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A former mayor has been jailed for six years and six months for raping a woman. Pub landlord Aigars Balsevics became Conservative mayor of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire in May 2020, serving until the following year. The 42-year-old went to his victim’s ...

11 Aug 2023 at 16:01

Rainy summer helped pumpkins grow larger

Pumpkins will be larger than usual this year after the rainy summer provided perfect growing conditions for the squash, farmers have said. Oakley Farms, based near Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, is one of Europe’s biggest suppliers of pumpkins, ...

01 Oct 2023 at 09:05

Man to face murder trial over death of retired postmistress in 2013

A 69-year-old man is facing trial next year charged with the murder of retired postmistress Una Crown who was found dead in her bungalow in 2013. The 86-year-old widow was found in a pool of blood and with her clothing burnt in her hallway ...

18 Apr 2024 at 10:31

Man, 69, arrested on suspicion of murdering retired postmistress in 2013

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown, who was found dead in her bungalow in 2013. The retired postmistress was found in a pool of blood and with her clothing burnt in her hallway in Wisbech, ...

15 Apr 2024 at 14:57

Rugby player dies following cardiac arrest during match in Cambridgeshire

A rugby player has died after suffering from cardiac arrest at a match in Cambridgeshire. Emergency services responded to calls that Arturas Rudys, 27, had collapsed during a match at Wisbech Rugby Club on Chapel Road, Wisbech, on ...

15 Oct 2023 at 16:16

Widow, 86, found stabbed and with clothing burnt in 2013, murder trial told

A widow was found murdered in her bungalow 12 years ago with her throat cut, a stab wound to her chest that passed through both her lungs and her heart and her clothing set on fire, a court heard. But there was a two-day delay in ...

14 Jan 2025 at 16:39

Murder accused ‘helped himself to cash from widow’s handbag’, court told

A man accused of murdering a pensioner in her bungalow 12 years ago allegedly helped himself to money from her handbag and was seen the following day spending money playing a fruit machine, a court has heard. David Newton, now ...

15 Jan 2025 at 15:04

Jurors retire to consider verdict in trial of man accused of Una Crown murder

Jurors have been sent out to begin their deliberations in the trial of a 70-year-old man who is accused of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013. Retired postmistress Mrs Crown was found with her throat cut, stab ...

06 Feb 2025 at 11:43

Man convicted of murdering widow, 86, after DNA found on her nail clippings

A 70-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013 after DNA which matched his profile was found on her nail clippings. Retired postmistress Mrs Crown was found with her throat cut, ...

13 Feb 2025 at 15:15

Mother of man missing since 2007 wants ‘peace’ after unidentified remains found

The mother of a man who went missing in 2007 has said she is “hoping for some peace” after human remains were found close to where he disappeared. Terry McSpadden, a then 24-year-old father of two, was last seen on March 2 ...

21 May 2025 at 17:00

Town’s ‘half dead’ Christmas tree replaced after council brands it a ‘disgrace’

A Christmas tree described by a town council as an “absolute disgrace” that looked like it was “half dead or dying” has been replaced after the authority demanded a healthier specimen. Wisbech Town Council in ...

06 Nov 2025 at 14:50

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