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14:58 > Friday 12th March 2010

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The Subaru Forester is crushed.  9597BP110
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 »

A 4x4 successfully negotiates the Welney Wash Road. Picture: JULIA EYLES
Video & Slideshow: Welney Wash Road floods - leaving village marooned

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 »

Worst drunk
Video: Police release CCTV of drink driver for behind-the-scenes look at the system

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 »

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Aidan Murdoch and his dog Lily.  2751PU310
Gallery: Young dog handler to take part in Crufts competition
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... Full Story »

All aboard for a fun time
Gallery: Wisbech councillors let off steam during visit to the Mart

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 »

England world cup winner Ben Kay with the winning Wisbech Grammar School girls team.  2742PU210
Gallery: World Cup winner Ben Kay visits Wisbech Grammar School's under 7s tournament

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 »

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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 »

Jody Haines, Daisy Goddard and Libby Albutt open Wisbech St Mary
Slideshow: Wisbech St Mary's revamped £1million community centre opened

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 »

Upwell v Gorefield
Slideshow: Fiery Fenland derby sees six goals

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 »

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Hoax callers are being told to watch out.
Audio: Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service announce zero tolerance policy on hoax callers
16:02 - 07 August 2009

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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