA Cup First Round Qualifying tie with Hitchin Town on Saturday.

Having started my personal 'Road to Wembley' in Cornwall, watching Clevedon Town beat Saltash United 2-1 in an extra preliminary round tie on August 10, I was forced to miss the next stage, in a sense of not being physically present at a match.

Wisbech stepped up their preparations for the new London 3 Eastern Counties season last Saturday.

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09:51

Just as unnervingly creepy and frighteningly menacing as before, Pennywise the Clown returns to deliver edge-of-your-seat scares in the second chapter of Stephen King's re-imagined IT series.

A new play which follows General Matthew Hopkins as he tours East Anglia for witches is coming to East Cambridgeshire.

Stretham Old Engine is the last survivor of what was once a collection of over 100 steam-powered pumping stations in the south of the Fens; a dedicated group of volunteers intends to ensure it remains open.

Former world heavy weight champion Frank Bruno is coming to Huntingdon in October and we have teamed up with the organisers to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets.

Jasper Carrott is bringing his Stand Up & Rock show to the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Friday September 13.

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