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John Lilley screams in pain as Pagan Priest rips a strip of hair off his leg. 1770BP210

Gallery: Febru-hairy week at College of West Anglia in Wisbech launched with leg waxing

16:45 - 08 February 2010

STUDENTS preparations for careers in the Army, the Navy or the police force could not have got any worse… when they had strips torn off them for charity. Scary hairstyles and make-up of the girls who waxed their legs took away some of the pain – but for...

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Fire crews called to Wisbech house to rescue trapped kitten stuck behind a fridge

15:18 - 08 February 2010

FIRE crews were called to a Fenland home to rescue a kitten trapped behind a refrigerator. The alarm was raised shortly after 9.30pm last Thursday and one crew from Wisbech was dispatched to the house in Hillburn Road. They discovered the small kitten we...

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Muslim leader on visit to the Fens emphasises value of building bridges between communities

12:42 - 08 February 2010

A LEADING figure from the Muslim community spoke about the importance of building bridges between communities when he visited Wisbech Grammar School. Mr Rashid Laher, who is vice-chair of the Kingston mosque which attracts 1500 followers to its midday pra...

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Police look at Cambridgeshire links to series of burglaries in Lincolnshire earlier today

12:34 - 08 February 2010

A SERIES of burglaries and attempted burglaries today in Lincolnshire are being linked with two incidents in Cambridgeshire. Police in Spalding are appealing for help from the public after a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in and around the...

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Love is in the air at Welney Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust - and there are numerous half-term events as well.

Love is in the air at Welney Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust - so get set for half-term fun

ROMANCE is in the air this half term at Welney Wildlife and Wetland Trust centre – so now is the time to visit before the swans depart. Whooper swans are rekindling their love for one another, by displaying a typical heart shape, with their necks bowing t...

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Kids Are Alright

Tom's having a key role in his school's future

By ADAM LAZZARI A SIXTH form student who is having an instrumental role in a £25 million project to shape his school s future is the latest youngster to be nominated for a Kids Are Alright award. Tom Searle, 16, from March is heavily involved with the Bui...

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Gallery: Febru-hairy week at College of West Anglia in Wisbech launched with leg waxing

STUDENTS preparations for careers in the Army, the Navy or the police force could not have got any worse… when they had strips torn off them for charity. Scary hairstyles and make-up of the girls who waxed their legs took away some of the pain – but for...

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Will's Way Student Will Piper, from March, meets some of Fenland's brightest sporting prospects.

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Hockey

HOCKEY ROUND-UP: Wins for Wisbech first, second and third teams

NE14 Men s East Premier A Wisbech Town I 3 Crostyx 2 WISBECH played part of this match with just nine players but still managed to battle to victory against second-placed Crostyx. When the teams last met it was the Crostyx short corner routine that prov...

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Rugby

Wisbech v West Norfolk derby fails to live up to expectations

London Division Three North East Wisbech 3 West Norfolk 3 DROPPED balls, missed passes and skewed kicks were the order of the day as Saturday s hotly anticipated local derby failed to live up to expectations. An exchange of penalties in the opening quarte...

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