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Man behind £500,000 cannabis factory is jailed

Erlon Cuni, 30, has been jailed after £500,000 cannabis bust in Yaxley.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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A man has been jailed after police sniffed out a £500,000 cannabis factory in the loft of a house in Yaxley.

Waster left.
Whittlesey, Peterborough
Friday 21 May 2021.
Picture by Terry Harris.

Health

Recycling firm goes bust ahead of £55,000 court fines and costs

John Elworthy

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Jyoti Atr, the new director of public health

Health | Special Report

County ‘slow to get off the blocks’ as vaccine rates fall below target

John Elworthy (additional reporting Ben Hatton)

Wisbech Sea Cadet Jessica Black has been appointed Lord Lieutenant cadet for Cambridgeshire.

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Young sea cadet gets royal promotion from county’s lord lieutenant

Harry Rutter

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Scene that greeted police as they arrived at crash on the A15 roundabout at Eye.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

'Numerous cars' in roundabout crash

John Elworthy

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Stolen dumper near Ely

Man hails social media after finding stolen dumper in under 48 hours

Daniel Mason

Wisbech Museum has announced a partial reopening this summer.

Wisbech Museum

Wisbech Museum announces partial reopening amid restoration works

Harry Rutter

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Cambridgeshire Constabulary PCs Tom Dodge, Dave Stevens and Paul Jeyes and Police Sergeant (PS) Andy Watson

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Four police officers talk vulnerable man down from edge of bridge

Harry Rutter

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Previously unissued photo dated 16/05/2021 of Health Secretary Matt Hancock with adviser Gina Colada

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Matt Hancock faces calls to resign after allegation of affair with aide

Brad Jones

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File photo dated 14/01/19 of a Lidl store in Crowthorne, Berkshire. More than 23,000 UK workers at s

Retail

Lidl lists Cambridgeshire locations for ‘potential store development’

Harry Rutter

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The Duchess of Cambridge gives children some honey to try during her visit to the Natural History Mu

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Duchess of Cambridge reveals she keeps bees at her Norfolk home

Chris Bishop

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Here are all the comedians coming to Hunstanton Comedy Club at the Princess Theatre in the next few months.

Comedy | Gallery

13 of the best stand-up comedians coming to Cambs

Ben Jolley

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Initial work on Peter Carmichael's summerhouse

‘I’m tired of being fobbed off’ says customer of Wisbech builder

Louise Hepburn

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Fenland and east Cambs art COS

Artists prepare to welcome visitors for first time amid Covid-19 pandemic

Daniel Mason

Latitude Festival 2019. Picture: Jamie Honeywood

Latitude Festival

Latitude Festival to go ahead - but negative tests or double jabs required

Sarah Hussain

Mark Cooney

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Spotted in Ely founder Mark Cooney dies

John Elworthy

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Talented seamstress Rena Lowen celebrated her 100th birthday at Dove Court care home in Wisbech.

Seamstress who ‘made all her own clothes’ celebrates 100th birthday

Harry Rutter

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Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s PC Elvis Bonilla, PC Zara Oakley and Sergeant Helen Greenham (L-R)

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

How police officers dealt with weapon-wielding would-be murderer

Harry Rutter

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Further coronavirus deaths have been announced at the Queen Elizabeth, James Paget and Norfolk and N

Norfolk Live | Video

Norfolk has no Covid patients in hospital for first time since August

Thomas Chapman

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March mum Hannah Armstrong donated to Hinchingbrooke maternity department following the loss of her unborn son.

Charity News

Mum's donation to thank 'incredible' midwives and maternity staff

Ben Jolley

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Police officer at cannabis factory in Barton Road

Police share images of Wisbech cannabis factory

Louise Hepburn

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Dennis Dear, 68, who died in a crash at Bluntisham. His family released a favourite photograph of him.

Family tribute to grandfather killed in A1123 crash

John Elworthy

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Wisbech Rose Fair 2019

Reader Letters

Letter: Don't miss 'thank you’ flower festival at church

Adam Stevenson

Acts of heroism and bravery at the Chief Superintendent’s Commendations Ceremony.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Acts of heroism and bravery revealed at police awards ceremony

Harry Rutter

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FACT will have a community fridge located at their community hub on Martin Avenue in March to help residents in need...

Reader Letters

Letter: Day trips and befriending clubs as FACT gets back to 'normal'

Nicola Christy

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Scene that greeted police as they arrived at crash on the A15 roundabout at Eye.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

'Numerous cars' in roundabout crash

John Elworthy

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Police officer at cannabis factory in Barton Road

Police share images of Wisbech cannabis factory

Louise Hepburn

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Waster left.
Whittlesey, Peterborough
Friday 21 May 2021.
Picture by Terry Harris.

