The co-owner said they want guests to feels as though they have been “transported to an island”

A venue offering crazy golf with a karaoke and cocktail bar that feels as though you have been “transported to an island” is set to open in a Cambridgeshire town where there is “nothing quite like it”. Starting renovation in December last year, Volcano Valley is due to open on Saturday, April 11, in Wisbech.

The venue will open in the former Frankie & Benny’s unit on Cromwell Leisure Park in Wisbech. Developed by Chris Atkins and Chris Gooderson, the new venue will feature indoor crazy golf, a cocktail bar, karaoke rooms, and SMARTS darts. The venue aims to provide a family-friendly daytime activity and an evening venue for adults.

When it came to choosing a location, co-owner Chris Atkins said: “I just looked at it [the site] and thought this would be absolutely perfect”. He added that this business idea was ideal in Wisbech because “there is nothing quite like it in the area”.

He said: “What we find ourselves is whenever we want to go and do something, we end up having to either drive to Cambridge or Norwich or Peterborough to do it, and I thought, how many other people think the same thing.”

Combined with sand flooring, blue ceilings, a tiki bar with a thatched roof, and the golf course, Chris Atkins said that the “second you walk in we want to make you feel transported off to an island”.

The golf course takes you through three zones starting at the beach, going to the jungle, and finishing off at the volcano area. The course is priced at £8.95 for adults and £5.95 for children. The darts will be £25 for each lane per hour and a private karaoke room for guests to sing their hearts away in will be £25 for the hour.

Volcano Valley will be open from 10am to 6pm on Mondays to Thursdays, 10am to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 10am to 5pm on Sundays.

Una Crown was found dead in her bungalow after a ‘ferocious’ knife attack, but her death was not initially treated as a murder

A popular Channel 4 show is set to feature a Cambridgeshire cold case involving a ‘ferocious’ knife attack on an elderly woman. Two episodes of 24 Hours in Police Custody follow Detective Superintendent Iain Moor and his colleagues at the Major Crime Unit after they re-opened the case of the 2013 murder of Una Crown.

The body of the retired postmistress was discovered by family members and a neighbour in her bungalow in Magazine Lane, Wisbech. Una, 86, had died from stab wounds to her neck and chest.

Her clothing had been set alight by the killer to hide her injuries and destroy the evidence. The two-parter called “The Last Roll of The Dice” follows the detectives as they try to piece together more than a decade’s worth of evidence and uncover new information to catch her killer.

They show how new forensic techniques revealed male DNA under Una’s fingernails, protected under her body, and in her clenched fist when she fell to the floor. The DNA matched a man, David Newton, who was now in his 70s and still lived close to her bungalow.

Detectives had to rule out other male relatives in Newton’s paternal line by travelling over the country and piecing together the DNA breakthrough with new evidence to form a strong prosecution case. Newton was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 21 years in February last year.

Judge Justice Neil Garnham said Newton had launched “a ferocious and sustained knife attack on a defenceless old lady in her own home”. The two episodes of 24 Hours in Police Custody: “The Last Roll of The Dice” will be shown on Channel 4 on Monday and Tuesday (April 13 and 14).

Det Supt Moor said: “For more than a decade David Newton thought he had gotten away with this most horrendous crime. He was hiding in plain sight, but jurors saw through his lies and as this programme highlights, you cannot hide forever.

“Also demonstrated in the two episodes is the police commitment to continually reviewing unsolved cases and seeking new lines of enquiry. No unsolved murder case is ever closed.

“When I joined the Major Crime Unit, the first thing my wife said to me was, ‘you’ve got to solve this murder’. I’m immensely proud of bringing Newton to justice after more than a decade, and finally getting justice and closure for Una’s family. Una, by the actions she took on that night, solved her own case as she fought her attacker.”

A further two alpacas suffered facial injuries that required immediate veterinary care

Four alpacas have died after a dog attack in a Cambridgeshire town farm. Officers from the Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) were called to reports of two dogs attacking livestock at a farm in Wisbech St Mary just after 6:30am on Tuesday, March 24.

The attack left four alpacas dead and a further two with facial injuries that required immediate veterinary care. Officers seized the two dogs involved.

An investigation into attacking and worrying livestock is ongoing. Cambridgeshire Police has issued a warning to dog walkers to keep pets under control following the attack.

Sergent Tom Nuttall, from the RCAT, said: “This was an extremely distressing incident for all involved, and I would like to thank the victim and the dog owner for continuing to be cooperative with our investigation.

“Livestock worrying is a criminal offence under UK law. Following the introduction of the Dogs Protection of Livestock Amendment Act 2025 last month, llamas and alpacas are now included in the definition of livestock.

“I would like to remind dog owners to ensure their animals are kept secure and on a lead in the rural areas of our county in a bid to keep all animals safe.”

Cambridgeshire Police has provided some advice for dog owners alongside farmers and landowners.

