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11:48 - 05 September 2008
Final word from Campaign stalwart Dr Alan James: How excellent to hear that reason prevailed and both the Inspector and the Secretary of State rejected completely the appeals of Multiplex to allow Mereham. I want to say a huge thank you to all those wh... Full Story »
11:45 - 05 September 2008
TIRELESS Say No to Mereham campaigner Bill Hunt has praised the efforts of a hardcore team of citizen campaigners and steadfast landowners for helping to bring the Mereham development to a permanent halt. One farmer who did not want to be named, put... Full Story »
11:44 - 05 September 2008
THREE years ago, Multiplex announced plans to build their eco/sustainable settlement, in a couple of presentations given quietly to Wilburton and Stretham parish councils. In a battle reminiscent of David and Goliath, the council, who had refused planni... Full Story »
14:36 - 05 June 2008
PETROL prices are going through the roof and we are all feeling the pinch – car owners, hauliers and even garage owners. When you head to the petrol pump for £30-worth of fuel and your gauge doesn’t even hit the half-way line it’s time to tighten... Full Story »
17:24 - 14 April 2008
CASE HISTORY Name: Robert Bondar. Age 25: Work: hostel warden and health and safety officer. Arrived in Britain: Four years ago from Poland. ROBERT was studying law in a small town in Poland when he took a break to come to Gs. He has been here, on and of... Full Story »
17:22 - 14 April 2008
CASE HISTORY Name: Sunay Chelek. Age: 28. Work: sorting celery at G s Marketing and also some translation work. Arrived in Britain: April 2008 from Bulgaria. SUNAY Chelek, 28, gets up from his chair to shake my hand as soon as I walk in the site office a... Full Story »
17:21 - 14 April 2008
IN the second part of our immigration series, CATHERINE ATKINSON went to G s Marketing in Soham to find out what day-to-day life is like for migrant workers in East Cambs. REPRESENTATIVES from Gs regularly travel to Eastern Europe to recruit staff for... Full Story »
17:21 - 14 April 2008
BUT life isn t always rosy for migrant workers, according to Beverley Howard the manager of Ely Citizen s Advice Bureau. The problem is not with large employers such as Gs, she claims, but with smaller businesses who are not necessarily aware of employmen... Full Story »
17:28 - 08 April 2008
IMMIGRATION. It s a word which polarises twenty-first century Britain and firmly places most people into one of two camps. Whether you believe immigrants are stealing our jobs, houses and our identity, or you welcome new cultures, people and traditions wi... Full Story »
17:26 - 08 April 2008
CASE HISTORY Name: Elisa Alves. Age: 57. Work: owns 25 Abril, a Portuguese and Polish delicatessen on Soham High Street and is a qualified IT consultant. Arrived in Britain: 15 years ago from the Algarve, she now owns her own business and is a qualified... Full Story »
17:25 - 08 April 2008
AN estimated 80,000 immigrants are now living in the East of England, so chances are that a young foreign family or a migrant worker is living in your street or housing estate. A House of Lords report published last week claims immigration has little or... Full Story »