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Man threatened to 'cut insides out' during Co-Op knifepoint robbery

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

Staff at the Co-op in Burwell noticed Shane Sparks, 47, attempting to conceal a packet of burgers and some cheese down his trousers, on January 28 this year at about 1.30pm. The staff members confronted Sparks when he attempted to leave, but he pulled a kitchen knife out of his pocket and lunged towards them, holding the knife above his head. Sparks continued to brandish the knife towards staff as he threatened to “cut their insides out”.
Ely Table Tennis Club is Ely Standard's Club of the Week

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

Ely Table Tennis Club is the Ely Standard's Club of the Week. (Image: Supplied) This week's Club of the Week is the City of Ely Cricket Club and here, Karen Byford and Simon Bickers tell us more.Â Ely Table Tennis Club Ely Table Tennis Club is a premier club affiliated to Table Tennis England, the Ely and District Table Tennis League and the Cambridge Table Tennis League.
Why are there queues on the A1 at Alwalton in Peterborough?

4 days ago | peterboroughmatters.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

There were significant delays on the A1 in Peterborough this afternoon after a lorry entered a ditch. Queues of more than two miles were reported between Alwalton and Water Newton. Police closed one lane of the northbound carriageway to support the recovery of the HGV. The lane was closed briefly and re-opened at 1.35pm.
St Ives micro-brewery and shop plans for Burleigh Hill Farm

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

A premises license application has been submitted by Ivo Brewery, in St Ives. (Image: Street View) A micro-brewery based in a farm building could soon open a tap room and shop if new plans are approved. A premises license application submitted to Huntingdonshire District Council seeks approval for a brewery shop and the sale of alcohol. Ivo Brewery, based on Burleigh Hill Farm, in St Ives, also hopes to host events using an outside space.
Family's fresh plea as 'beloved' teenager battles rare, aggressive cancer

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

3 1/1 The family of a Huntingdonshire teenager battling an aggressive form of cancer have issued a fresh fundraising plea amid "soaring" treatment costs.¬† Jamie Covington, now 14, from Godmanchester, was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in May 2023.¬† Despite nine rounds of chemotherapy and 23 rounds of radiotherapy at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, where he achieved complete remission, he relapsed after just six months.¬† He then went on to receive a further 13 rounds of chemotherapy...
Co-Op break-ins in Fordham and Girton on Tuesday June 24

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

Detectives have launched an appeal after cash was stolen from a Co-Op in Fordham and Girton. Police were first called to the Co-Op, in Carter Street, Fordham, at about 1.54am today with reports of a break in at the store. Three people broke into the shop and stole cash from inside. A second call came in at 2.32am reporting a break-in at the Co-Op, in Girton Road, Girton with further cash was taken. No one was injured during the break-ins and no arrests have been made.
Starbucks at former Dough & Co at Towerfields in Huntingdon

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

A planning application submitted to Huntingdonshire District Council sought approval to demolish the former Dough & Co pizza restaurant at Towerfields Leisure Park.Ā Ā According to the proposals, a drive-thru coffee shop occupied by Starbucks will takeĀ the restaurant's place, creating between 20 to 25 jobs for locals.Ā A planning statement lodged as part of the application said the development would broaden the choice of leisure facilities for Huntingdon residents.Ā It added that the...
School 'shocked' as bus crash leaves pupil with life-threatening injuries

5 days ago | peterboroughmatters.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

The teenage boy was cycling to school in Peterborough when he was hit by a bus on the A15 Werrington Parkway. Emergency services were called at around 8.20am with reports a collision between a bus and a pedestrian. The driver of the bus has been arrested on suspicion of cause serious injury by dangerous driving.
IN PHOTOS: Aerial shots show extraordinary 694-tonne load passing through Fen town

5 days ago | wisbechstandard.co.uk | Oliver Murphy

The extraordinary 694-tonne convoy made its way through the Fenland town with a police escort on Sunday, June 22.¬† Specialist haulage firm Allelys transported the generator¬†along West Bank, Bridge Road, the A17, Wisbech Road and Main Road.¬† The load measured¬†89 metres in length, 5.2 metres high and 5.2 metres wide.¬† A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said: "We will be assisting Allelys with transporting an abnormal load from Sutton Bridge to Lynn Road, Wisbech, from 9am.¬† "Once we...
What we know so far as search for missing postie enters 14th day

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

Darren Willis, 53,Â was reported missing from his home on Duck Lane on June 9.Â Â Speaking at the time, a Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said officers are "becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare." Six days later, on June 12, members of the public assembled at Coneygeare Car Park to search for Mr Willis.Â It was later announced that the search for the missing postman had extended to another county.