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23:53 > Thursday 11th March 2010

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Work will resume on the new skate park near Riverbank Close, in March, next week.
Work on skate park in West End Park, March, to resume following public meeting

12:08 - 11 March 2010

WORK will resume next week on the construction of a BMX skate park in March s West End Park following a public meeting to allay protestors fears. Residents who believe the £55,000 park will be a magnet for anti-social behaviour we... Full Story from the Cambs Times »

Maple Grove School pupils celebrate World Book Week at March Library. Picture: BRIAN PURDY  5010BP310
Maple Grove pupils visit March Library to celebrate World Book Day

11:23 - 11 March 2010

CHILDREN dressed up as their favourite fictional characters for World Book Day and a visit to March Library. Classes from Maple Grove School visited the library on Friday as part of the week-long national celebrations. They were given an introduction to t... Full Story from the Cambs Times »

Loran Freedman
Middle aged Wisbech woman given ASBO

17:32 - 11 March 2010

By ADAM LAZZARI A MIDDLE aged woman who police say has carried out a campaign of serious and persistent harassment to people in Wisbech has been given an anti-social behaviour order. The indefinite ASBO prevents Loran Freedman, 53, of Copperfields, Wisb... Full Story from the Wisbech Standard »

Allen the pony with Amanda Valderas and Joanne Goodale.  5658BP310
Allen goes from 'Fat lawnmower to sports car' - and powers to driving trials title

11:57 - 11 March 2010

IN the words of his owner, Allen the pony used to be a fat lawnmower . But according to Amanda Valderas he is now a sports car after he got in shape and won the regional finals for Indoor Horse Driving Trials (IHDT). The tiny... Full Story from the Wisbech Standard »

News Update
No chips in bins in Hunts and South Cambs

15:00 - 11 March 2010

BIG Brother style tactics to help councils charge for the amount of rubbish being collected at each household is not going to be introduced in Huntingdonshire or South Cambridgeshire. An increasing number of local authorities are installing microchips in... Full Story from the Hunts Post »

Parts of the maintenance track have been under water for long periods of the year
VIDEO: Cambridge guided bus will run like this…one day

13:10 - 11 March 2010

FOOTAGE of the Cambridgeshire Guided Bus in action has been re-released by the county council to remind passengers that this is what they will get…one day. Cambridgeshire County Council has said it is unwilling to accept the busway while there are still f... Full Story from the Hunts Post »

Mark Peters Has Joined CamSAR
Radio Presenter Made Honorary Member of Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue

10:53 - 11 March 2010

STAR Radio s Breakfast Show presenter Mark Peters has been made an honorary member of the Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue Service. The service, which was founded in August 2006 to provide trained search and rescue personnel to Cambridgeshire police, want... Full Story from the Ely Standard »

Jo Sedgwick, Louise Langford and Emerson Baillie
Bugsy Malone Cast Help With Bag Packing to Raise Funds

10:02 - 11 March 2010

WAITROSE customers were in for a surprise on Saturday when they found the cast of Bugsy Malone helping to pack their groceries with a smile and a song. Pupils from the City of Ely Community College took part in the sponsored bag pack to help raise money f... Full Story from the Ely Standard »

Video & Pictures From Across Cambs

Kath Sindle and Joe Hampson, both of Elliott Lodge in March, celebrated Valentine
Video: Octogenarians at Elliott Lodge in March celebrate Valentine's Day by getting engaged

09:02 - 15 February 2010

THEIR companionship started over a cup of tea eight months ago. And octogenarians Joe Hampson and Kath Sindle, both residents of Elliott Lodge in March, celebrated Valentine s Day… by getting engaged.... Full Story »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Parts of the maintenance track have been under water for long periods of the year
VIDEO: Cambridge guided bus will run like this…one day

13:10 - 11 March 2010

FOOTAGE of the Cambridgeshire Guided Bus in action has been re-released by the county council to remind passengers that this is what they will get…one day. Cambridgeshire County Council has said it is unwilling to accept the busway while there are still f... Full Story »

Haiti fundraising
Slideshow: Hunts residents raise money for Haiti earthquake appeal

15:01 - 28 January 2010

HARROWING television images showing the devastation of the earthquake in Haiti have prompted thousands of people across the UK to donate to the appeal, raising more than £38million. As many as 200,000 people were killed and £2million made homeless by the... Full Story »

Hoop Trundle
Video: Fun and Frivolity at Annual Hoop Trundle Extravaganza

16:14 - 08 March 2010

THE annual Hoop Trundle extravaganza at the King s School in Ely provided spectators with the typical mix of fun and frivolity at the weekend. The trundle, which involves bowling traditional wooden hoops along a 100 metre course, is one of the most highly... Full Story »

Goal celebration
Slideshow: 10-man Crusaders equalise late on in derby match against Fordham

14:21 - 22 February 2010

THE local derby between Ely Crusaders and Fordham looked to be going all Fordham s way as they sped to a two goal lead against a Crusaders side reduced to 10-men. A stunning individual effort from Rob Leigh provided Fordham s first goal and when Jamie Pea... Full Story »

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