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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 »
16:45 - 04 January 2010
MOTORISTS face 20-mile detours and businesses face losing a third of trade – but the ducks are going quackers now the Welney Wash Road has flooded. The annual Wash Road flooding arrived during the Christmas break and showed no signs of easing when we paid... Read More »
14:06 - 14 December 2009
CCTV operators in Ely called police after spotting this man staggering around near a parked car in Chequer Lane and then watched in horror as he got behind the wheel and drove away. The footage shows the man shouting at his parked car; he then urinates be... Read More »
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... Full Story »
12:03 - 08 March 2010
IT was all aboard the fun express for mayor of Wisbech Councillor Yvonne Lawrence when she officially opened the Mart on Saturday. Cllr Lawrence was accompanied by mayor elect Councillor Nick Meekins, other councillors and Beadle Alister Hopkins. The Mart... Read More »
15:36 - 02 March 2010
ENGLAND World Cup winner Ben Kay visited Wisbech on Sunday to present the trophies at the Grammar School s first under-18s rugby 7s tournament. The 6ft 6in lock played in all but one of England s games at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. He handed t... Read More »
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 »
12:07 - 01 March 2010
THE wait is finally over for villagers who waited 12 years for a new community centre. A campaign to revamp Wisbech St Mary Sports and Community Centre began in 1998 after trustees decided it had become outdated and not fit for purpose. After a battle to... Read More »
11:02 - 22 February 2010
CAMBS BIS DIVISION 5D Upwell Town 3 Gorefield 3 THIS fiery Fenland derby ended up honours even. The hosts were fortunate to have a 2-1 half-time lead, thanks to two goals from captain Luke Young. Young firstly beat the last Gorefield defender before firi... Read More »
HOAX callers kill. That is the message Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is sending out as part of a new zero tolerance policy on prank callers. It records all 999 calls and will work more vigorously with the police to prosecute hoax callers who cou... Full Story »
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