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Crews tackle huge Fens blaze

First photos from fire tonight at Walpole Cross Keys

Cambs Live | Video

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A major fire – believed to be hay bales – has broken out in the Fens.

Sean Smith jailed for burglary

Peterborough Crown Court

‘I’m Lovin It’ burglars caught by McDonald's trip

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Aftermath of crash in Cottenham

Cambs Live | Updated

Crash driver flees leaving female passenger injured

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24 Hours in Police Custody airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.

Tonight's 24 Hours in Police Custody follows brutal Cambridgeshire murder

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Fundraiser launched for Soham mum Melissa Bullman following cancer diagnosis.

Charity Fundraiser

Fundraiser for mum with cancer to 'have good Christmas with family'

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The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway of the A14 near Godmanchester.

Road blocked due to crash involving a tractor on A14 near Godmanchester

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Laye Joof, 29, with the machete police found at his home.

Cambridge Crown Court

Heroin dealer kept machete at home

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4x4 without insurance parks outside police station

Cambs Live

Of all the places in all the city to park an uninsured 4x4

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M11 lucky escape

Cambs Live

HGV crashes into car damaged in earlier incident

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Caravan misjudges height and gets wedged under Stonea bridge

Greater Anglia | Updated

Sat nav 'takes one for the team' in bridge crash

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Historic images from Fen newspapers archives

Nostalgia | Video

Our archives reveal the 'crackpot' idea to re-open disused rail lines

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Electric bike ride to highlight Swaffham Prior's green energy scheme marks global climate change conference COP26.

Climate Change

Electric bike ride raises awareness of climate change ahead of COP26...

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Police in Cambridgeshire seized these knives during their crackdown on county lines drug dealing.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

22 arrests, drugs, cash and weapons seized in county lines crackdown

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East Cambs people will be 'clanging for climate’ at 6pm on Saturday October 30 to mark the COP26 climate summit.

Climate Change

Clang for climate this weekend to mark COP26 summit

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Staff and station adopters at Ely station held a fundraiser to support hedgehogs after opening their wildlife garden.

Greater Anglia

Rail volunteers recognised at awards ceremony

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Sajid Javid was made Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the January

Norfolk Live

Health secretary 'leaning towards' compulsory vaccines for NHS staff

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Children rescued from lorry in the Fens

Cambs Live

Police buy clothes for Iranian children rescued from lorry

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Roger Peppiat of St Neots Food Bank

There With You This Winter

'We can see this through' say food banks ahead of tough winter

Daniel Mason

Expectant mum Sarah shares her story to encourage other pregnant women to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid - A Year On | Video

Pregnant women urged to get Covid-19 vaccine

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy star in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Film

Cambridge Film Festival returns with its 40th anniversary programme

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Intricate last stage of viaduct removal this weekend.

See photos of the intricate final stages of the Huntingdon Viaduct removal

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Clare Teal and her sextet are coming to Cambridge Arts Theatre for one night only.

Music

Award-winning jazz singer to play Cambridge concert

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Kings College Chapel, Cambridge the first UK landmark to “Shine Green” to raise awareness of Phelan-

Video

College chapel goes green to raise awareness of rare condition

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Sunsets on Peterborough City on the Eve of the Equilux,Fletton Quays,

Cambs Live

City short-listed to house Museum of Brexit

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Cabinet member describes as a 'joke' bid to remove Aigars Balsevics

Fenland District Council

Bid to ban ex- mayor running pub “a joke” says cabinet member

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First photos from fire tonight at Walpole Cross Keys

Cambs Live | Video

Crews tackle huge Fens blaze

John Elworthy

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Fundraiser launched for Soham mum Melissa Bullman following cancer diagnosis.

Charity Fundraiser

Fundraiser for mum with cancer to 'have good Christmas with family'

Ben Jolley

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Aftermath of crash in Cottenham

Cambs Live | Updated

Crash driver flees leaving female passenger injured

John Elworthy

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Historic images from Fen newspapers archives

Nostalgia | Video

Our archives reveal the 'crackpot' idea to re-open disused rail lines

John Elworthy

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Greater Anglia has halted an Ipswich to Peterborough train at Ely

Cambs Live | Updated

Rowdy passengers force train cancellation

John Elworthy

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Sunday morning in Ely and police stop this suspected drink driver.

