AN evocative and ethereal piece of dance theatre will conjure up the essence of Fenland during a production at the Angles Theatre in Wisbech on Monday, June 17.

FENLAND artist Louise Stebbing has won her fourth prize in a patchings competition run by The Artist and Leisure Painter magazines.

MORE than 140 elite riders, including Olympians and Tour de France stage winners, will compete on Fenland’s roads in Britain’s longest single day cycling race on Sunday.

THE student company of Wisbech’s newest theatre will have a fairytale beginning when it stages its first performance next month.

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FENLAND based ceilidh band The Rusty Relics will play at a charity country music evening organised by FACET and the Fenland branch of Cambridgeshire Mencap.

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ORGANISERS of the Two Counties Motor Show are in the final stages of preparing what is going to be the biggest event yet.

The original X-Men discover more about their future fates in the present day...

Despite being trapped in an alien dimension, Captain America continues his lifelong fight for liberty and justice...

How can Thor possibly defeat a force capable of killing gods?

A VINTAGE family fun day takes place this weekend at the Memorial Park, in Sutton Bridge, in aid of the charity which runs The Curlew Centre.

THE 56 strong “Ladies in Harmony” WI choir will perform in Ely Cathedral on Thursday June 20, as part of the flower festival celebrations.

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AS part of their preparations for their forthcoming show Hot Mikdado, members of Ely’s CAT Theatre Company Ely were put through their paces by some expert Lindy Hoppers.

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Doctor Octopus is the all-new Spider-Man - and nothing will ever be the same again!

AFTER many years of treading the boards with Littleport Players, Zack Sizer and Jack Byng are jointly directing the Players’ production of the great youth musical, Bugsy Malone.

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RONNIE Scott’s All Stars are coming to Ely on Sunday June 9 to perform an afternoon of amazing jazz in the gardens of the Old Fire Engine House.

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WHEN Mike Oldfield released his 1973 masterpiece, Tubular Bells, it required more than 30 musicians to perform it.

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THE 51st Gorefield Show takes place on Saturday with horse and pony shows, carriage driving, vintage vehicle displays, dog show and fairground rides part of a packed schedule.

THE essence of Fenland will be conveyed through dance and theatre at March Town Hall on June 26.

THE world cabbage throwing competition is one of the highlights of this year’s Holbeach Town and Country Fayre.