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March card shop owner leads protests against plans for market place ice cream café

16:39 - 12 March 2010

PLANS for a café style ice cream van on March Market Place were greeted with dismay by Nigel Lambert who splashed out £10,000 for an ice cream machine in his shop opposite.... Full Story »

Standards Board clears Fenland District Council Leader Alan Melton of any wrong doing

15:51 - 12 March 2010

BY John Elworthy A LOCAL council watchdog today cleared Fenland Council Leader Alan Melton of allegedly bringing the authority into disrepute. They also made it clear they felt councillors should be able express their views freely and unhindered. The Sta... Full Story »

Serious issues surround Fenland Council's suspension of taxi drivers

13:50 - 12 March 2010

SERIOUS issues surrounding the imposition of suspensions on two Fenland taxi drivers who have picked up six points on their licence, threatens to escalate simmering discontentment. Fresh from a narrow defeat over the removal of taxis from the Horsefair in... Full Story »

No more Singing in the Rain... as repairs start on Whittlesey church roof

13:37 - 12 March 2010

A TARPAULIN overcoat has to be used to cover the organ in an historic Fenland church to save it from water damage. The roof of St Andrew s Church, Whittlesey, has been leaking for more than 15 years.... Full Story »

SPECIAL REPORT: East Anglian Air Ambulance celebrates 10th anniversary

11:55 - 12 March 2010

SINCE the East Anglian Air Ambulance was launched, its crews have been on about 10,000 rescue missions, helping thousands of people when they need it most by providing specialist care at the scenes of emergencies and getting patients to hospital fast.... Full Story »

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• St John Ambulance appeals for Fenland people to tell how first aid has helped them
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G Fitz in March quadruples floor space after just 12 months in business

G Fitz in March - run by Gary and Trudie Fitzjohn - has quadrupled its floor space after attracting customers from across the country during its first year in business....

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Gallery: Young dog handler to take part in Crufts competition

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...

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WIN! Tractorland DVD

TRACTOR Ted is visiting Pigeons Farm at Thorney next weekend – and we have five copies of his Tractorland DVD to give away. The weekend will be packed with fun with lambs, baby rabbits, chicks hatching and farm equipment to explore. Details of how to ente...

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Kids Are Alright

Choose your Kid of the Year - nine youngsters shortlisted for overall prize

THE Kids Are Alright – and we ve been proving it for the last year. We are now giving our readers the opportunity to choose a Kid of the Year. Each month a Kids Are Alright judging panel has picked a winner. We have now pulled together a shortlist of nine...

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Shortlist for this year's Fenland Building Design Awards is revealed

THE shortlist for this year s Cambs Times/Wisbech StandardFenland District Council Building Design Awards has finally been revealed. A total of 19 projects have been shortlisted in this, the third awards. Topping the shortlist is W4 with three nomi...

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March AC juniors produce best result in club's history

MARCH Athletic Club s juniors produced the best Frostbite Friendly League performance in their history on Sunday. They finished third out of 12 teams in the final race of the season, in Huntingdon on Sunday, to secure sixth place overall. March AC chairma...

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Boxing

ABA Eastern Counties finals to be held in Littleport

THE region s top boxers will trade blows at the ABA Eastern Counties finals in Littleport this month. The matches, set to take place at the All Comers Club on March 20 at 7.30pm, are the first time the ABA finals have come to East Cambridgeshire. Tom Hick...

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Definitive album cover by Pink Floyd re-incarnated, so to speak, in a special franked T shirt

ONE of the definitive album covers of the latter part of the 20th century was that chosen for Pink Floyd s Division Bell, the photography for which took place here in Cambridgeshire. In fact I remember it happening near Ely so I was delighted to buy, in J...

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Legion

Starring Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Adrianne Palicki and Dennis Quaid. Directed by Scott Stewart. Released March 5 2010. Certificate 15. Genre – Action/Fantasy/Horror....

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Perfect Yellow is offering our readers the perfect wedding day photography prize worth £250

ARE you getting married soon? Can t afford a wedding photographer? We can help! The Cambs Times has teamed up once more with local photography company Perfect Yellow Ltd who have another fantastic prize of a wedding photography package worth £250 to give...

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Win family tickets to Wild Britain!

With Moleys Mine, Rabbit Ranch and Rodent Run, Wild Britain re-opens for 2010 on 27 March with plenty of new attractions and to celebrate we ve 10 sets of family tickets to give away! Tipped to be a highlight for 2010, Moleys Mine is a real treat for yo...

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