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Growing Concern Among Farmers For Future Of Land at Wicken

09:32 - 20 November 2008

CONCERN is growing among the farming community about plans to create fenland habitat on prime agricultural land between Wicken and Cambridge. The National Trust wants to create a large scale nature reserve; an area stretching east from the River Cam to B...

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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...

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Ely Sports Awards

Finalists announced

WE can now announce the finalists for the Ely Standard Sports Awards 2008. The list contains one or two internationally recognised names, but also many more who have been competing, supporting and encouraging sport in East Cambridgeshire and may have gone...

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Video & Gallery: Josha's helicopter Ride

LITTLEPORT Primary School pupil Joshua Hinchliffe was picked up from school in a helicopter on Monday ready for a day out at RAF Honington in Suffolk. The helicopter ride and day out were organised for Joshua by the RAF s Kevin Fox, from Littleport, who r...

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Video & Slideshow: Thousands Turn Out To Honour The Fallen

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...

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Exclusive: Michael Simpson returns to Soham

FORMER Soham Town Rangers captain and talisman Michael Simpson has re-signed for the Greens just a month after leaving. Simpson who left a big hole in the side when he left for Southern League Premier side Corby Town FC in October was spotted at the club...

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Dramatic Late Winner for Ely City

A DRAMATIC late winner for Ely City secured them a much needed 2-1 win over high-flyers Dereham Town on Tuesday night. A Dean Blackman header four minutes into injury time sent the home crowd into raptures as The Robins picked up their first win in five l...

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Nov 20: Win a Nintendo DS Lite with Guitar Hero

IT S every wannabe rock stars ideal Christmas present. And we ve got one to giveaway today – a Nintendo DS Lite in silver complete with the Guitar Hero bundle. The brilliant package takes advantage of the Nintendo DS completely. You can activate star pow...

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Is there are Strictly fan in your family? Why not surprise them this Christmas by giving them a pair of tickets to the Live Tour which is showing at Wembley Arena in February? Series Two champion Jill Halfpenny, comic Julian Clary, last year s smooth mov...

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