A man swindled £350,000 out of the NHS by lying about “almost everything” including having cancer and a war record exposed when colleagues discovered he bought medals off the internet, was jailed for five years.
A day dedicated to a Wisbech-born pioneer who helped to inspire the generation that answered the call to arms in the First World War is set to be marked with a string of celebratory events.
“We knew we would get the medals – we just didn’t know in what order!” begins Wayne Harrod, a former Soham soldier who lost his leg after being hit by an 11-ton tank several years ago.
The Chatteris branch of Ward Gethin Archer is holding a ‘free advice day’ in the town next month aimed at people wishing to speak to their army of legal experts.
Eight residents on a street in March were surprised this afternoon (June 8) when they were each presented with a cheque for £30,000 after winning the People’s Postcode Lottery.
People in Fenland are being encouraged to “join the army” of volunteers that aim to turn the tide against plastic during a nationwide pick-up campaign this weekend.
A “violent” thug from Wisbech who assaulted and threatened to stab the mother of his son and sent her a string of “vile” text messages has been jailed for three years.
