John Devine

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It is a staple part of many people's diets, but one Cambridgeshire farmer said he had been left with tonnes of potatoes that no-one seemed to want. Luke Ablett, 36, runs a 400-acre Cambridgeshire County Council-owned farm in Ramsey St Mary and said he had never known a year like it, with the market "grinding to a halt". Mr Ablett said it was common for growers to hold back on stocks of potatoes from last season's crop, but it was the first time he had more than 13 tonnes unsold.

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | John Devine |Katy Prickett

Laurisa Hallam said: "I don't know how I'd get back to college, unless I paid more money to use a train and that's too much money every day" [John Devine/BBC]Bus users of a service that runs between a market town and a city have reacted with relief after the route was saved. The March to Peterborough 33 route was to have been shortened from 31 August due to "extremely low passenger numbers", according to operator Stagecoach.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | John Devine |Harriet Heywood

An unusual mode of transport has been turning heads after it was restored to its "former glory". Mark Robinson from Littleport in Cambridgeshire said he had spent the last few years restoring a tiny, electrically powered tricycle-like vehicle. The Sinclair C5 was invented by British entrepreneur Clive Sinclair in 1985 and has a pedal-assisted electric motor.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | John Devine

A retired Royal Air Force flight sergeant who has just turned 100 years old puts his longevity down to one thing - cycling. Geoffrey Bolton, who was born on 21 May 1925, still cycles on an indoor exercise bike and clocks up 10 miles (6 km) a day at his home in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Mr Bolton joined the RAF when he was 16 and went on to be awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his efforts in helping develop the Harrier jump jet as part of the technical team.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | John Devine

Brian Pearce said he was "thrilled and delighted" that hard work from volunteers over 40 years had paid off [John Devine/BBC]Railworld Wildlife Haven was founded in 1985 and is a museum dedicated to the world of rail, but is also a site for nature and wildlife. It won Sustainable Project of the Year at the Museums and Heritage Awards, beating competition including from the likes of the Natural History Museum.