A man, believed to be in his 40s, has died in hospital after falling into a Fenland fishing lake at the weekend, Norfolk Police have confirmed.

Residents across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being urged to support a new test and trace programme that aims to stop the coronavirus from spreading.

A six-year-old dog shocked her owners after giving birth to 14 puppies in what is believed to be the biggest labrador litter in history.

Council leader warns that recent relaxation of lockdown rules changes things “only very slightly”.

Two retired trade union activists will launch a booklet to mark 50 years of the Equal Pay Act this week.

A homeless man caused thousands of pounds worth of damage – and stole £170 in cash- from an organisation set up to help a town’s most vulnerable pe

A system to find people who have come into close contact with people with coronavirus has started in a bid to control the spread of the virus and help ease lockdown restrictions.

A farmer is at loggerheads with his neighbour who blocked a public highway by erecting gates to his £750,000 country home.

Athletes across the Fens are doing their part to keep themselves active during the coronavirus pandemic, and members from Fenland Running Club are some of those.

A couple have been putting smiles on residents’ faces after converting a rundown caravan into a mobile coffee and cake business.

An Ely couple married for 64 years are back home tonight after they both spent over a fortnight in Addenbrooke’s Hospital with coronavirus.

Members of Three Counties Running Club yet again rose to the challenge, but it was harder than they thought.

A teenager from the Fens is running 260 miles in less than three months both at home on his treadmill and across the region to raise cash for NHS charities.

Members at March Golf Club are welcoming the opportunity to exercise as they adapt to social distancing guidelines.

Three puppies out of the 14 dogs and puppies stolen from a dog breeder in Upwell, near Wisbech, have been found and are now back home.

All McDonald’s restaurants across Cambridgeshire and the Fens – including one in Wisbech and Ely – will reopen before the end of next week.

More than 200 parents across Cambridgeshire have signed a letter urging the county council not to reopen schools on June 1 - saying government guidance is “contradictory, impractical and compromises safety”.

Adults with learning disabilities are keeping busy during the coronavirus lockdown thanks to an online activity scheme designed for their needs.

An appeal to help the victims of an accidental fire that destroyed their uninsured family home in Chatteris has raised £5,000.

A stranded horse was lifted from a ditch in the Fens during the bank holiday thanks to local firefighters and a nearby farmer.

A Wisbech man is a cut above the rest and kept his promise to shave his head if he reached his fundraising target for Magpas Air Ambulance.

Police have named the man who died in a collision involving two HGVs on the A10 at Waterbeach earlier this month.

Former Ely councillor Tom Hunt – now the MP for Ipswich – has raised more than £2,300 by shaving his head for charity.

Customers at one of Fenland’s KFC restaurants were asked to walk through the drive-thru after the store developed ‘drainage problems’.

A teenager got his friend to hit him in the face with a frying pan in a bid to convince police and an insurance company that his car was stolen after he crashed it.

Dominic Cummings has come under heavy pressure to resign after allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules – but should he be sacked? We want to know what you think.

A man died today in a two-car collision that has seen two women arrested on suspicion of causing his death and of suspected kidnapping.

Father-of-five Stacy Mould received a guard of honour from those who saved his life after beating coronavirus.

Nineteen people, including children, had to be rescued after they were cut off by the tide and found themselves stranded off the Norfolk coast.

Boxer Amir Khan – and once Britain’s youngest Olympic medallist – delighted supporters with a trip to Peterborough on Thursday.

Picture postcard Hunstanton delivered brilliant sunshine, a relaxed atmosphere and, in the main, lessons in social distancing on the beach.

“Organised crime and drug dealing has not stopped during lockdown and neither have we,” - Superintendent James Sutherland,

A bomb from the first world was blown up by disposal experts after being discovered under a Fenland bridge.

Cambrdgeshire charity Cam Sight is offering training to businesses and service providers to help them meet the needs of their customers with sight loss during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force’s No.1 (Hereward) Company is offering virtual training to its members during the coronavirus lockdown.

Residents can now safely dispose their household waste thanks to the return of Fenland District Council’s bulky waste collection service.

Tractors, forklifts and trucks streamed through the streets of Doddington and Wimblington as farmers paid their own tribute to our key workers.

Council bosses in Cambridgeshire say they won’t advise any school to reopen until “scientific evidence clearly proves that it is safe to do so”.

The daughter of a late well-known ‘motorbike legend’ from the Fens has paid tribute to the “fabulous dad and grandad” following his death in April.

A well-known groundsman from the Fens will soon be celebrating his 100th birthday and his family have planned his lockdown party.

A man who forced his way into his ex-partner’s March home during the night and beat her, leaving the victim with a fractured eye socket, black eye and cuts to her face, has been jailed.

Nineteen flats with commercial/retail units on the ground floor could replace 72-74 High Street, March - a building described by its owners as being in ‘poor condition’.

A man from Wisbech has been charged in connection with a burglary at assisted living accommodation for the elderly.

‘Awesome’ the word used by many to describe the HGV convoy that has so far raised over £16,000 for NHS charity work at Peterborough City Hospital.

Ask any industry leader to list their company’s key attributes and up there at or near the top will always been ‘good customer service’.

Dear reader. Have you heard the phrase “news desert”? It’s been coined in America to describe what is left behind when a newspaper closes and the community it served is suddenly left without a source of credible and comprehensive news and information.

Over £14,000 has already been raised for NHS charities even before tonight’s convoy of lorries heads from Chatteris to Peterborough.

Five primary schools – including two in Ely – run by the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) will only reopen when bosses think it is safe to do so.

A March care home was placed into special measures weeks before the coronavirus lockdown after Government health officials rated it as ‘inadequate’.

Two Fenland projects have received thousands of pounds as part of a communities fund to help create opportunities and improve lives across Cambridgeshire.

When COVID-19 struck, it was clear what nurse Sam Jude had to do in his bid to get back helping his colleagues once again.

Software used to show what a 999 caller is seeing live at the scene of an emergency is being trialled by police in Cambridgeshire.

The Ely Standard for May 19, 1922 had a fine collection of interesting fen features. Here’s a random sample.

Freemasons across the Fens, including in Ely, Wisbech, March, Chatteris and Whittlesey, have helped provide vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to air ambulance staff thanks to a generous grant.

A campaign to get more people reading in the Fens has launched a free online video service telling stories to anyone who wants to hear them during lockdown.

You only to have to look at the smiles on their faces to see how the simple pleasures of life are what many of us have missed the most.

This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week, and perhaps now more than ever, there is a greater focus on taking care of our mental health and that of others.

A Cambridgeshire street has been forced shut after a sink hole developed in the middle of the road overnight.

A man in his 50s has died in hospital following a serious crash between two lorries on the A10 in east Cambridgeshire last week.