Cambs Live

Shocks all round as police pull over 'white van man'

John Elworthy

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Naoki Toyota is the UK managing director of The Sparkling Sake Brewery, which has launched in Ely

'UK dream became a reality': Sparkling sake brewery launches in Ely

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Scene at Almond Drive after fire crews tackled bungalow blaze

Cambs Live | Updated

Fire destroys family bungalow in the Fens

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Crews tackle huge Fens blaze

First photos from fire tonight at Walpole Cross Keys

Cambs Live | Video

John Elworthy

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A major fire – believed to be hay bales – has broken out in the Fens.

Sean Smith jailed for burglary

Peterborough Crown Court

‘I’m Lovin It’ burglars caught by McDonald's trip

John Elworthy

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Electric bike ride to highlight Swaffham Prior's green energy scheme marks global climate change conference COP26.

Climate Change

Electric bike ride raises awareness of climate change ahead of COP26...

Ben Jolley

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24 Hours in Police Custody airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.

Tonight's 24 Hours in Police Custody follows brutal Cambridgeshire murder

Debbie Davies

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Laye Joof, 29, with the machete police found at his home.

Cambridge Crown Court

Heroin dealer kept machete at home

John Elworthy

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Things to do

Cambridge Film Festival returns with its 40th anniversary programme

Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy star in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Film

Alan Davies

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The 40th Cambridge Film Festival takes place in November with an impressive programme of movies from around the world.

Clare Teal and her sextet are coming to Cambridge Arts Theatre for one night only.

Music

Award-winning jazz singer to play Cambridge concert

Alan Davies

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Banksy's piece, 'Wrong War', will be on display at Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's new exhibition ‘Urban’.

Arts & Culture

Original Banksy art to go on display in exhibition

Ben Jolley

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The Circus Cortex family

Gallery

Jaw-dropping stunts elevate circus to new levels

Ben Jolley

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Daniel Abbott (Archie), Yolanda Ovide (Moon) and Matt Cavendish (Simon) in Groan Ups.

Theatre | Review

Groan Ups is 'like a student sketch show stretched out over two hours'

Angela Singer

Sport

Robins respond in style while Soham beaten at promotion chasers

Ely City vs Lakenheath OCT 12 2021

Non-League Football | Updated

Daniel Mason

Ely City bounced back from midweek defeat with a comfortable away day victory to drift further away from the relegation zone.

Ely Tigers vs Fakenham OCT 16 2021

Rugby

Tigers thump Fakenham to cap off winning return

Daniel Mason

Triple judo Olympic champion Ashley McKenzie will deliver a masterclass for members of Ely Dojo in November.

Triple judo Olympic champion to give masterclass for Ely Dojo

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Luke Ruddick of Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Speedway | Updated

'Now is the right time' for Fen Tiger to retire after high-speed crash

Daniel Mason

Ely 2nds vs March 2nds East League

Hockey

Reece rifles four for Ely City in handsome East League weekend

Lynette Morrison

Lifestyle

Guitar once owned by Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett to be sold at auction

Mark Barrett, nephew of Syd Barrett (pictured inset), with the guitar once owned by the Pink Floyd founder member

Music

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A guitar once owned by Pink Floyd founder member Syd Barrett is to be sold at auction in Cambridge for charity.

A Spitfire trio in action at the IWM Duxford Flying Days: Best of 2021 event.

Heritage | Gallery

Typhoon, Spitfires and Lancaster bomber at IWM Duxford flying day

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Tom Cruise flying a Boeing Stearman biplane at Duxford Airfield.

Film | Video

Mission Impossible and Top Gun star Tom Cruise spotted at Duxford

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The Typhoon flying at IWM Duxford at this year's Duxford Summer Air Show.

IWM Duxford

RAF Typhoon set for final IWM Duxford Flying Day of the year

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Flight Academy at IWM Duxford.

IWM Duxford

Fly into the school holidays at IWM Duxford for fun family activities

Alan Davies

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