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Friday, January 24, 2020
The Week In Numbers with Peter Sharkey
Patience is the key to good investing, says Peter Sharkey. Picture: Getty Images

'Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet,' said Jean Jacques Rousseau - a quote worth remembering, says financial expert Peter Sharkey

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Gallery Straw Bear 2020 proves to be as popular as ever with thousands packing Whittlesey for the annual festival of music and Morris

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 John Elworthy
Straw Bear 2020: The sights and sounds of Whittlesey Straw Bear. Thousands flocked to the town for this annual three day extravaganza of music and Morris. Picture; IAN CARTER

Health and safety finally caught up with the straw bear at Sunday's burning ceremony.

Ad Feature Could working overseas help you to fast-track your savings?

Friday, January 17, 2020
Working somewhere like Singapore could boost your savings, make you more employable and give you a new take on life, says Peter Sharkey. Picture: Getty Images

Becoming an expat could help you to boost your savings, says financial expert Peter Sharkey.

The Week In Numbers with Peter Sharkey

Special Report REVIEW: Living the luxury 'home from home' French Alps ski experience in a hosted chalet

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Harry Rutter
Reporter Harry Rutter (pictured) spent a week in La Plagne, France with Ski Beat and here is what he got up to. Picture: Harry Rutter

When asked to return to the French Alps to experience another 'home from home' experience with Ski Beat I could hardly say no.

LETTER: 'Wisbech will slowly turn into a treeless, barren concrete and tarmac covered wilderness'

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Alan Wheeldon
‘Our local authorities are actually making things worse,’ says Alan Wheeldon from Wisbech. Picture: Supplied

On November 4, the government launched a £50 million scheme to boost tree planting in the UK in its bid to fight climate change.

Voice of the Fens

How to save £64,000 more when investing £100 a month

Could working overseas help you to fast-track your savings?

Investors still have a hearty appetite for Greggs' shares as its sales increase by £167m

From the Penny Challenge to the coffee jar, why not embrace an alternative way to save?

Equity release offers a potential safety net for older homeowners

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80,000 watch as Wisbech man, 66, is confronted by online child abuse campaigners

Prior to the arrest of a 66 year-old man in the Wisbech area last night, he was challenged for nearly two hours by an online child abuse team of vigilantes. Picture: Facebook/SKO

Video 'it looks like a war zone' - the dramatic view above the A1101 Welney Wash road on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border

Dramatic view from above of Welney today. Picture: TERRY HARRIS

Jim Davidson posts rant from car park after discovering he's booked into 'working man's club'

Comedian Jim Davidson (pictured) slammed his gig at the GER Club in March in a hilarious Facebook video. Picture: PA/Ian West/Jim Davidson

Abandoned Fen property Ely House 'set for fresh start' as new owners plan to transform it into family home

Ely House in Wisbech is set to be transformed into a family home thanks to its new owners. Picture: Archant/Archive/File

Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay to celebrate our last day in Europe by 'raising a pint of British beer from my local brewer Elgood's'

Some months ago MP Steve Barclay hosted a 'pint and politics’ evening at Elgood’s brewery.

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