Ely Standard News

Police chief issues warning to would-be thieves

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:13:02 +0000

EAST Cambridgeshire’s top policeman has warned motorists to double-check their cars at night after a recent spike in thefts from vehicles.

Care home ordered to improve by inspectors

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:09:03 +0000

A LITTLEPORT care home has been ordered to improve or face possible sanctions.

GALLERY: Newcomers Wilkinsons crowned pancake champions

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:34:36 +0000

FIRST time flippers Wilkinsons were crowned winners of the 2012 Ely Standard Pancake Race on Tuesday.

A time for leadership says Clarke as he claims support for Cambridgeshire council tax rise

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:35:10 +0000

COUNCIL leader Nick Clarke dismissed Government claims that Cambridgeshire had a “moral duty” to freeze council tax and said raising it by 2.95 per cent “is simply the right thing to do for our communities.”

County’s speed cameras trap thousands

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:34:53 +0000

MORE than 42,000 drivers were caught breaking the speed limit by cameras in Cambridgeshire last year.

Welney wildfowl at risk from drought

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:45:14 +0000

THE district’s wildlife could suffer its worst summer for more than 30 years due to a lack of rainfall, nature experts have warned.

Police warn of phone scam

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:21:07 +0000

POLICE are warning people to be vigilant after reports of a telephone scam.

Brazen burglars target city centre

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:49:43 +0000

DISTRACTION burglars made off with hundreds of pounds after a brazen attack on Ely’s city centre.

New witness in hunt for Chittering killers

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:18:03 +0000

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Llywelyn Thomas are keen to trace two drivers who may have overtaken the offenders on the night he was killed.

New primary school announced for Soham

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:03:46 +0000

SOHAM will get a new primary school in time for the start of the school year in 2013, the county council announced this week.

Delays after man hit by train

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:50:41 +0000

A MAN has died after being hit by a train near Waterbeach today.

Teen in hospital after A10 accident

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:53:02 +0000

A TEENAGER suffered a minor head injury after falling off a motorbike in Ely on Thursday morning.

Metal thieves target village farms

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:03:51 +0000

TWO Haddenham farmers have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after they were raided by metal thieves.

Mum speaks of car crash ordeal

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:51:55 +0000

A MUM of three has told the Ely Standard that she is lucky to be alive following a car crash in which she was left with chronic back injuries.

Ribbon cut on new Ely superstore

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:34:08 +0000

DOZENS of eager shoppers were ready and waiting to try out the new Sainsbury’s superstore in Ely on Wednesday morning.

City welcomes new bus service

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:22:02 +0000

A NEW bus service was launched in Ely this week.

SWAN LOVE: Welney WWT nature reserve’s romantic couple keeps experts guessing

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:55:58 +0000

A HEART-WARMING love story which astonished conservationists last year is continuing to keep experts guessing at a Fenland nature reserve.

Welney wildlife at risk from drought

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:49:29 +0000

FENLAND’S wildlife could suffer its worst summer for more than 30 years due to a lack of rainfall, nature experts have warned.

UPDATE: Motorist in serious condition after A142 smash

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:31:50 +0000

A MOTORIST suffered serious injuries following a two-vehicle smash on the A142 on Tuesday morning.

Planning decision on Mepal Motorpark deferred because a noise report was handed in too late

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:02:01 +0000

SPORTS promoter Andrew Villis has been accused by a council of doing nothing to tackle noise nuisance at a 20-acre motocross track near Mepal, where a rider died last month.