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Roadworks and closures scheduled for Cambridgeshire next week

6 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

The latest road closures and works scheduled for the week beginning June 2. (Image: Newsquest) Here are the roadworks and closures scheduled for Cambridgeshire's roads for the week beginning June 2.Â Road closure between Bourges Boulevard and Lime Kiln Close. Eastbound traffic will be able to pass over the bridge. Diversion route in place. This work is part of a large-scale project to stabilise the bridge. This will be in place for several weeks during the Spring and Summer, 2025.
Ely air cadet to 'fly solo' before she can legally drive this summer

6 days ago | elystandard.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Ely Squadron's leading cadet Ariyaana Khanom was awarded one of 52 national flying scholarships with the Air League. More than 1,200 applicants were considered for the "life-changing" course at the private flying school.
'Huge milestone': Riverside Miniature Railway celebrates 100,000th passenger

6 days ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

3 1/1 An award-winning miniature railway has celebrated a 'huge milestone' by welcoming it's 100,000th passenger.Ā Riverside Miniature Railway, in St Neots, carried two-year-old Elia Storey from Clapham, Bedfordshire, on April 20.Ā ToĀ mark the occasion, sheĀ received a special hamper of goodies and an engraved train money box.Ā The attraction was founded by Ivan Hewlett in 2016 and is home to a group of dedicated volunteers determined to make the site as inclusive as possible. It is now the...
Car fire in Fenland village leads to police investigation

1 week ago | cambstimes.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Crews were called to the blaze on Furrowfields Road, in Chatteris, at 2.39am on Friday (May 30). A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Firefighters arrived to find a car on fire. "Wearing breathing apparatus, they extinguished the fire using hose reels and returned to their station by 4.15am.
Missing veteran's death was likely a 'tragic accident', inquest hears

1 week ago | cambstimes.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Robert Ellingham's inquest was held at Lawrence Court, in Huntingdon.
Marina withdraws plans for 'totally out of keeping' waterlodges

1 week ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

A planning application lodged with Huntingdonshire District Council sought approval for five permanentÂ houseboats at Buckden Marina, in St Neots.Â Providing direct access to the River Great Ouse, the marina comprises 214 pontoon berths for cruisers and narrow boats and is owned by Castle Marinas.Â The plans described the "holiday units", which would have been moored on standard contracts one year at a time, as low maintenance and high specification for "ease of use and long-term...
Inquest opens into death of man jailed for manslaughter of dad

1 week ago | cambstimes.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Samuel Henneberry was one of four men jailed for killing Andrew Flamson, who was hit by a car onÂ Grosvenor Road, Coventry, in July 2022. He was a passenger in the car and jailed for 15 years for manslaughter. The driver of the car, Ashley Donald, 26, from Birmingham, was jailed for life for murder, with a minimum term of 23 years. The other two passengers in the car, Carl Tomlinson and Callum Ayre, both from Coventry, were jailed for manslaughter for 13 years and 12 years respectively.
Inquest opened into death of Ramsey music tutor Timothy Day

1 week ago | huntspost.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Timothy Day, who taught at Abbey College in Ramsey, died at Hinchingbrooke Hospital on April 16. The college shared the sad news of Mr Day's passing on their social media page. They said that, for nearly 30 years, he "dedicated himself to the music department" and, until five years ago, taught hundreds of students and "inspired them to become rounded musicians.
Restaurant in Ely named among best in Cambridgeshire for FOURTH time

1 week ago | elystandard.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

Amelie at Ben's Yard has been shortlisted for the finals of the 2025 Velvet Food and Drink Awards.Â The French restaurant renowned for its signatureÂ flammekueche is aÂ finalist in Velvet's CambridgeshireÂ Awards, in the 'Restaurant of the Year' category, and Suffolk's 'Pop-Up of the Year' category.
Decision on plans to house community shop in restaurant car park

1 week ago | elystandard.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

A planning application lodged with East Cambridgeshire District Council sought planning permission for the temporary community shop on land at the rear of The Wilburton Flame, Wilburton.Ā The plans were put forward by The Wilburton Community Hub, a not-for-profitĀ business designed to share proceeds with local good causes and established to facilitate the shop.Ā The Wilburton Flame, formerly the King's Head, on the High Street, remained empty for five years after it was forced to close in...