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08:27 > Thursday 20th November 2008

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News From Across Cambridgeshire

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MARCH: 20 year old in court today accused of causing the death of Alex Chilvers by dangerous driving

11:37 - 19 November 2008

A 20 YEAR old March man appeared in court today charged with causing the death of another young man from the town by dangerous driving. David William Goakes also faces a second charge of failing to report the accident to police within 24 hours. Goakes, o... Full Story from the Cambs Times »

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FENLAND: Publish and be damned? Our dilemma over leaked list of Fenland BNP members

18:15 - 19 November 2008

BY THE EDITOR JUST as our print edition went to press, a list dropped into the Editor s inbox of all British National Party members in England. Some deft handiwork soon produced names and addresses of some 40 members in Wisbech, March, Chatteris and the... Full Story from the Cambs Times »

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WISBECH: Court orders drug treatment for shoplifter taken to police by businessman

18:19 - 19 November 2008

A SHOPLIFTER who was taken a police station in a Wisbech shopkeeper s van when officers failed to respond to 999 calls, was sentenced to a drug treatment order this week. Exasperated locksmith Mark Ward had waited for two hours and made four emergency cal... Full Story from the Wisbech Standard »

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FENLAND: Publish and be damned? Our dilemma over leaked list of Fenland BNP members

18:15 - 19 November 2008

BY THE EDITOR JUST as our print edition went to press, a list dropped into the Editor s inbox of all British National Party members in England. Some deft handiwork soon produced names and addresses of some 40 members in Wisbech, March, Chatteris and the... Full Story from the Wisbech Standard »

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Ground-breaking green showhome plan for Huntingdonshire

14:55 - 19 November 2008

IN a ground-breaking move Huntingdonshire District Council is set to buy at least two houses to demonstrate to residents how they can save hundreds of pounds every year in energy costs. HDC is believed to be the first council in England to team up with th... Full Story from the Hunts Post »

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Huntingdon man attacked by knifeman

09:16 - 19 November 2008

A twenty-five-year-old was attacked by a knife-welding man and knocked to the ground as he left his home in Huntingdon. The male victim was confronted by a man at about 6.45pm on Tuesday, November 11, in Nursery Road. The attacker first tried to slash him... Full Story from the Hunts Post »

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Open day planned at new St Neots creative building

10:07 - 19 November 2008

AN innovative office building will open to the public for the first time next week. The Creative Exchange, located on the campus of Longsands College in St Neots, has been specially designed for creative businesses. An open day on Thursday, November 27, w... Full Story from the Hunts Post »

Country Park for Ely A Step Nearer

17:56 - 19 November 2008

A TOTAL of £400,000 has been allocated for the provision of a new Ely Country Park, it was announced this week. And there may be more money to come – an extra £350,000 could be provided from the Cambridgeshire Housing Growth Fund. News of the funding was... Full Story from the Ely Standard »

Lidl Foodstore Launches Last Ditch Bid To Come To Ely

08:26 - 19 November 2008

CREDIT Crunch foodstore Lidl has launched a last ditch bid to open a store opposite Ely Tesco. There is no love lost between the budget supermarket chain and its main rival Aldi, who are locked in a battle to capitalise on growing trends for cheap food s... Full Story from the Ely Standard »

Video & Pictures From Across Cambs

Budding road safety campaigners and film-makers are pictured in Guyhirn last week whilst drivers break the speed limit. Pictured from left to right are: Becky Freeman, Bethany Freeman, Emma Goode, Jordan Milnthorpe, Stephanie Jones and Laura Whitrod.
Video: A Film By Young People Guyhirn - No Speeding Zone

16:42 - 17 November 2008

By ADAM LAZZARI THE death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl and her mother has inspired a group of children to make a campaigning DVD about road safety. It will be shown at a public viewing at Guyhirn Village Hall on Saturday. Danielle Fletcher and her mother... Full Story »

Christmas
Slideshow: Fenland village recaptures Christmas essence

13:34 - 18 November 2008

A FENLAND village buzzed to a Dickensian theme as visitors turned out in droves to recapture the essence of Christmases past. Benwick Resident Association s Dickensian Market was a year in the planning but was rated by organisers a stunning success after... Full Story »

Budding road safety campaigners and film-makers are pictured in Guyhirn last week whilst drivers break the speed limit. Pictured from left to right are: Becky Freeman, Bethany Freeman, Emma Goode, Jordan Milnthorpe, Stephanie Jones and Laura Whitrod.
Video: A Film By Young People Guyhirn - No Speeding Zone

16:42 - 17 November 2008

By ADAM LAZZARI THE death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl and her mother has inspired a group of children to make a campaigning DVD about road safety. It will be shown at a public viewing at Guyhirn Village Hall on Saturday. Danielle Fletcher and her mother... Full Story »

Christmas
Slideshow: Fenland village recaptures Christmas essence

13:34 - 18 November 2008

A FENLAND village buzzed to a Dickensian theme as visitors turned out in droves to recapture the essence of Christmases past. Benwick Resident Association s Dickensian Market was a year in the planning but was rated by organisers a stunning success after... Full Story »

Duncan Tulloch
Video: Murder probe after Huntingdon man dies

14:30 - 17 November 2008

A murder investigation has been launched after a man died following an assault in Huntingdon. Duncan Tulloch, 51, died in Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon on November 3. A post mortem revealed that injuries sustained during an assault up to a month... Full Story »

Remembrance day
Slideshow & Video: Remembrance day services 2008

11:44 - 11 November 2008

REMEMBRANCE services were held across the district on Sunday with parades, church services and the laying of wreaths. On the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day when the Armistice at the end of the First World War was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day... Full Story »

wreath laying in Ely
Video & Slideshow: Thousands Turn Out To Honour The Fallen

16:46 - 10 November 2008

THOUSANDS of people turned out to honour the fallen in remembrance services across the region on Remembrance Sunday. With similar services taking place around the country, wreaths were laid at Littleport, Soham and Ely and also many of the surrounding vil... Full Story »

wreath laying in Ely
Video & Slideshow: Thousands Turn Out To Honour The Fallen

16:46 - 10 November 2008

THOUSANDS of people turned out to honour the fallen in remembrance services across the region on Remembrance Sunday. With similar services taking place around the country, wreaths were laid at Littleport, Soham and Ely and also many of the surrounding vil... Full Story »

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