Advice for farmers and landowners

• Install clear signage to remind walkers of legal requirements;
• Position troughs away from public paths;
• Maintain fencing and consider deterrents like electric fencing;
• Install CCTV or trail cameras to deter and record evidence;
• Photograph injuries and cover carcasses to retain DNA evidence.

Advice for dog owners

• Always keep dogs on a lead near livestock, even if they are well-trained;
• Observe local signage and seasonal rules (e.g. mandatory leads on open access land between March 1 and July 31);
• Ensure fencing and gates are secure to prevent dogs from escaping;
• Be aware of surroundings and only allow dogs off lead in areas free of livestock;
• If your dog is involved in an incident, call 101 immediately.

Crews had to work to extricate Jonathan Willis from the tine before taking him to hospital for lifesaving surgery

The East Anglian Air Ambulance is set to feature in a new BBC One series launching at the end of March. The series will feature an episode on the “remarkable” story of a Cambridgeshire farmer, who was impaled by a forklift on his farm, and how the charity helped to save him.

Farm 999 is a 15-part documentary presented by Steph McGovern that will highlight the dangers and emergency incidents faced by rural communities around the UK. The first episode will follow Jonathan Willis and the lifesaving treatment he received from the East Anglian Air Ambulance after he was impaled by a forklift tine at his farm near Wisbech.

The tine had gone through Jonathan’s lower back and his abdomen, which posed a severe risk to several major internal organs and blood vessels. A crew from the East Anglian Air Ambulance arrived by helicopter to bring critical care directly to him at the scene.

The crew included Critical Care Paramedic Andy Bates, who also features in the episode, and worked with the ambulance, police, and fire and rescue teams for around 45 minutes to assess Jonathan’s injuries and coordinate the extrication process to get him to hospital for surgery.

Wendy Willis, Jonathan’s wife, said: “We know that without the enhanced skills of the air ambulance team that day Jonathan wouldn’t have made it to hospital. They took control of the situation – which was like living my worst nightmare – and made all the right decisions which got him to the right hospital and to the right surgeon with a fighting chance. We were then so incredibly lucky that Jonathan had one of the best surgeons in the country leading his operation. The Addenbrooke’s team quite literally worked miracles in the operating theatre that night and ensured that Jonathan came home to me and our five children in one piece.”

The East Anglian Air Ambulance is completely run by donations and receives no regular government funding making public support essential. The Willis family have helped to raise over £110,000 in aid for the charity following the incident.

The charity’s doctors and paramedics give patients essential care such as blood transfusions, anaesthesia, and emergency surgery to give them the best chance of survival and recovery. They also provide aftercare, train people in lifesaving skills, and help carry out clinical research to improve care.

The first episode of Farm 999 will feature Jonathan and the East Anglian Air Ambulance and is set to air on BBC One at 10.15am on Monday, March 30. The episodes will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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Five teenagers were in a car that crashed into the River Nene on March 17

Searches for a missing 18-year-old involved in a crash are continuing for a 10th day. Five teenagers were in the blue VW Polo that crashed into the River Nene along North Brink, Wisbech at around 8.20pm on Tuesday, March 17.

Three teenagers, including an 18-year-old boy and two 16-year-old girls, were able to escape and were taken to hospital. However, Eden Bunn, 16, and Declan Berry, 18, were missing.

Sadly, Eden’s body was recovered from the river on March 18. The car was also recovered on Sunday (March 22).

Declan, who is believed to have been the driver of the car, still hasn’t been found. Cambridgeshire Police confirmed searches for Declan are “ongoing”. Earlier this week, a helicopter was spotted over the search area.

Flowers and tributes were laid at the roadside of where the crash is believed to have happened. Eden’s family also paid tribute to her last week, describing her as the “kindest, most loving girl”.

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Police are still searching for 18-year-old Declan Berry

A vehicle has been recovered from a river in Wisbech after a car containing five teenagers entered the water. Cambridgeshire Police recovered a blue Volkswagen Polo, with the support from specialist dive teams, from the River Nene in Wisbech St Mary on Sunday (March 22).

Police have confirmed that no further people have been found inside the car. They are still searching for Declan Berry, 18, who was believed to have been driving the car.

Detective Inspector Craig Wheeler, from the Road Policing Unit said: “We are still actively searching for Declan along the River Nene. We continue to support his family, who were present today when the vehicle was recovered. My thoughts remain with the families and friends of Eden Bunn and Declan Berry during this awful time.”

Emergency services were called to North Brink following reports that a car containing five people had entered the water in the evening of Tuesday (March 17). The body of 16-year-old Eden Bunn, from Sutton Bridge, was recovered from the water on Wednesday (March 18). Three other people, two girls aged 16 and an 18-year-old boy got out of the vehicle.

Cambridgeshire Police is appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to get in touch quoting incident 517 of 17 March.

A person said it “all kicked off” on the night a car containing five teenagers crashed into a Cambridgeshire river. A teenage girl’s body has been recovered, while a man is still missing.

Emergency services were called to the crash in North Brink, Wisbech at around 8.20pm on Tuesday (March 17). A Volkswagen Polo had crashed into the River Nene along the road.

