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Village road closing for five weeks for temporary barrier installation

The A1101 Welney Wash Road will be closed for five weeks this summer as a temporary flood barrier is installed.

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Katie Woodcock

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A village road will be closed for five weeks this summer as the base for a new temporary flood barrier is installed.

Welney villagers raise funds for Paul Harvey

Memorial bench to be unveiled for 'very well-liked' villager

Daniel Mason

Situated on Hundred Foot Bank, Welney, this detached property has a guide price of £90,000 to £100,000.

Former holiday cottage to go under the hammer at auction

Katie Woodcock

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flood alert welney lifted

Cambs Live News

Welney flood alert lifted

John Elworthy

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Emily (4) rides Angel the Pony with help from Nanna on Flooded Sutton Gault Road.

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Lull before the storm as flood prospects rise across Cambridgeshire

John Elworthy

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Tansy beetle spotted at Welney Wetland Centre

'Unprecedented' rare beetle making the Fens its new home

Daniel Mason

Welney quartet finish the Sandringham 10k event

Charity Fundraiser

'Emotional' quartet complete 10k for villager Paul

Daniel Mason

Paul Harvey of Welney worked at the Lamb and Flag pub

Charity Fundraiser

Villagers team up to honour 'a real character'

Daniel Mason

Former Giles Landscaping at Welney where a heritage centre and campsite has been agreed by planners.

Campsite and heritage centre approved near birdwatching spot

Louise Hepburn

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Mat Barker and Ken Goodger of the Welney Flood Watch group

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Flood watch group reach semi-finals of Environment Agency award

Daniel Mason

The MUGA being used at Townley School, Christchurch

'Sports cages' designed by Cambs company are helping children stay active

Louise Hepburn

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Delph House in Welney “requires improvement”, says the Quality Care Commission.

Health

Damning care home report reveals all areas ‘require improvement’

Harry Rutter

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William Smart Fen Runners skates

Heritage

Museum tells story of Fen skating great in online exhibition

Daniel Mason

Kate Hanley-Ginger is trying to track down Shaun Andrews of SA Property Solutions

Family desperate to track down ‘really awful’ tiling handyman

Harry Rutter

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Welney Wetland Centre hides re-open on May 17: birdwatching from hide

Lockdown Easing

All you need to know about Welney Wetland Centre reopening

Ben Jolley

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Welney residents take part in VE Day virtual trek

Charity News

'Overwhelmed' villagers help raise over £5,000 from VE Day 10k

Daniel Mason

New flood defence barriers to be installed at Welney by the Environment Agency.

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New barriers at Welney Wash delayed until summer 2022

Louise Hepburn

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Campaigner and businessman Ross Taylor has launched a parliament petition in a bid to improve East Anglia’s flood defence.

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Flooding campaigners launch parliament petition in bid for action

Harry Rutter

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Stunning footage of frozen Welney field

Filmmaker captures 'magical' scene over frozen field

Daniel Mason

Valentine's Day special as Sunday lunches, cooked by the Lamb and Flag, Welney, are delivered by kayak to those cut off...

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Kayak beats floods with Valentine's Day pub 'meal deal'

John Elworthy

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A Cambridgeshire businessman is on a mission to tackle the region’s flooding issues and has invested

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‘Beast from the East’ amphibious vehicle drives through Welney Wash

John Elworthy

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Visitors watching swans shortly after sunrise at Martin Mere

Mental Health

‘Wetlands Wellbeing Guide’ launched to help mental health in lockdown

Harry Rutter

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A stranded 4x4 in the flooded Welney Wash.

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‘Find another route or buy a boat,’ say Welney Flood Watch volunteers

Harry Rutter

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Motorists pictured at the flooded Welney Wash Road on Wednesday (January 27).

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Driver peers out of Range Rover while trying to cross flooded Welney Wash

Harry Rutter

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his lorry driver, quite seriously, tried to drive through flooded Welney Wash road yesterday (January19).

Cambridgeshire Weather

'Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into'

John Elworthy

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Anthony Gleave and Son Arthur (3) enjoy the A1101 by Canoe after flooding..
A1101, Welney
Sunday 27

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Canoes, kayaks and jet skis cross flooded A1101

John Elworthy

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A Mercedes was spotted floating in the flooded Welney Washes today. Local say firefighters had already pulled four cars...

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service

Mercedes latest car abandoned in Wash Road, Welney, flood

John Elworthy

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Photographer Terry Harris drives through the flooded A1101 at Welney.

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Driver ploughs through flooded A1101 at Welney

Harry Rutter

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