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08:53 > Thursday 11th March 2010

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Justice
Carry on stealing and I'll find you some rent free accommodation judge tells shoplifter

13:40 - 10 March 2010

A SHOPLIFTER lined two bags with tin foil in a bid to beat a supermarket alarm system. But the linings failed to silence the alarm at the Asda store in Wisbech – and staff were alerted as Valerijs Bubleiko tried to walk out without paying for two bottles... Full Story from the Cambs Times »

Fenland
Expect delays motorists are warned as major road repairs programme gets under way in Fens

12:53 - 10 March 2010

DRIVERS are being warned of some possible delays to their journeys during a programme of road repairs which are about to start in Fenland. Between March 15 and April 16 contractors will be repairing areas of worn out road and the work will involve tempora... Full Story from the Cambs Times »

Justice
Carry on stealing and I'll find you some rent free accommodation judge tells shoplifter

13:40 - 10 March 2010

A SHOPLIFTER lined two bags with tin foil in a bid to beat a supermarket alarm system. But the linings failed to silence the alarm at the Asda store in Wisbech – and staff were alerted as Valerijs Bubleiko tried to walk out without paying for two bottles... Full Story from the Wisbech Standard »

Fenland
Expect delays motorists are warned as major road repairs programme gets under way in Fens

12:53 - 10 March 2010

DRIVERS are being warned of some possible delays to their journeys during a programme of road repairs which are about to start in Fenland. Between March 15 and April 16 contractors will be repairing areas of worn out road and the work will involve tempora... Full Story from the Wisbech Standard »

Luminus
Huntingdon's Luminus Group is a top UK employer

07:00 - 11 March 2010

HUNTINGDON company, the Luminus Group, the social landlord, is the second best employer in the UK – according to The Sunday Times list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Group chief executive Chan Abraham has been given a Sunday Times special awar... Full Story from the Hunts Post »

Daniel Innes Rugg
Sudden death: Former Huntingdon soldier dies aged 25

15:01 - 10 March 2010

A FORMER Huntingdon soldier who died unexpectedly in his sleep has been described by his family and friends as man who loved to make people smile. Daniel Innes Rugg, who was known as Ruggy, died suddenly on February 26 of a suspected epileptic fit. The... Full Story from the Hunts Post »

Mereham campaigner Bill Hunt
Decision To Remove Conservative Councillor From Committees Was NOT Politically Motivated

17:11 - 10 March 2010

THE decision to remove a Conservative councillor from two prominent committees after he spoke out against party policy was not politically motivated the leader of the district council has confirmed. Council leader Fred Brown, told the Ely Standard that t... Full Story from the Ely Standard »

Soham man sentenced for eighth drink driving offence
Magistrates Order Soham Man Caught Drinking For The EIGHTH Time To Undergo Thinking Course

09:26 - 10 March 2010

A SOHAM man sentenced for his EIGHTH drink driving offence earlier this year, has had the terms of his five-month suspended jail sentence changed. Originally, William Jenkins was ordered to take part in a drink impaired drivers course, but on Thursday ci... Full Story from the Ely Standard »

Video & Pictures From Across Cambs

William Marshall School pupils recorded their Mother
Video: Welney school pupils record Mother's Day song to raise funds for sensory garden

13:34 - 01 March 2010

PUPILS were in fine voice when they recorded a Mother s Day song and kick-started a fundraising campaign for a new sensory garden atWilliam Marshall Primary School in Welney.... Full Story »

BBC Migrants
Slideshow: Unemployed workers fared differently in BBC film The Day the Immigrants Left

17:25 - 03 March 2010

FENLAND unemployed workers fared differently in the BBC film The Day The Immigrants Left. Many had agreed to take part in the social experiment after weeks of fly posting by the TV crew to find willing recruits. But cometh the hour, it wasn t quite as... Full Story »

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Video: Subaru Forester that was used by hare coursers in March area crushed by police

13:07 - 18 January 2010

POLICE crushed a Subaru Forester today that was used by hare coursers in Fenland. The 4x4 was seized in September when police arrested two men from Leicestershire who coursed illegally in the March area. Since October 1 there have been 160 incidents of po... Full Story »

BBC Migrants
Slideshow: Unemployed workers fared differently in BBC film The Day the Immigrants Left

17:25 - 03 March 2010

FENLAND unemployed workers fared differently in the BBC film The Day The Immigrants Left. Many had agreed to take part in the social experiment after weeks of fly posting by the TV crew to find willing recruits. But cometh the hour, it wasn t quite as... Full Story »

Polio
Video: Over £500 raised by pupils to help eradicate polio

17:31 - 02 March 2010

MORE than £500 was raised in one-day by pupils at three primary schools to help eradicate polio. Children at Bury Primary School, Ramsey Juniors School and Upwood Primary School all took part in Rotary s Polio Plus – Thanks for a Life Campaign on Friday... Full Story »

Haiti fundraising
Slideshow: Hunts residents raise money for Haiti earthquake appeal

15:01 - 28 January 2010

HARROWING television images showing the devastation of the earthquake in Haiti have prompted thousands of people across the UK to donate to the appeal, raising more than £38million. As many as 200,000 people were killed and £2million made homeless by the... Full Story »

Hoop Trundle
Video: Fun and Frivolity at Annual Hoop Trundle Extravaganza

16:14 - 08 March 2010

THE annual Hoop Trundle extravaganza at the King s School in Ely provided spectators with the typical mix of fun and frivolity at the weekend. The trundle, which involves bowling traditional wooden hoops along a 100 metre course, is one of the most highly... Full Story »

Goal celebration
Slideshow: 10-man Crusaders equalise late on in derby match against Fordham

14:21 - 22 February 2010

THE local derby between Ely Crusaders and Fordham looked to be going all Fordham s way as they sped to a two goal lead against a Crusaders side reduced to 10-men. A stunning individual effort from Rob Leigh provided Fordham s first goal and when Jamie Pea... Full Story »

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