Jeremy Ransome

1 week ago | fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Jeremy Ransome

Postal votes are beginning to arrive on doormats ahead of the elections on Thursday, May 1 to appoint councillors to Cambridgeshire County Council and a Mayor to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Postal voters in Fenland will receive combined postal vote packs containing two ballot papers — one for each of the elections taking place.

1 week ago | fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Jeremy Ransome

A driver who hit a teenager in Wisbech has been banned. Raul Napadiuk, 21, was driving a relative’s car when he struck the boy in Church Terrace, Wisbech, on the evening of January 27. The 14-year-old victim was taken to hospital with a minor injury and later released. Napadiuk, of Lake Court, Wisbech, admitted driving without a licence, driving without insurance, aggravated vehicle taking and injury caused by an accident.

1 week ago | fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Jeremy Ransome

Published: 16:19, 14 April 2025 A prolific shoplifter from Whittlesey who continued to steal while waiting to appear in court has been jailed. Thomas Smiley, 35, stole various items from Tesco stores in the Peterborough area on September 20 and 25 last year and also assaulted a member of staff. He was arrested on November 14, and cannabis and a folding knife were found on him. He was remanded in prison on recall but was later released and failed to appear at his next court hearing.

1 week ago | fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Jeremy Ransome

Pat Hart has been awarded the Freedom of the Parish of Wimblington and Stonea. The award is in recognition of the many hours of voluntary work and fundraising she carries out for village events and for the high esteem in which she is held. Pat was presented with a scroll at the Annual Assembly of the Parish Council last Tuesday.

1 week ago | fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Jeremy Ransome

Police are investigating an arson attack in Walsoken on Saturday. Two crews from Wisbech were called to a fire in the open on Sandy Lane in Walsoken at 2.44pm. Firefighters used hose reels to extinguish a fire involving trees and grassland which had spread to a fence and greenhouse. The crews returned to their stations by 5pm. The cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate.