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Ely ‘hit and run’ driver sought after cyclist left with serious injuries

Cyclist injured in crash with a grey car in Lynn Road, Ely
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WATCH: Police retrieve machete and cannabis from Peterborough drug dealer

Offender caught again whilst on bail for first offence
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BREAKING: Cambridgeshire County Council ‘truly sorry’ after it admits liability for 3 fatalities on Guided Busway

Council 'fully acknowledges the serious historic failings'
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WATCH: ‘You got me fair and square’ Wisbech burglar tells police in Peterborough

He was arrested in Peterborough city centre on 26 April
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WATCH: Police raid cannabis ‘factory’ inside Alconbury Weston house

Cannabis arrest followed a tip off from members of the public
News2 weeks ago

3 things to do while in the queue for an Oasis ticket – and it’s not what you might think

Tongue in cheek post has a serious message
News2 weeks ago

Cambs transport charity launches scathing attack after losing subsidised bus route to Stagecoach

FACT operated the 68 Wisbech service for a number of years
News2 weeks ago

Mayor attacks ‘cheap theatre of negativity’ over £48m Peterborough station facelift

Labour hopes Great Northern Hotel will be in future phase of re-development
News2 weeks ago

Opposition to 8am to 11pm pavement wining and dining in Wisbech by Wetherspoon

In Whittlesey Wetherspoon hope to use Market Place for outdoor drinkers
News2 weeks ago

Cambridge ‘drug lord’ caught with loaded gun, cash, and £500,000 worth of drugs

Rahman ran a criminal enterprise across Cambridge
On September 4 the Combined Authority board is being invited to re-appoint John Hill, East Cambridgeshire District Council chief executive, as returning officer for the mayoral election on May 1, 2025 On September 4 the Combined Authority board is being invited to re-appoint John Hill, East Cambridgeshire District Council chief executive, as returning officer for the mayoral election on May 1, 2025
News2 weeks ago

John Hill ‘bags’ top role in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority mayoral election 2025

Combined Authority has allocated £1.04m for the 2025 elections
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a man died in a collision on the B645 in Cambridgeshire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a man died in a collision on the B645 in Cambridgeshire
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Driver, 22, dies after B645 crash in Cambridgeshire

St Neots woman passenger has serious injuries
An electricity pylon in Oldfield Lane Wisbech caught fire after being used to illegally abstract power to run a cannabis factory in a neighbouring scrapyard. A second cannabis factory elsewhere was discovered. PHOTO: Policing Fenland/Cambs Fire and Rescue An electricity pylon in Oldfield Lane Wisbech caught fire after being used to illegally abstract power to run a cannabis factory in a neighbouring scrapyard. A second cannabis factory elsewhere was discovered. PHOTO: Policing Fenland/Cambs Fire and Rescue
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£700,000 worth of cannabis plants seized after ‘accidental’ Wisbech pylon fire

306 plants worth £257,000 were growing inside lorry trailers
A teenage boy has died following a collision on the A1M on Saturday (24 August). A teenage boy has died following a collision on the A1M on Saturday (24 August).
News2 weeks ago

Teenage Cambridgeshire crash victim, 16, dies in hospital

Crash victim named as Isaac Nockels
A 14-year-old girl was attacked at about 4.20pm on Wednesday, 21 August, in the red car park of Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough. A 14-year-old girl was attacked at about 4.20pm on Wednesday, 21 August, in the red car park of Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough.
News2 weeks ago

Wanted: Man in connection with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl in Peterborough

Assault happened at Queensgate shopping centre
Picture of the cannabis seized in Warboys and living conditions for those growing the estimated £360,000 worth of plants. Picture of the cannabis seized in Warboys and living conditions for those growing the estimated £360,000 worth of plants.
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Cambs police seize cannabis worth £360,000 in Bank Holiday Monday raid

Two suspects in court today at Peterborough
Huntingdon MP Ben Obese-Jecty has released a statement following his visit to LabCorp in Alconbury Huntingdon MP Ben Obese-Jecty has released a statement following his visit to LabCorp in Alconbury
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‘As a dog owner myself it is hard to see dogs whose lives will end in the process of drug development’

'I do not support animal testing and made that position clear'
At about 10.20am police received a 999 call from staff at Lamb Weston in Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, after they found this object at their potato processing plant! At about 10.20am police received a 999 call from staff at Lamb Weston in Weasenham Lane, Wisbech, after they found this object at their potato processing plant!
News2 weeks ago

‘Bomb’ found in potato processing factory in Wisbech is harmless

Specialists from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) attended
Fenland Council leader Chris Boden: ‘I think the last time I looked last time I checked 72 proposal suggestions had been given to me and I ended up having to - in conjunction with officers - reject 70 of them because I didn't feel confident enough that they were secure enough for us to use public money on’ Fenland Council leader Chris Boden: ‘I think the last time I looked last time I checked 72 proposal suggestions had been given to me and I ended up having to - in conjunction with officers - reject 70 of them because I didn't feel confident enough that they were secure enough for us to use public money on’
News2 weeks ago

