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12:08 - 11 March 2010
WORK will resume next week on the construction of a BMX skate park in March s West End Park following a public meeting to allay protestors fears. Residents who believe the £55,000 park will be a magnet for anti-social behaviour we...
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11:23 - 11 March 2010
CHILDREN dressed up as their favourite fictional characters for World Book Day and a visit to March Library. Classes from Maple Grove School visited the library on Friday as part of the week-long national celebrations. They were given an introduction to t...
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10:55 - 11 March 2010
ST John Ambulance is appealing for people to come forward with real-life stories of how first aid has helped them. They want to hear how first aid, from stemming a severe bleed to putting someone in the recovery position, has made a difference. Amanda Nor...
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10:25 - 11 March 2010
By ADAM LAZZARI THREE assaults have been carried out at HMP Whitemoor in the space of three days. One incident, on Wednesday, resulted in an inmate barricading himself in his cell and threatening to commit to suicide. Another assault was carried out at th...
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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...
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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...
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11:59 - 10 March 2010
By John Elworthy COUNCIL Leader Alan Melton had a surprise in store today as he gave the chairmanship of a key Fenland Council committee to Councillor Jan French. It marks a return to favour for the March councillor, a former chairman of the planning co...
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11:59 - 10 March 2010
A SHARED passion for the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley has seen a group of local musicians raise more than £78,000 for charity. And the 34-strong group, which includes several people from the Wisbech area, will be performing their next show at Searl...
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17:14 - 09 March 2010
A YOUNG dog handler from Fenland will be among a Cambridgeshire team competing on the on world s greatest stage tomorrow (Saturday). Eight-year-old Aiden Murdoch, from Chatteris, will take part in the junior flyball competition at Crufts with his Labrador...
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15:59 - 09 March 2010
WISBECH taxi drivers leader Dave Patrick has accused Fenland District Council of running a kangaroo court – after discovering that two taxi drivers have been issued with a notice of suspension. The drivers -- who both have six points endorsed on their dr...
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15:51 - 09 March 2010
A MARCH man appeared in court today a police raid at his home, which uncovered illegal drugs with a street value of more than £50,000. It is alleged that officers discovered more than 100 cannabis plants and specialist hydroponic growing systems at Paul A...
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15:47 - 09 March 2010
EXPANDING food processor A Bartlett & Sons has won consent for a 12,000 square metres cold storage carrot store in the Fens. The company says the new building, to be built at their Chatteris factory, will enable pre-washed carrots to be stored on site. I...
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13:25 - 09 March 2010
POLICE are warning 4X4 owners after three Nissan Navaras were stolen in Fenland.
The first was stolen from an address in Leverington overnight on Monday (March 1). The second was stolen from an address in Friday Bridge overnight on Wednesday (March 3). Th...
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11:28 - 09 March 2010
A TWELVE year-old who cares for her disabled mum could be named as Cambridgeshire s young person of the year. Even though Aline Johnson, of Lindens Close, Thorney Toll, spends the day at school, she still finds time to care for her wheelchair-bound mother...
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11:19 - 09 March 2010
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found Saxon pottery on the site of the new adventure playground for the Waterlees area Wisbech. Further investigations will take place, but the find will not delay the start of work on the £800,000 project. The adventure playground is...
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