Dave Webster

Feb 5, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Dave Webster |Helen Burchell

A woman who started a baby bank in 2020 - offering affordable items for parents in need - said she "never thought there would be this need four years on". But Rachel Green is still running Fenland Family and Baby Bank, based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Ms Green said she thought after the pandemic she would end up selling her stock at a car boot sale. However, she said this month the number of people asking for help had doubled since last year.

Nov 7, 2023 | bbc.com | Dave Webster |Dotty McLeod |Nadia Gyane

Image source, David Webster/BBCImage caption, Matt was living in a tent by the River Cam or 18 monthsBy Dave Webster, Dotty McLeod & Nadia Gyane A homeless man slammed comments made by the Home Secretary Suella Braverman who said living in a tent was a "lifestyle choice". Matt who had been living under tarpaulin, by the River Cams in Cambridge, said it was all he had.

Sep 27, 2023 | bbc.com | Katy Prickett |Dave Webster

Image caption, St Neots resident Stephen McCrystal weed root balls have become very well established in the town's drainsBy Katy Prickett and Dave WebsterBBC News, Cambridgeshire A town council is to carry out its own weed killing after the local authority stopped treating pavements and verges. St Neots Town Council voted to carry out the one-off spray due to worries about the flood risk of blocked drains.

Jun 14, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Dave Webster