Health

Recycling firm goes bust ahead of £55,000 court fines and costs

John Elworthy

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Stolen dumper near Ely

Man hails social media after finding stolen dumper in under 48 hours

Daniel Mason

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Fenland District Council passed a motion preventing the sale of its land

Special Report

Fenland Council loses fight to stop incinerator survey

Louise Hepburn

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The fatal crash happened on the B1101 Elm Road in March this morning (June 18).

Cambs Live

Man, aged in his 40s, dies after suspected drug-fuelled B1101 crash

Harry Rutter

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Sara Vaughan has paid tribute to her husband of nine-and-a-half-years Lucan

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Wife's tribute to husband killed in B1101 Elm Road crash

Ben Jolley

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Gabija Jokubauskaite, 23, of Norwich Road, Wisbech, died following a collision on the A605 on June 3.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Tributes paid to 'much loved' Gabija killed in A605 crash

Ben Jolley

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News

Young sea cadet gets royal promotion from county’s lord lieutenant

Wisbech Sea Cadet Jessica Black has been appointed Lord Lieutenant cadet for Cambridgeshire.

Royal

Harry Rutter

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A young sea cadet has received a royal promotion to work alongside the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Julie Spence OBE.

Jyoti Atr, the new director of public health

Health | Special Report

County ‘slow to get off the blocks’ as vaccine rates fall below target

John Elworthy (additional reporting Ben Hatton)

Here are all the comedians coming to Hunstanton Comedy Club at the Princess Theatre in the next few months.

Comedy | Gallery

13 of the best stand-up comedians coming to Cambs

Ben Jolley

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Wisbech Museum has announced a partial reopening this summer.

Wisbech Museum

Wisbech Museum announces partial reopening amid restoration works

Harry Rutter

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Latitude Festival 2019. Picture: Jamie Honeywood

Latitude Festival

Latitude Festival to go ahead - but negative tests or double jabs required

Sarah Hussain

Things to do

13 of the best stand-up comedians coming to Cambs

Here are all the comedians coming to Hunstanton Comedy Club at the Princess Theatre in the next few months.

Comedy | Gallery

Ben Jolley

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Our guide to 13 of the best stand-up comedians you can see performing live in and around Cambridgeshire this year.

Fenland and east Cambs art COS

Artists prepare to welcome visitors for first time amid Covid-19 pandemic

Daniel Mason

Cambridge Comedy Festival 2021 line-up

Comedy

Comedy festival IS going ahead - with Covid-safe measures in place

Ben Jolley

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Glass-blower Layne Rowe's stunning angel wings sculpture at Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel.

Ely Cathedral

Glass artist's angel wings sculpture is a poignant tribute

Ben Jolley

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Bickling Estate in Norfolk

Covid - A Year On | Gallery

Eight picture-perfect picnic spots across East Anglia

Ben Jolley

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Sport

Talk of the Fens podcast: Fenmen legend's return and England's Euros so far

Talk of the Fens Podcast Jon Fairweather

Podcast

Daniel Mason

From the serious to the rather light-hearted, the latest episode of Talk of the Fens, the local and national sport podcast from Archant is now available.

Leverington Ladies vs Ketton Ladies

Women's Football

Injury-hit villagers finish league campaign on winning note

Daniel Mason

Wisbech Tennis Club Ladies Team vs Dersingham

Bright starts help Wisbech Tennis Club toast double glory

Daniel Mason

Robinett's Rockets GWR

Running

March Athletic Club steers a course for the Green Wheel Relay

Tracey Dickerson

March vs Wisbech June 19 2021

Cricket | Gallery

Wisbech take derby bragging rights with handsome win over March

Daniel Mason

Lifestyle

Museum's new Breaking Point exhibition inspired by the natural world

The Breaking Point exhibition features artwork by Elspeth Owen, Mella Shaw and Jayne Ivimey.

University of Cambridge | Video

Alan Davies

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Artists Mella Shaw, Jayne Ivimey and Elspeth Owen will exhibit work inspired by the natural world among the displays in the Museum of Zoology as part of summer exhibition Breaking Point in Cambridge.

Evocative photos of Wisbech in the 40s and 50s have been put together for a new book, now on sale for £5.

Gallery

A fiver for a photographic tour of historic Wisbech

John Elworthy

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New Bridge, Upwell, Norfolk

Home with Retro mint green bathroom for sale for £110,000

Caroline Culot

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Post Mill Farm on Benwick Road in Doddington is up for grabs through Cheffins and is on the market for £2.2million.

Farming

Fen farm on more than 200 acres of land up for sale for £2.2million

Harry Rutter

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Ely artist Lory Beat has brought Oliver Cromwell's House to life in a colourful painting

Ely Cathedral | Gallery

Artist brings city to life in colourful paintings

Ben Jolley

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