THIS was the scene that confronted Cambridgeshire rescue workers when they arrived in Newmarket following a four vehicle pile up on the London Road.

WEST Walton banger racing legend Steve Hemmings, who called it a day in front of thousands of fans at an event held in his honour in King’s Lynn on Saturday, had some of the most spectacular crashes in the history of the sport.

A CYCLING marathon will raise money for wounded soldiers when March mum Debbie Smith joins a 350-mile charity bike ride from Paris to London.

HE holds an almost unparalleled record of public service and former Norwich MP and Cambs council chairman John Powley received a standing ovation as it came to an end.

SOHAM Carnival is the biggest event on the town’s calendar - and this year the carnival is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a packed programme of diamond standard entertainment.

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A WELL known farming businessman and founder of the Old Fire Engine restaurant in Ely has died at the age of 79.

A MAN who headbutted a football player while acting as an unofficial linesman for a Sunday league match has been jailed for 20 months.

HUNDREDS of model rail enthusiasts flocked to enjoy Ely Model Rail Club’s annual exhibition.

ORGANISERS of Ely’s Aquafest river festival have got a terrific day’s entertainment in store - and are now on the look-out for more teams to join the spectacular raft race.

A GRANDMOTHER is celebrating after winning the gruelling Great Wall of China Marathon for her age group.

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JOBS are hanging in the balance for more than 30 people with the news that the March Co-op will remain empty before being taken over by Iceland.

A GANG responsible for stealing thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes in night time shop raids using a stolen car have been given jailed.

A BLUE chip firm which designed the Ferrari Museum in Italy are among the winning team of a competition to design a new £5m visitor centre planned for the Fens.

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AN Upwell man has admitted sexually assaulting two children, of making indecent photos of a child and possessing 1,265 incident photos of children.

EIGHT GPs- including Dr Tim Webster of Wisbech and Dr John Jones of Soham- belong to a group that controls an £850million NHS budget for Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and parts of Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire.

A BIGGER Tesco store and a Morrisons supermarket have been given the go ahead in Newmarket.

THE outgoing chairman of East Cambridgeshire District Council is spending his last days in office on a mission to get dog owners to clean up after their pets.

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SPECULATION that the Bishop of Ely is moving to a new home in the city has been quashed by the diocese this week - but his successor will not be accommodated in the current historic Bishop’s House.

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MEMBERS of the Little Downham Feoffees after-school club put the finishing touches to their new mural this week.

THE addition of a hair salon to a new hotel in Ely has been approved by council planners despite worries about noise pollution among neighbours.