The body of Eden Bunn, 16, from Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire, was found on Wednesday (March 18). Declan Berry, 18, from Wisbech, is still missing.

Three other teenagers, including two 16-year-old girls and an 18-year-old boy, managed to escape the car and were taken to hospital. One person who lives on North Brink, and asked to remain anonymous, told CambridgeshireLive about the night of the crash.

He said: “We saw fire engines on the night, but that’s all we saw. [But] that’s when it all kicked off.”

The man described North Brink as normally a “quiet road”. However, he added: “Except it’s [currently] being used as a diversion at the moment [for Barton Road]. It’s been manic down here since.”

Searches of the River Nene continued on Friday (March 20). Tributes have been paid to Eden and Declan at the crash scene, with flowers laid on the ground.

On Thursday (March 19), Eden’s family paid tribute to her. Her family described her as the “kindest” and “most loving girl”.

They added: “Her horses – Daisy and Dolly – were her world, and she was ours. Words cannot describe the tragedy that will stay with us until we are able to meet her again.”

Declan’s family said: “We are absolutely devastated beyond words and ask for privacy during this tragic time.”

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Five teenagers were travelling in the car when it crashed

Police have named the girl who was killed and a man who remains missing after a car entered a river near Wisbech. The body of Eden Bunn, 16, from Sutton Bridge, was recovered by police on Wednesday (March 18).

Police are still searching for Declan Berry, 18, from Wisbech. He is believed to have been driving the blue VW Polo when it entered the water.

The crash happened at around 8.20pm on Tuesday, March 17, when a car entered the water at North Brink in Wisbech St Mary. Five teenagers were in the car.

Three teenagers were able to get out of the car and were taken to hospital. A 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy have now been discharged from hospital, while another 16-year-old girl remains in hospital.

The families of Eden and Declan have paid tribute to them. Eden’s parents, Lisa and Dean, her brother Jay, sister Shelby and nephew Axl said: “Eden was the kindest, most loving girl we could ever wish for. Her horses – Daisy and Dolly – were her world, and she was ours. Words cannot describe the tragedy that will stay with us until we are able to meet her again.”

Declan’s family and friends said: “We are absolutely devastated beyond words and ask for privacy during this tragic time.”

DI Craig Wheeler, from Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This is a truly devastating collision, for all involved. My thoughts are with the friends and family of Eden and Declan during this truly horrific time.

“Our investigation is at an early stage, but I would appeal to anyone who may have seen the collision or the blue VW Polo in the Wisbech area between 7pm and 8.20pm on Tuesday to contact police.

“Our focus remains on trying to find Declan, however due to challenging nature of the river, this could be a timely process. During this period, there will be an increased police presence along the River Nene whilst we continue our efforts to find him.”

Anyone who saw what happened, saw the vehicle before the crash, or has dashcam footage, is urged to report it through the force website, referencing incident 515 of 17 March. Anyone without internet access should call 101.

Another 16-year-old girl remains in hospital following the incident.

Police officers are continuing a search of the River Nene after a girl’s body was found following a fatal incident on Tuesday, March 17. An 18-year-old man, believed to have been driving a car that entered the river, has still not been found.

The car, which entered the water at North Brink in Wisbech St Mary at around 8.20pm, contained five people. They were all aged between 16 and 18.

Specialist dive teams recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl, who was believed to be a rear seat passenger, on Wednesday afternoon (March 18). The family of the girl who died is being supported by specialist police family liaison officers.

The three other people involved were able to get out of the vehicle and were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn. A 16-year-old girl and 18-year-old boy have been discharged from hospital while another 16-year-old girl remains in hospital.

North Brink, which was closed by emergency services who were at the scene on Wednesday (March 18), has reopened.

Detective Chief Inspector Garry Webb, from the road policing unit, said: “This is a terrible tragedy, and we are supporting all the families and the young survivors through what is a traumatic time for them all.

“Our priority today is to find the young man who remain unaccounted for and specialist search teams remain at the scene.

“Detectives from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit also remain at the scene and they will continue engagement with the survivors and all the families affected.”

Anyone who witnessed what happened, saw the vehicle prior to the crash or has dashcam footage should report it to the police using the reference incident 515 of 17 March. Anyone without access to the internet can call 101.

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The car left North Brink and entered the River Nene

Cambridgeshire Police are searching for two people after a car left the road and entered the River Nene near Wisbech. The car was travelling southbound on North Brink, in Wisbech St Mary’s, at around 8.20pm on Tuesday, March 17, before it left the road.

The car contained five people aged between 16 and 18. Two were male and three were female.

Three people, two female and one male, are known to have got out of the vehicle. They have been taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn with non-life threatening injuries.

A male and a female have not been accounted for and police are continuing to search for them. North Brink is likely to be closed for the remainder of the day.

Police are now appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the incident. Anyone with information about the incident should use the reference incident 515 of 17 March and report it through the Cambridgeshire Police website. Anyone without access to the internet should call 101.

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