Fenland Council’s £25m investment company fails to find much to invest in

Most investment board meetings have been cancelled
Left: Cllr Mark Goldsack receiving the chairman’s medallion and a scroll from Cllr Alan Sharp, who stepped down in 2023 after two years as chairman but retained his role as Woodditton ward councillor. Right: Independent Woodditton councillor James Lay Left: Cllr Mark Goldsack receiving the chairman’s medallion and a scroll from Cllr Alan Sharp, who stepped down in 2023 after two years as chairman but retained his role as Woodditton ward councillor. Right: Independent Woodditton councillor James Lay
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Councillor quits Tories leaving balance of power finely poised at East Cambs Council

East Cambs Council hit by sudden resignation
The popular Channel 4 show ‘Come Dine With Me’ is looking for hosts from Cambridge The popular Channel 4 show ‘Come Dine With Me’ is looking for hosts from Cambridge
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Host a dinner party in Cambridge and win £1,000 – what could be simpler?

Come Dine With Me coming to Cambridge
Police have released CCTV images of three men they would like to speak to in connection with a stabbing in Peterborough Police have released CCTV images of three men they would like to speak to in connection with a stabbing in Peterborough
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Teenager in hospital with serious injuries after Peterborough stabbing

The man was stabbed in Aldermans Drive, Peterborough
: Pledging support for supported housing – MP Charlotte talks with companion Rob about his experiences at Emmaus Cambridge. : Pledging support for supported housing – MP Charlotte talks with companion Rob about his experiences at Emmaus Cambridge.
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MP Charlotte Cane visits Emmaus Cambridge – the charity that supports the homeless

Emmaus UK has set out actions they hope government will take
John and Andrea Anker have won permission from Fenland District Council for Manor House Old Chapel Farm at 102 Eldernell, Coates, Whittlesey, for full planning permission (part of the application retrospective) to allow them to expand their wedding and events venue. PHOTO: Old Chapel Farm John and Andrea Anker have won permission from Fenland District Council for Manor House Old Chapel Farm at 102 Eldernell, Coates, Whittlesey, for full planning permission (part of the application retrospective) to allow them to expand their wedding and events venue. PHOTO: Old Chapel Farm
News3 weeks ago

‘We do’ says Fenland planning committee when asked to approve rural wedding venue

Coates wedding venue opposed by Whittlesey town council
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey during a visit to the Citizen Hub in St Neots this year – a few months later the hub closed. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey during a visit to the Citizen Hub in St Neots this year – a few months later the hub closed.
News3 weeks ago

Exclusive: St Neots Citizen Hub praised by Sir Ed Davey as ‘an inspiration’ closes

Combined Authority worked with St Neots Initiative to set up Citizen Hub
£4,000 donated to Hinchingbrooke Eye Clinic Hospitals Charity by fund raiser Colin Bedford from March £4,000 donated to Hinchingbrooke Eye Clinic Hospitals Charity by fund raiser Colin Bedford from March
News3 weeks ago

Eye clinic pays tribute to prolific and idiosyncratic fund raiser Colin Bedford

Colin praised for ‘energy, motivation and dedication’
News3 weeks ago

5th and final day of Peterborough Beer Festival

There is also entertainment lined up for today
Detective Constable Megan Sims, who investigated, said: “Despite only being 17, the boy has a significant offending history including two convictions for four separate instances of robbery or attempted robbery which have resulted in prison sentences. Detective Constable Megan Sims, who investigated, said: “Despite only being 17, the boy has a significant offending history including two convictions for four separate instances of robbery or attempted robbery which have resulted in prison sentences.
News3 weeks ago

Masked youth ‘with significant offending history’ attacks and robs 72 year old woman in Peterborough

Youth, 17, had convictions for robbery or attempted robbery
Fly tipper left a cardboard box “and personal correspondence” next to the clothing banks in the car park near Home Bargains in Cambourne. Fly tipper left a cardboard box “and personal correspondence” next to the clothing banks in the car park near Home Bargains in Cambourne.
News3 weeks ago

£700 Fixed Penalty Notice to clueless Cambourne fly tipper who left behind their address!

South Cambs Council says a second person was fined £240 for littering
Mayor Dr Nik Johnson and Cllr Anna Smith, deputy mayor, in June joined local bus campaigners on the new 27 Stagecoach bus from Peterborough to Stamford that is being funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Mayor Dr Nik Johnson and Cllr Anna Smith, deputy mayor, in June joined local bus campaigners on the new 27 Stagecoach bus from Peterborough to Stamford that is being funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
News3 weeks ago

First 8 of 30 new or improved bus routes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to launch

More new bus routes will be launched later in the year